More than 4,500 disabled people wrongly stripped of their benefits, DWP minister admits
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 4,500 disabled people were wrongly stripped of their benefits despite having a “good reason” for missing assessments, ministers have admitted. “Subsequently, DWP decision makers or tribunals have decided the claimant had a ‘good reason’ for not attending or participating,” admitted Sarah Newton, the minister for disabled people. “We accept that the same approach applies where claimants who failed to provide information or evidence were later found to have ‘good reason’ for the failure to comply.” Minesh Patel, Scope’s policy and campaigns manager, said: “It’s deplorable that more than 4,000 disabled people have had their disability living allowance award terminated unfairly. “We are making improvements so the PIP process works better for people and to ensure they get the right decision, first time round.”
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