Two weeks ago I received a letter from the Rt Hon Frank Field MP, which asked me for replies to five questions in relation to the Inquiry his Committee is conducting into PIP and ESA assessments. Continue reading “PIPs: My evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee”
Category: PIPs
Poor decision-making, Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and PIP appeals
Last night I spoke at an event in Gray’s inn which bore the title: The Citizen and the State: Poor decision-making and the role of the pro bono Bar. Continue reading “Poor decision-making, Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and PIP appeals”
PIPs: A blind woman’s experience
I have been sent this new story about a bizarre PIP assessment. Continue reading “PIPs: A blind woman’s experience”
PIPs again: An existence, not a life at the age of 49
“The atmosphere of disbelief with which one is approached by the government is like a miasma”
Continue reading “PIPs again: An existence, not a life at the age of 49”
De Profundis: A tale of misery from the front line
One of the most depressing aspects of the evidence received by Lord Bach’s Commission on Access to Justice (which is due to report in September) has been the chorus of complaints about the poor quality of decision-making Continue reading “De Profundis: A tale of misery from the front line”
All’s well that ends well – three years late
Readers of these blogs may remember the heart-breaking story I posted last October: Continue reading “All’s well that ends well – three years late”
PIPs and ESAs: Another Disgraceful Story
Readers of these blogs will know I have been telling stories of the injustices caused to severely disabled people by the incompetence, delay and wholly avoidable mistakes they have been encountering in their struggles with the new assessment arrangements. Continue reading “PIPs and ESAs: Another Disgraceful Story”
More about PIPs: The pipinfo website
I have just received a message from rightsnet, drawing my attention to their excellent new website, designed to help PIP claimants and their advisers. Continue reading “More about PIPs: The pipinfo website”
Personal Independence Payments (PIPs): Help from Law for Life & Citizens Advice
I recently published a blog about the lady I had been able to help with her challenge to a DWP’s decision (on mandatory reconsideration), which denied her the enhanced mobility component of her PIP to which she was entitled. Continue reading “Personal Independence Payments (PIPs): Help from Law for Life & Citizens Advice”
PIPs: Injustice averted – a real success story
Readers of my blogs will remember that I have expressed great concern about the injustices that are regularly perpetrated by agents of the Department of Work and Pensions Continue reading “PIPs: Injustice averted – a real success story”
Henry Brooke 