Independent review of Personal Independence Payments: Call for evidence

From Rightsnet: http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/news/item/dwp-issues-call-for-evidence-to-inform-second-independent-review-of-pip

DWP has issued a call for evidence to inform a second independent review of PIP. This review is looking in particular at how further evidence, e.g. medical reports can be used to avoid a medical assessment or improve the outcome.

Anyone can respond and it is easy to do so either online, by email or post so can I suggest as many of us as possible respond to try to improve PIP decision making. Case examples are very effective if you have any.

If you are unable to send a response yourself, but have comments you would like to make, please let me know and we can incorporate in a response from Islington Law centre (or if sufficient feedback) from the Adviser’s Forum.

Here is a link providing more details of the call for evidence.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/536899/pip-second-independent-review-call-for-evidence.pdf

Benefits and Work Publishing News Update, 13 July 2016

13 July update — omnibus edition(1)

Independent PIP reviewer wants to hear from you (2)

Claimants forced onto work programme were among 49 peer review deaths (3)

Sale of NHS records scrapped – for now (4)

Misuse of jobcentre funds to cut claimant numbers (5)

Consultation on abolition of attendance allowance begins (6)

Benefits prepaid cards move a step closer (7)

New WCA handbook published (8)

Link addresses

1. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3536-13-july-update
2. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3537-independent-pip-reviewer-wants-to-hear-from-you
3. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3535-claimants-forced-onto-work-programme-were-among-49-peer-review-deaths
4. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3534-sale-of-nhs-records-scrapped-for-now
5. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3533-misuse-of-jobcentre-funds-to-cut-claimant-numbers
6. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3532-consultation-on-abolition-of-attendance-allowance-begins
7. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3531-benefits-prepaid-cards-move-a-step-closer
8. http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3530-new-wca-handbook-published

Guest blog from CarerWatch

URGENT Call for information – Independent review of Jobseeker’s Allowance sanctions

We’ve had a request today for comments on Jobseeker Allowance sanctions, which is being carried out by Matthew Oakley.
He would like views from as many people as possible by 10 January 2014.  For further information, please click on the below link:   https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/256044/jsa-sanctions-independent-review.pdf
If you have any comments, please send them to sanctions.review2013@dwp.gsi.gov.uk