Well you could, but i was thinking of the wider picture too i.e. cultivating a relationship with them, raising their awareness/empathy of clients situations etc etc.
I know i'm sounding airy fairy and vague, but its possible to be a proactive rep challenging decisions tenaciously, but at the same time cultivate good relations with local LA/DWP depts, and get to a point where they recognise your clients circumstances and act in a empathetic proactive manner to resolve a client's given scenario.
Admittedly, it doesn't always work (non contentious examples for a welf working in the west country, like in the past CSL/Liberata when they had HB contracts in Southwark and Croydon before they went inhouse), but worth trying.
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