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Minister welcomes sharp fall in appeals against benefit decisions
Are they honestly saying that appeal rates have dropped due to better decision making? and not the fact that more than 700,000 are awaiting ESA assessments . . . words fail me!!
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The number of benefit decision appeals dropped by 79% to 32,546 between January and March 2014, compared to same time last year.
The figures come after fundamental reform to the way DWP manages disputes – mandatory reconsideration – where officials will now look again at a decision and any additional evidence before it goes to an appeal.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-welcomes-sharp-fall-in-appeals-against-benefit-decisions
Scary obfuscation of reality.
I don’t know if I have ever read such a complacent, disingenuous slab of political propaganda.
“We also want to make sure we help and support those too sick to work, which we are doing.”
Apparently he doesn’t understand the meanings of the words “help” and “support”. Seems to have confused them with “harass”, “bully”, “misinform”, “vilify” etc.
Now that’s a wind up for a Friday afternoon!
How many times are we going to have to endure hearing this between now and Monday?
I knew they’d do it, but it still makes the blood boil!
Are they honestly saying that appeal rates have dropped due to better decision making? and not the fact that more than 700,000 are awaiting ESA assessments . . . words fail me!!
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The number of benefit decision appeals dropped by 79% to 32,546 between January and March 2014, compared to same time last year.The figures come after fundamental reform to the way DWP manages disputes – mandatory reconsideration – where officials will now look again at a decision and any additional evidence before it goes to an appeal.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-welcomes-sharp-fall-in-appeals-against-benefit-decisions
Have those 700,000 been waiting for longer than 13 weeks for a work capability assessment?