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ChrisMayLA6, 14 days ago to disability

Across the political Right, the narrative is that disability benefits (primarily Personal Independence Payments; PIPs) are too easy to get & are often paid to the 'undeserving'... however, in reality nearly half of applicants are rejected, rising to over two thirds for endometriosis (a gendered dimension I'll leave you to ponder), but with high rates of rejections over-turned on appeal (often with the same evidence).

More Tory lies, callousness & inhumanity

#disability

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/12/claims-conditions-personal-independence-payments-disability-benefits-cancer-arthritis-amputees

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enappelsin, 14 days ago

@ChrisMayLA6 when my mum applied for PIP her first application was rejected, and it was blatantly clear the rejection was written before the assessment even began.
During the appeal the original Dr was shocked at how wrong the assessment was, not a single fact was correct, and absurd extrapolations were everywhere (she can walk down stairs became she can walk 1 mile unassisted).

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