Jan 17, 20194 minHow is PIP expenditure high, when disabled people are struggling?The Office for Budget Responsibility has recently reported that spending on PIP, the Tory’s new extra-costs disability, was 20% higher...
Nov 12, 20186 minPIP appeal – overprepared fraud?I had a PIP appeal today. I’ve been waiting for it for ten months. I don’t think it went well. There are some points in my favour: the...
Jan 27, 20183 minI’m not an orchid, I’m a weedOne of the DWP’s major concerns is that people assessed as unfit for work then wrongly believe that they are unfit for work, because that...
Dec 30, 20173 minBack in the benefits cycleI got a brown envelope today, except it was white. The ‘Personal Independence Payment’ just showing in the address window gave the game...