From DLA To PIP

[poliphilo]

Ailz has received her letter about the transition from DLA to PIP. We've been bracing ourselves for an official going-over ever since the change was announced but we're now informed that long-established cases like Ailz's won't be due for re-assessment until 2015 at the earliest. It gives us a breathing space. By the time they turn their attention our way I'll be on the brink of drawing my pension. Besides, a lot can happen in two years- a change of government for instance. 

Comments

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The change is really about the government saving money. They want to get as many people classified as fit to work- and off disability benefit- as they possibly can. The private companies charged with assessing claims are incompetent and working to a political agenda. The longer one can stay out of their clutches the better.

A great deal of distress has already been caused. There have been monstrous mistakes- with people being declared fit to work on their death-beds etc, etc. Numerous people have been put through such hell they've died of the strain or committed suicide.

[zoe-1418.livejournal.com]

Wow. Truly horrible. Monstrous is the right word!