Another balls up by the DWP

alluring29

bobajob_1966 wrote: »

The DWP are forever being criticised for not notifying claimants of changes before they happen - the letter seems very clear to me, and gives people good time to make plans. Seems some people won't be satisfied whatever they do!

A complete waste of money (postage, paper and staff time), how can you give someone good time to make plans for a Bill that may or may not be passed?

NASA_2

alluring29 wrote: »

A complete waste of money (postage, paper and staff time), how can you give someone good time to make plans for a Bill that may or may not be passed?

Ummm, by telling them that it might happen? Thus allowing them time to consider how things will be if the bill is passed?

bobajob_1966

alluring29 wrote: »

I suggest you contact the person quoted then.

You don't agree with them? Do you normally copy and paste long passages of text without checking what they say first?

alluring29 wrote: »

A complete waste of money (postage, paper and staff time), how can you give someone good time to make plans for a Bill that may or may not be passed?

So you think it's better not to tell people until the bill has been passed? You think it's best to give people little or no notice that they're going to lose a good proportion of their income?

Cpt.Scarlet

alluring29 wrote: »

A complete waste of money (postage, paper and staff time), how can you give someone good time to make plans for a Bill that may or may not be passed?

Given that the Government are doing their best to force the legislation through Parliament, it seems quite likely that it will be put into law unchanged.

alluring29

NASA wrote: »

Ummm, by telling them that it might happen? Thus allowing them time to consider how things will be if the bill is passed?

Odd how professional groups concur with my opinion, why send a letter out and worry claimants over a Bill that hasn't even been passed yet?

It is not likely to get through in it's current format - more letters will then have to be sent again, before it is presented to The House of Lord's so claimants can prepare in good time for any changes (in your opinion)? Also, another letter once the Bill is passed to confirm the changes.

NASA_2

alluring29 wrote: »

Odd how professional groups concur with my opinion, why send a letter out and worry claimants over a Bill that hasn't even been passed yet?

It is not likely to get through in it's current format - more letters will then have to be sent again, before it is presented to The House of Lord's so claimants can prepare in good time for any changes (in your opinion)? Also, another letter once the Bill is passed to confirm the changes.

That part of the bill is very likely to get through in its entirity.

Professional self-interest groups are always going to whine, about everything, in an effort to get funding. The provide a valuable service to their clients but their opinion on welfare reform is just that - opinion. They arent automatically right.

FleurDuLys

People on ESA(C) can continue to receive ESA after a year if they are still not well enough to work. It will just be ESA(I) instead. I don't really see the problem with that.

rogerblack

On cancer.

Yes, if you have a terminal illness, you are entitled to be in the support group of ESA, hence unaffected by the tme limit.
_HOWEVER_.
A terminal illness is defined by the DWP as one reasonably expected to cause death within 6 months.

NASA_2

rogerblack wrote: »

On cancer.

Yes, if you have a terminal illness, you are entitled to be in the support group of ESA, hence unaffected by the tme limit.
_HOWEVER_.
A terminal illness is defined by the DWP as one reasonably expected to cause death within 6 months.

Terminal illness is terminal illness - the DWP dont define it any differently to anyone else.

Special rules cases are defined as cases where the person is not expected to live six months or more.

rogerblack

NASA wrote: »

Terminal illness is terminal illness - the DWP dont define it any differently to anyone else.

Special rules cases are defined as cases where the person is not expected to live six months or more.

For the purposes of ESA, terminal illness is defined as...