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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Richie-from-the-Boro
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Following on from my other thread on the 1100 people per week being assessed for Employment and Support Allowance .. .. its the case that MH sufferers in particular get the short end of the LiMA stick because of their unwillingness to talk easily about their disability, or even be aware they have a disability, and like may others are unable to even begin to navigate the system.
Today the High Court granted permission to two disabled people to bring a claim for judicial review against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to challenge the operation of the Work Capability Assessment [WCA] Currently the DWP do not routinely ask for expert medical report from an applicants community-based doctor. The judge has held that it is arguable that this failure is a breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments, and is therefore unlawful.
Today the High Court granted permission to two disabled people to bring a claim for judicial review against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to challenge the operation of the Work Capability Assessment [WCA] Currently the DWP do not routinely ask for expert medical report from an applicants community-based doctor. The judge has held that it is arguable that this failure is a breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments, and is therefore unlawful.
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Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »Following on from my other thread on the 1100 people per week being assessed for Employment and Support Allowance .. .. its the case that MH sufferers in particular get the short end of the LiMA stick because of their unwillingness to talk easily about their disability, or even be aware they have a disability, and like may others are unable to even begin to navigate the system.
Today the High Court granted permission to two disabled people to bring a claim for judicial review against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to challenge the operation of the Work Capability Assessment [WCA] Currently the DWP do not routinely ask for expert medical report from an applicants community-based doctor. The judge has held that it is arguable that this failure is a breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments, and is therefore unlawful.
By the time that review is completed, ESA as we know it will be dead and buried under a mountain of new legislation, rules and regulations coutesy of UC!!!
Stand alone ESA will no longer exist as from next year!
I then wonder just what the point is.0 -
UC only effects income related ESA, contribution based ESA is not effected, also it will take years before everybody on ESA(IR) is migrated.By the time that review is completed, ESA as we know it will be dead and buried under a mountain of new legislation, rules and regulations coutesy of UC!!!
Stand alone ESA will no longer exist as from next year!
I then wonder just what the point is.0
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