Jan 122014
For those who can’t make it to the Demo at Love Productions on Monday 13th at 3PM we are holding a twitter demo in support of the people demonstrating on site – you can view the details and sample tweets here
Also we will be joined by members of Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) who have answered our appeal to assist and will be tweeting in solidarity – so look out for tweets with the hashtag #OCAP
We want to let @Channel4 and @LoveProdHouse, the benefits street production company, know how angry we are about the #BenefitsStreet TV Programme – so please join us in creating a twitterstorm they will never forget
Dear Kernow Commissioning Group, Councils and those responsible for their Citizens care and well being via services provided.
Dear Sirs, I am a welfare rights advocate for many people in Cornwall and Devon. Many are facing welfare reform due to the welfare reform act 2012.
This entails, semi professionals assessing many very ill people and then the “OVER TURNING”, Of qualified and senior practitioners of 30 years. All specialisms,surgeons,professors psychiatry,brain trauma AND gp’S etc who have provided professional diagnosis and facts.
Since 2013 I have had in excess of fifty GP clients,who have been charged in excess of £50,GP’s refusing to write letters of support or even stating that repetitive acts on daily tasks can exacerbate their patients conditions. Please why is this?
Absolutely vital in Tribunals or may I hasten the ESA50, which many clients have to complete themselves.
These are the most vulnerable and seriously ill in this country. A Doctor takes the Hippocratic Oath, why are you allowing this?
£71 a week they are being forced to endure and now if they appeal, their benefits are stopped forth with,including no more rent paid etc,unless they go to Job centres to claim JSA no matter their illnesses.
NEW APPEAL REGULATIONS
OCTOBER 20, 2013 BY DISABILITY ONLINE 2 COMMENTS
From October 28th 2013 the way claimants appeal a benefit will change, before you decide to appeal you will need to ensure you are wanting to appeal and if your appealing an full Employment Support Allowance refusal you will no longer receive the “appeal rate” of £71.00 per week until the “Mandatory reconsideration” has been carried and then if the “Mandatory reconsideration” still finds that the claimer is refused Employment Support Allowance then you will receive the appeal rate however this will only be applied after the “Mandatory reconsideration” until this is completed then you may have to claim Job Seekers Allowance.
Claimant to directly lodge appeals with HMCTS.This change will mean that if, following mandatory reconsideration, someone still disputes a decision and wishes to pursue an appeal, they will be required to lodge their appeal directly with HMCTS, rather than sending their appeal to DWP as they do now. Direct lodgement will bring the process for Social Security and child maintenance appeals into line with other major tribunal jurisdictions handled by HMCTS.
Currently, claimants who are found to have no limited capability for work and are disallowed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can appeal straight away. Their ESA can then be reinstated at the assessment rate until their appeal outcome is decided, provided that they continue to submit supporting medical evidence to DWP.
From 28 October 2013, if a claimant is found to have no limited capability for work, is disallowed ESA and disputes this decision, they will be unable to appeal until a mandatory reconsideration has been completed by DWP and a Mandatory Reconsideration Notice has been sent to them. Their ESA will not be reinstated during this stage.
If as a result of the mandatory reconsideration DWP’s decision remains the same and the claimant still disputes this, then they will have the right to appeal. In this situation the claimant is entitled to receive ESA at the assessment rate, which will be paid to them pending their appeal hearing. If, however, the claimant has successfully claimed another benefit such as Jobseekers’ Allowance during the mandatory reconsideration period, then this will remain in payment pending the appeal hearing, unless the claimant asks for their ESA to be reinstated.
If your appealing a Work Related Activity (WRAG) to Support Group of Employment Support Allowance then you will be asked by the “chairman of the Tribunal Panel or Judge” if you still wish to continue with your appeal because you may lose the points that you already have and you may lose your Employment Support Allowance, so you need to ensure that you are 100% certain to appeal and that you have the right support to do this.
Deaths have been reported due to this unprofessional reform,food banks at full capacity.
Does it need children or one of your patients you actually care about to pass away before you take action.
Yours sincerely a very disgruntled professional trying to help those with nothing.
You must stop thus ‘poor baiting’ it is doing so much damage to society and is eroding what little civil integrity we have