The Work and Pensions Committee have launched a call for evidence for a new inquiry to investigate how the DWP ‘safeguard’ vulnerable claimants – which I think we all know they don’t do either willingly or with any evidence of concern for those in greatest need.
Since the administration have continued to disregard all calls for a cumulative impact assessment of the preventable harm created by the DWP assessments, the Committee have decided to move this forward. They are particularly looking for evidence from people with ‘lived experience’, so service-users with significant needs who have been poorly treated by the DWP would have important evidence to offer.
Evidence needs to be provided by 13th October, so lots of time to get important info to the Committee, and full instructions are on the website.
I had my own wheelchair dropped on me by the centre manager whilst accessing a stair lift. It broke my collar bone. This was a direct result of not listening to me or my then carer who both shouted at him in panic not to lift the chair by its mudflaps which promptly detached and the whole wheelchair dropped some 3ft hitting me in the head and the shoulder.
None of this could have happened had they not chosen the least wheelchair accessible building to make assessments in.