The target-driven system to decide disabled people’s personal independence payments (PIP) is leaving staff “overwhelmed” and in tears, whistleblowers have revealed.
One ex-assessor claimed that there was pressure to reduce the number of PIP awards, which can be worth up to £800 a month.
Disabled benefits claimants are anxiously awaiting the prospect of reforms, as the Government considers a “radically different” system.
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Former PIP assessors backed the idea of overhauling the “rushed and superficial” system. However, politicians from the major parties do not understand the kind of changes that are needed, they told The i Paper.
