Our latest article is here – part 4 of our series on public sector cuts and the destruction of social security. This week – the fight that ESA claimants have had to put up to get their Atos work capability assessments recorded and the confused advice that the DWP and Esther McVey have put out there about not offering recordings for Personal Independence Payment face to face assessments:
“For a long time now, employment and support allowance claimants have demanded the right to record their face-to-face assessments with outsourcing firm Atos. As well they might. With a recording, people are able to demonstrate beyond doubt what was said at assessment – an important facility, in light of Atos’ much-discussed form in returning fit-for-work decisions and reports that ignore a claimant’s true circumstances and shared details. No wonder the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently turned down a FOI request to find out how many people have died while going through the assessment process.”