BobTheBoozer@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoHunt warns of benefit cuts for people who won’t ‘actively look for work’www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkHunt warns of benefit cuts for people who won’t ‘actively look for work’www.independent.co.ukBobTheBoozer@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareMchugho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoI literally linked an article showing how the UK is struggling with this issue. P.S. sometimes the data doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t make something not true. The government and DWP have many incentives to fudge the data. PIP is not awarded due to diagnoses, but rather self assessment criteria. People lie on their forms every single day and exaggerate their symptoms.
I literally linked an article showing how the UK is struggling with this issue.
P.S. sometimes the data doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t make something not true. The government and DWP have many incentives to fudge the data.
PIP is not awarded due to diagnoses, but rather self assessment criteria. People lie on their forms every single day and exaggerate their symptoms.