Benefits & Work Publishing Ltd Newsletter, 18 Sept 2019

The latest Benefits & Work Publishing Ltd Newsletter is out, and offers 20% discount on B&W Publishing Ltd guides to claiming various benefits. The 20% discount offer expires "at midnight this Friday."

Award of PIP
“Friday morning, the dreaded brown envelope made an appearance through the letterbox. To our surprise, it stated that my wife had been awarded the enhanced rates of both components as an "ongoing" award. This was the last thing we expected as she did not have to attend a face to face meeting and the only health professional i could mention on the form was her GP.......and she is new to the practice & i would imagine not fully aware of her health condition. Having been on the lower rates of DLA for over 20 years, this is the last thing we expected. Thanks to all at B&W for the assistance over the years.......could not have done this without your guides and help.”
 

USE YOUR 20% OFF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP COUPON BEFORE MIDNIGHT FRIDAY: 26857

• PIP [Personal Independence Payment] Claim Success At All Time Low; 
• PIP and ESA [Employment & Support Allowance] Appeal Success At All Time High; 
• Over Half ESA Claimants Put In Support Group

You can read this newsletter online.

Also includes info on

• New DWP [Department for Work & Pensions] Secretary of State Denise Coffey — including the fact that she is one of 72 MPs who is a landlord, and her parliamentary voting record
• Tribunal Service Webchat

I close this link item by copying and pasting from that Newsletter:

TRIBUNALS SERVICE WEBCHAT
 
As part of its ongoing, cost-cutting plunge into online appeals, the Tribunals Service has launched a webchat provision.

Webchat is in addition to telephone support.
It means that claimants completing an online form to lodge an appeal, for example, can get support in a pop-up window without having to leave the page they are working on.

People using paper forms connected to their appeal are also free to use webchat, by visiting the gov.uk site.

Questions about why waiting times are growing whilst the number of appeals is falling will probably not be appreciated, however.

Good Luck,
Steve Donnison

 Reminder:
You can read this newsletter online.
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/4087-18-september-2019-update


Alan Wheatley