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High Court rules disabled benefit delays are unlawful
IAIN DUNCAN SMITH fell foul of the courts yet again yesterday when a judge ruled that delays paying new benefits to two disabled claimants were both “unacceptable” and “unlawful.”
The High Court was told at a recent hearing that vulnerable people had been forced to turn to loan sharks and foodbanks due to delays in providing them with the personal independence payment (PIP).
PIP is designed to help disabled adults meet the extra costs caused by disability and is replacing the disability living allowance (DLA) as part of the Tories’ overhaul of the benefits system.
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