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Welfare rights

DWP proactively seeking further evidence at mandatory reconsideration stage in all PIP and WCA cases

Charities call for first payment of universal credit to be paid before claimants are required to agree claimant commitment

DWP allocates additional funding for universal credit home visiting service

Holistic assessment should be made of claimant’s ability to plan and follow a journey on foot, driving and using public transport

Tribunal failed to give adequate reasons for finding that daily attention of more than one and a half hours did not amount to attention for a ‘significant portion of the day’

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