Dear rob,
We thought, for once, instead of just a good news post, you might like to have the full story.
What it’s really like preparing for, and turning up at, an appeal.
We’ve chosen an example of dramatic loss – a member who went from
getting disability living allowance higher rate care and mobility
components to getting nothing, after an Atos doctor’s visit. They posted the news along with a heartfelt plea for help and a confession that they felt like just giving up.
But, like many people, their feelings of hopelessness turned to grim
determination when they saw what had been written about them by Atos
and they began to muster their evidence.
As the day of the hearing drew near, however, anger turned to terror at the imminent prospect of arguing their case in front of a judge and two wing members, with only a relative for support.
And finally, the day of the hearing arrived . . .
Whilst our members have been fighting for their benefits, we’ve been busy on the freedom of information front.
