{"id":99923,"date":"2024-12-19T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=99923"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T13:41:51","slug":"dwp-25-9-billion-benefits-disabled-claimants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/dwp-25-9-billion-benefits-disabled-claimants\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP\u2019s \u00a325.9 Billion Benefits Overhaul : What the High Court Case Means for Disabled Claimants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)<\/strong> is facing a pivotal legal challenge regarding its proposed changes to disability benefits<\/strong>. With the High Court<\/strong> now involved, scrutiny has intensified over the fairness of the consultation process and the potential impact on claimants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legal Challenge Over Consultation Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Clifford\u2019s legal team<\/strong>, comprising solicitors from the Public Law Project<\/strong> and barristers Jenni Richards KC<\/strong> and Tom Royston<\/strong>, has argued that the DWP consultation process<\/strong> lacked transparency by withholding key information<\/strong>. In court, Tom Royston remarked, \u201cIt\u2019s scarcely imaginable that that wouldn\u2019t have been pointed out by consultees, but it couldn\u2019t\u2014it was information only available to the defendant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today our client @EllenClifford1<\/a> is in the High Court, challenging the DWP over a rushed and disingenuous consultation that was held on reforms tightening the #WorkCapabilityAssessment<\/a>.

If these reforms go ahead, more than 400,000 people will be worse off by \u00a3416 a month.
pic.twitter.com\/cIQ2Iad0zr<\/a><\/p>— Public Law Project (@publiclawprojct) December 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>