Martin Lewis vows to help Scot by launching 'media weapons' on DWP over delayed PIP decision

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Martin Lewis took to social media after the latest edition of The Money Show Live on Thursday to invite the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) minister on to the next programme to discuss delays to accessing health benefits after hearing the desperate plight of a Scottish man who is still waiting on the outcome for a claim he made last year.

Christopher, from Ayrshire, is living with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - a chronic connective tissue disorder that affects his entire body - and applied for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) some nine months ago, but is still waiting on an outcome.

He wanted to know if there were any other sources of income he could claim while he was waiting for an award decision as he is only getting Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).This week, Martin had two independent benefits advisors on-hand to help offer the best advice - Minesh Patel from Macmillan Cancer Support and Lee Healy from Income Max.

Martin said that “delays on PIP is a big, big subject” and asked Lee why. He replied: “It can be a nightmare, it can be months, there’s a lot of claims.