People on PIP and ESA urged to share views on DWP health benefit assessments
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering how assessments for health benefits can be improved and the cross-party Work and Pensions Committee is encouraging people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit to share their experiences of the process.
In a new online survey titled, ‘How could DWP improve health assessments for PIP and ESA?’, the Work and Pensions Committee has a list of mixed open and closed questions, offering health benefit claimants the chance to give honest answers using their own words.
The Committee explains: “This survey is for people who have had an assessment to claim PIP, and/or people who have had a Work Capability Assessment to claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or as part of a Universal Credit claim.
You don’t have to be claiming either benefit at the moment, and you can still fill in the survey if your claim wasn’t successful.” It continues: “We will use your responses in our Health assessments for benefits inquiry.
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