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DWP is Failing with the New PIP Benefit
DWP is failing with the new PIP benefit. DWP statistics published earlier this month show that between April 2013 and March 2014 349,000 PIP claims were received. During that same period just 83,900 (24%) decisions were made. In addition, only 1,015 appeals had been...
Malnutrition cases have Doubled and Rickets is also on the Up
Data collected in 2013 show primary and secondary diagnoses of malnutrition (caused by lack of food or very poor diet) rose from 3,161 in 2008/09 to 5,499 in 2012/13 according to figures released by the health minister Norman Lamb. While the data does not include...