@suejone02063672 Disability Minister Mark Harper: There is no reason why anyone should be without money during the Mandatory Reconsideration period.

Nov 1 (9 days ago)

Subject: Work and Pensions Select Committee urge Ministers to pay disabled benefits during appeals

to ministers, Jorge
Mark Harper MP
Minister of State for Disabled People
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London SW1H 9NA
England

Dear Mr. Harper

The Work and Pensions Select Committee, which provides oversight of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has recommended that the Government pay sick and disabled people benefits while they appeal against incorrect ‘fit for work’ decisions; see http://www.sheilagilmore.co.uk/2014/07/.

Does the DWP intend to implement this recommendation?

Thanking you in advance for your e-mail reply.


Best wishes.


Samuel Miller

cc:
United Nations Human Rights
Jorge Araya
Secretary of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Groups in Focus Section
Human Rights Treaties Division
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
E-mail: jaraya@ohchr.org
Tel: +41 22 917 9106
Fax: +41 22 917 9008
Web: www.ohchr.org

Mailing Address: OHCHR-Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

[Note from Samuel] Minister Harper sent his response via air mail, which I received tonight. I have scanned and saved it to Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4DDIATl4FpJeXdoZnFHbFZLUVhMTlhrUlNha3JDbWJFdmhN/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4DDIATl4FpJVll3a1hFbUMtendCVHQ0ZkpNbm9TelZONVQ4/view?usp=sharing