DWP Lose Again: Atos Assessments Do Discriminate Says Appeal Court

Reblogged from the void: The DWP have suffered yet another humiliating legal defeat after Appeal Court judges upheld a decision that the Atos assessments for sickness and disability benefits discriminate against people with mental health conditions. This follows an earlier decision by the Upper Tribunal in January that the Work Capability Assessment - the notorious computer based test which has led to hundreds of thousands of claimants declared 'fit for work' - substantially disadvantaged those with mental health problems. Read more… 653 more words
Source: Dawn Willis sharing the News and Views of the Mentally Wealthy - Category: Mental Illness Authors: Tags: Mental Health, The News & Policies. Source Type: blogs