Five Questions DWP Ask

elainebadknee

Hi

I have just found out from someone who lives up in scotland, someone who is on DLA (it may apply to ESa, incap benefit)....That in order to go through the people on benefits and to decipher about their situation, they ring the person up, ask them five questions and depending on how they answer them, this determines if their benefits get cut/cancelled.
The person concerned where i found out the info has poor mental health and their social worker has advised them to pass on the social worker's telephone number and they will answer them for the person.

Has anyone else heard of this happening? Its news to me, but then again a lot of things are!

Elainex

constable

Hi Elaine

No I have never heard of that before, I know down our way they just keep assessing you, but you have to go them in person.

Karen xx

bubbles

Hi Elaine -
I did receive a call, out of the blue and a good while back now, from the DLA, asking

"what would happen if you fell over at home while on your own"? How wide open is that question? I just said, "assuming that I was alive :!: :!: , I would try and call for help, depending if any limbs were broken, or if I was conscious". They didn't call again.

elainebadknee

Hi Karen

Well yeah I know but i dont know if scotland is different as it can be for other things.....

Elainex

constable wrote:

Hi Elaine

No I have never heard of that before, I know down our way they just keep assessing you, but you have to go them in person.

Karen xx

elainebadknee

Hi Bubbles

Oh that sounds like the sort of thing i was describing.....Hope nothing more comes of it but they're so sneaky nowdays....

elainex

bubbles wrote:

Hi Elaine -
I did receive a call, out of the blue and a good while back now, from the DLA, asking

"what would happen if you fell over at home while on your own"? How wide open is that question? I just said, "assuming that I was alive :!: :!: , I would try and call for help, depending if any limbs were broken, or if I was conscious". They didn't call again.

psyart

hi when i hd a letter from DLA they did state that they may ring me and ask questions ~ but I have never heard anything from them thank goodness.

louise xx

elainebadknee

Hiya

Which means when you think its safe they will call then...Wonder if its just DLA then and not ESA.....Im curious..

elainex

psyart wrote:

hi when i hd a letter from DLA they did state that they may ring me and ask questions ~ but I have never heard anything from them thank goodness.

louise xx