DWP Is Scrapping Benefits

The Department for Work and Pensions intends to visit the homes of thousands of claimants to advise them that one benefit will be eliminated.

Employment and Support Allowance claimants will switch to Universal Credit under the controlled migration program. Claimants usually have three months from the date of the notice to file their application after obtaining a Migration Notice; after that, benefits stop.

The DWP has promised, nonetheless, that it would not end ESA without contacting claimants once more. The DWP Visiting Team will be in touch to arrange a visit and give information about what to anticipate, including contact information. A letter of confirmation will be sent out, but if the visit is planned at short notice, it can happen before the letter gets there.

If the visit is to take place at your home and you’ve supplied a mobile number, the team will also confirm the booking through text message. Before the visit, the DWP Visiting Team will provide details about the date and time of the visit, which can be rescheduled if necessary.

They will also notify you of the location of the visit, how to reach the Visiting Team, who will be visiting you, provide the visiting officer’s name, what identification documents you’ll need to give before the visit can commence, and security and safety measures for the visit.

They will also guide you on what information you need to provide to the DWP about your income, savings and health, reports Birmingham Live. The duration of these support visits can vary, and it’s not possible to predict how long each visit will take.

If you have any queries, you can contact the DWP Visiting Team before the visit. The DWP explains: “The visiting officer will present their photo identity card upon arrival. You can then verify if the visiting officer named in the letter you received about the visit is the same person.

“If you are unable to check their photo identity card (for example, due to a visual impairment), you can agree on a password for the visiting officer to use when they arrive. This needs to be arranged before the visit by contacting the DWP Visiting Team.

“You can also confirm their identity by calling the number provided in the letter or text message, and providing the visiting officer’s name.”

It simply becomes more and more daft. We are all aware that some people attempt to circumvent the system, but they will undoubtedly never be discovered. This is similar to the days of the National Assistant, when they would unexpectedly drop by and accuse you of working if you didn’t answer the door because you were sick or merely out shopping.

And who is footing the bill for all these door-knockers? The taxpayer, of course. I would advise the DWP to go knock on the hotels first and deal with those who have arrived by boat.

People are coming over on boats and receiving handout after handout, but sadly, the majority of them seem to be either involved in crime or send all of their money back to their families in their home countries. It seems to me that the sick, disabled, and elderly are treated as a burden on society and surplus to requirements.