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7 days for accepting claimant commitment?
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Notting Hill Housing
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Recently appealed a decision to close a UC claim because the claimant hadn’t been given adequate opportunity to accept a new (apparently unchanged) claimant commitment.
The DWP changed their decision before it got to Tribunal and I attach a scan of the latest MRN (anonymised).
Troubled by reference to “7 days” for acceptance of claimant commitment.
Thoughts?
[ Edited: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:37 pm by Kelly @ NHHG ]
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- Anonymised_MRN_no.2_.pdf (File Size: 157KB - Downloads: 2675)
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Notting Hill Housing
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Now realise that 7 days is in line with the DWP’s policy, as set out in previous FOI response:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/414606/response/1021568/attach/3/2610 Reply.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1
“The claimant commitment must be drawn up and either sent to the claimant in advance of the scheduled meeting or sent to the claimant after the meeting, allowing an additional 7 days for the claimant to accept it.”
*smacks forehead*
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Senior welfare rights officer - Salford City Council Welfare Rights Service
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I’m as troubled by the “We are committed to treating people fairly…”.
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WRAMAS, Bristol City Council
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Mike Hughes - 10 September 2018 12:47 PMI’m as troubled by the “We are committed to treating people fairly…”.
Maybe the comma afterwards is a typo ; )
Found this on the Public law project website, it looks a useful tool to encourage claimants to take to interview
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- Claimant-Commitment-general-info.pdf (File Size: 113KB - Downloads: 2506)