Independent benefits expert Neil Bateman, discovered that the video was taken down after employment minister Chris Grayling emailed the ministry complaining about, amongst other things, the fact that it told claimants:
- that they are twice as likely to win their appeal if they appear in person rather than having a paper hearing;
- that the DWP doesn’t normally send a representative to the hearing;
- to send additional evidence to the tribunal, when Grayling wants it sent to the DWP.” (from the Benefits and Worknewsletter).
The video was later reposted. Within 24 hours it had received 4000 hits and was taken down again. Various copies of it keep reappearing on youtube – and are usually taken down (and are then reuploaded).
A couple of years ago I found a website about tactics used by atos centres. That website has now vanished.
The point I'm trying to make is – if you find any information on the internet that can help you with an ESA claim, PIP claim, benefit appeal etc – make sure you save the information and put it in a safe place. (I usually copy and paste the information to a libre office file (libreoffice.org) and save it in my dropbox folder (dropbox.com).
[Edit. You can see said video here.]
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