New minister for the disabled Justin Tomlinson is a cheerleader for the DWP - IDS!!!

http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3122-1-july-newsletter?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Benefits%20and%20Work&utm_content=1+July+newsletter+2015 Fiddled figures Even if the 2012 estimates end up being correct overall, they make a mockery of minister for disabled people, Justin Tomlinson’s claim to the house earlier this month that: “. . . under the PIP system 22% of claimants will end up getting the highest rate of support, which is higher than the 16% under the DLA. We are doing more to help the most vulnerable in society. We are clear that we will protect the disabled and vulnerable. Let us remember that.” In fact, because 22% of a smaller number of successful PIP claimants are expected to get the highest rate, it works out as almost exactly the same as 16% of the larger number of DLA claimants who get the highest rate. So . . . not doing more after all. But it has already become apparent in a few short weeks, that the new minister for disabled people acts solely as a cheerleader for the DWP, with not a shred of interest in fighting for the rights of those he is supposed to champion. Meanwhile IDS has sparked incredulity and scorn following his claim last week that the Tories will “ensure that those who cannot manage and have disabilities are treated with the utmost kindness”.