They say there are “serious concerns” over the government’s “six-month rule” - under which people must prove they have six months or less to live to access fast-track benefits support. In July 2019 Amber Rudd, as the UK work and pensions secretary, announced a “fresh and honest” DWP evaluation of the way the benefits system supported terminally ill patients. Despite being terminally ill, and with a doctor’s letter to prove it, she had her benefits cut. She said: “The assessor didn’t recognise that I was terminally ill. “Terminally ill people shouldn’t be judged by these assessors who aren’t medically trained.

Source: Daily Mirror June 09, 2021 12:21 UTC