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Blind woman denied benefits because she attended DWP interview with help of mother

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 November, 2024

Charlotte Easton says she was told that as she had been able to travel to her assessment, she must be able to work

A blind woman with complex disabilities was refused benefits because she managed to travel to the interview with her mother’s help, she has told The Observer .

Charlotte Easton was assessed for another benefits claim in a phone call, and the Department for Work and Pensions then gave its decision by sending her a printed letter that she could not read.