Charities seek safeguards for disabled people following DWP decision to award new assessment contract to ATOS

Charities seek safeguards for disabled people following DWP decision to award new assessment contract to ATOS | The Hardest Hit: The Disability Benefits Consortium, a coalition of charities representing hundreds of thousands of disabled people, is concerned that many disabled people will be stressed and fearful of the new process – as well as mistrustful given the overarching policy aim of reducing expenditure.