People who have been stripped of benefits could be
charged by the government for trying to appeal against the decision to an
independent judge. Critics said the
proposal, contained in an internal DWP document, would hit some of the poorest
people in Britain, who have been left with little or no income. In the document
about the department's internal finances, officials say the "introduction
of a charge for people making appeals against [DWP] decisions to social
security tribunals" would raise money. Earlier this week figures showed
that in the past year nearly 900,000 people have had their benefits stopped,
the highest figure for any 12-month period since 1996. Read more on the
Guardian website.
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