The benefits specialist Martin Lewis called the real “hero” in a case involving a Scot who had waited over nine months for a decision to be made by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over his application for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has shared essential advice for vulnerable claimants.
Lee Healey, founder and CEO of IncomeMAX, an award winning social enterprise, which helps people maximise their income and take control of their finances, helped Christopher get a response from the DWP over a date for his PIP assessment.
Within three days of his assessment, the former hospitality worker from Ayrshire received a letter from the DWP awarding him the full PIP award and backdated benefit payments of £5,700.
