In addition assessors seem to have different criteria and perceptions depending on the day and are rarely medically qualified.
Plenty of reports available online where outright lies are reported too.
I have supported a friend at an appeals tribunal and facing three bureaucrats across what feels like a court room setting is daunting in any situation never mind if you are vulnerable and know your whole living situation is dependent on the outcome.
It makes me laugh (bitterly) when you compare the costs of appeals and tribunals and the amount of money offered to claimants being quibbled over.
@bumpitybumper
None of the systems put in place to support the vulnerable and marginalised economically have been instigated to "be kind". Cost / benefit analysis will have determined that it is politically and economically expedient. Historically some of the reasons include avoiding the possibility of bloody revolution after WW2 and to ensure a healthier army in the event of further conflict.
Telling me not to direct my ire at the state is pretty patronising when I have continually come across state sanctioned persecution via pure mismanagement and bureaucracy. Issues which could be resolved in one or two phone calls being passed like hot potatoes round multiple agencies and departments and taking weeks. When a decision is reached, any required action takes weeks and weeks again.
Systems need an overhaul and farming it all out to technology is not the answer either - complex situations aren't covered and need human oversight, especially where people have communication difficulties or due to age and isolation are unable to navigate apps and websites which are also prone to glitching and crashing.
I can't remember the exact number, but there are thousands of deaths where falling through the cracks of the system has been identified as a major factor.
People go on about "their money" and "their taxes" and forget money is simply a bartering tool that has been hijacked and leveraged for greed and power. You buy a house - you think you own it once the mortgage is paid off? Very few people own the freehold or land it's built on so it still isn't entirely "yours". And if you happen to need care in your dotage it gets sucked back into the system and redistributed again paying for it.
We're all playing an economic game - I suppose if money is more important than life now, we've crossed a rubicon. And so be it. But there's plenty who won't go down without a fight for themselves and on behalf of others.
As for poor indebted gubmints, well, if the state's officials and geopolitical influencers can't manage the economy I do blame them, because obviously they're directing their efforts in the wrong directions - usually into their own back pockets, vanity projects and keeping their chums in power and corrections sweet. So I do point a finger of blame at them, not some poor sod who is frightened their couple of hundred a month that pays for their food or heating is going to be swiped away while MPs enjoy subsidised bars, restaurants and second homes.