Sunday, March 23, 2014

Atos accused by MPs of lying in its tender document to win £184million benefits testing contract




‘Assessor Atos has been accused by MPs of lying in its tender document to win a £184million benefits testing contract.

Senior Vice President Lisa Coleman was savaged by MPs on the cross-party Commons Public Accounts committee.

The firm is being paid £184million to assess sick and disabled people for the new Personal Independence Payment in London and the South East.

But those looking to claim cash are facing long journeys and delays in receiving the payments.
More than 40% of people are travelling more than an hour to be tested.’

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