Hostile environment for those seeking support

Disabled people face an uphill struggle to apply for the help they are entitled to, writes Sue Fallows, while Mo Hutchison decribes her security ordeal at a PIP tribunal. Rob Palk’s article ( Now I fear the state more than poverty, 26 October) sadly reflects the experience of many who are not white, wealthy and healthy. The move from disability living allowance (DLA) to personal independence payment (PIP) for people of working age is in essence an extension of this government’s hosti