In practice it almost always leads to people who are entitled to that benefit being wrongly denied it, or unable to access it. It also introduces a grey area of

In practice it almost always leads to people who are entitled to that benefit being wrongly denied it, or unable to access it. It also introduces a grey area of people who should qualify but don't. Assessors are pressured, and incentivised financially, to get through as many cases as possible[0]. One gentleman recorded his assessment and found multiple falsifications[1]: > On his phone recording you can clearly hear the assessor carrying out a peak test to measure his lung function, and reading out the data. > But in the final report, his last reading appears to have doubled from 150 L/min to 300 L/min, making him seem better than he actually was. The means testing of disability benefits in the UK is such an abject failure, that a noticeable number of people die within a month of being declared fit for work[2]. [0] https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/pip-assessors-paid-bonuses-for-getting-through-more-assessments-a-day https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/pip-assessors-paid-bo... [1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41581060 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41581060 [2] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/27/thousands-died-after-fit-for-work-assessment-dwp-figures#:~:text=Thousands%20have%20died%20after%20being%20found%20fit%20for%20work%2C%20DWP%20figures%20show,-This%20article%20is&text=Nearly%2090%20people%20a%20month,of%20the%20government's%20welfare%20regime https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/27/thousands-di....