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DWP Lies Exposed: How I Forced Cambridge Jobcentre to Action

The Smoking Gun: How a Discrimination Claim Forced the DWP to Obey Its Own Rules

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and its local Jobcentre staff use lies and obstruction to deny claimants their rights. This isn't an opinion; it's a fact backed by evidence. This post contains the story from my own Universal Credit journal, showing the systemic failure at Cambridge Jobcentre Plus.

The Standoff: A Claim Held Hostage

For months, my Universal Credit claim was blocked. The official reason? They couldn't verify my identity. The real reason? They refused to follow their own rules.

As detailed in the video above, they ignored my consent given in my journal. They refused help from the council, who had already verified me. They insisted on processes that were impossible for me to complete due to my disabilities, despite my repeated requests for a reasonable adjustment.

This went on for months. It was a deliberate strategy of delay.

The Turning Point: Direct Action

The situation only changed when I was forced to take direct legal action. After exhausting all other options, I launched a county court discrimination claim against the individual staff members involved.

Suddenly, the impossible became possible. The roadblock that had held up my claim for months was cleared within days. This proves that the problem was never about "policy" or "procedure"; it was about a refusal to act until they were legally compelled to do so.

Why This Is Not Just My Story

This experience of fighting a confusing and unaccountable system is not unique to me. A major report by the Child Poverty Action Group, "You Reap What You Code," proves that these are nationwide, systemic problems baked into the design of Universal Credit. [cite_start]The report details how the digital system creates barriers to justice for claimants across the UK[cite: 1253].

We are fighting back together. Every like, comment, and share on this content shows the DWP that we are watching and we will not be silent.

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