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Disabled people being forced on 'gruelling and invasive hamster wheel' of benefits appeals, group warns

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Disabled people are being forced into gruelling and invasive benefit fraud investigations by the government, a group has claimed.

People are now living 'in fear of the brown envelope' they could 'throw their life into turmoil', campaigners said. Some members of the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) have been asked to fill in forms of over 80 pages that ask the same questions. READ MORE:Families 'sickened' after trespassers spotted 'vomiting and urinating' by Manchester Arena attack memorial They've also had to make long and frustrating calls to call centres, deal with confusing phone menus and unhelpful operators with no training to assist disabled and vulnerable people.

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