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Personal Independence Payment, Text message charges, Tumble dryers

Why personal independence payments assessments don't always work. We look at text message charges, and why things still go wrong after faulty tumble dryers have been "repaired.".

People with diseases that affect the way they think are being wrongly turned down for sickness benefits because of what they are saying in their personal independence assessments.

We look at strange text message charges that crop up on bills.

Why people with faulty tumble dryers that catch fire ARE STILL having problems with them, even after the manufacturers have sent an engineer out to fix them.

How much does it cost to find your child a job?

And how beauty care for those with dementia can really make a difference.

PRESENTER: WINIFRED ROBINSON

PRODUCER: LYDIA THOMAS.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Funding Your Kids

    Parents pay 拢7900 per child to get them a job

    Duration: 07:15

  • PIP Assessments

    People with diseases that affect the way they think are being turned down for benefits

    Duration: 08:09

  • Tumble Dryer Fires

    Despite sending a repairman out, tumble dryers still seem to be going up in smoke

    Duration: 06:03

  • Hair and Health

    How beauty care can really help dementia patients

    Duration: 06:05

  • Mobile Charges

    Significant increase in the number of complaints about mystery charges on phone bills

    Duration: 06:45

  • Co-op Energy

    Why have Co-op Energy chosen to take on GB Energy's customers?

    Duration: 04:06

Tumble dryer faults

Tumble dryer faults
Lisa Bruce's tumble dryer, which caught fire聽two months after it had been fixed

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