"No doubt in preparation for the huge number of appeals that the enforced transfer of DLA claimants is likely to produce, the tribunals service will be recruiting disability wing members for DLA tribunals in November. Anyone who is disabled or who has knowledge of disability through their work can apply. You need to be available for a minimum number of sessions a year and you get paid a reasonable amount per session – I don’t know how much it is now but I believe it used to be over £100 a session. You can register to be sent an email when the recruitment process begins."
But I feel I should point out that if the DWP know that a claimant on ESA/DLA undertakes this work and the tribunal training and sessions calls into question their previous stated impairments or otherwise suggests they may no longer meet the criteria for these benefits then the participation as a tribunal member could be costly
It may be 'allowed' to do it, but these considerations ought to be considered, before rushing at the chance of the healthily renumerated and interesting role
