Overview
- DWP investigators secretly monitored Rigby for three weeks at Allscott Heath CC, capturing footage used to justify cutting his disability payments.
- The department halted his Personal Independence Payment and reclaimed his Motability car, trimming his income by roughly £500 monthly.
- Rigby has been told he was never eligible for PIP and faces a 30-day deadline to seek mandatory reconsideration or lodge an appeal.
- He has received PIP since 2016 and was granted a Motability vehicle in 2019 after being diagnosed with pain-related mobility issues.
- Despite playing with assistance from a runner and an umpire holding his crutch, Rigby stresses that cricket does not negate his daily pain and need for support.