I have applied for Personal Independence Payment due to various illnesses and am waiting for a tribunal. I live on a personal pension of just £113.00 per week and because of the Government cap on my housing and council tax … Continue reading “Why does the government treat people this way? “
I had to appeal twice for ESA and once for PIP, I won every time. They always ignored my medical history and the letters provided by my doctors. For PIP I went from 0 points at assessment to 32 at … Continue reading “I had to appeal twice for ESA and once for PIP”
So, I’m the one who got told she hadn’t sent in the forms… so yes they started paying my benefit again. No apology, nothing. I got a letter telling me what I was entitled too etc! Hey ho! So then … Continue reading “I won’t appeal as we as a family can’t go though the process”
I have been on sickness benefit since 1998. I was awarded Incapacity Benefit in 1998 and an indefinite award of DLA . In 2005 I was reassessed for IB, where the assessor scored me zero points -same as now with … Continue reading “The MR was turned down with the same excuse”
I am a Person Centered Counsellor and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (cbt), practicing in work until my accident in 2009. I claimed ESA, I had to go to a tribunal to get what I needed (as the benefit letter says “this … Continue reading “I had to go to a tribunal to get what I needed”
I was awarded DLA for life as I have Progressive M.S. I’ve definitely declined. I was getting High Rate Mobility & Low Rate Care. When I went onto PIP. I had an assessment and in spite of my MS nurse … Continue reading “I was awarded DLA for life as I have Progressive M.S.”
I’m a 56 year old former teacher. I originally had to give up work following a serious assault by a pupil, 15 years ago. I also have a genetic degenerative condition which has deteriorated badly in the last 10 years. … Continue reading “My experiences have still been the stuff of nightmares”
I am now plagued by violent and suicidal thoughts daily. Thanks wca. Blatant cull of the sick & poor and Brexit’s all we hear about on the news… no word of a human cull of tens of thousands per year, … Continue reading “The WCA was/is traumatic”
In austerity Britain, disabled people have become the favourite target. From social care to the benefits system, politicians and media alike have made the case Britain’s 12 million disabled people are a drain on the public purse. In Crippled, I … Continue reading New book: “Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People”
I have multiple disabilities. As well as long term mental and learning disabilities, I developed a pain condition over a year ago, which prevented me working for 6 months at it’s worst. It means I need to use a wheelchair … Continue reading “Cuts to the NHS meant it took over 9 months to be diagnosed”
