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Today I went to the Job Centre to try and sort my JSA claim. It took three people to tell me to get a sick note and I was basically told that I could lose any support from the DWP … Continue reading “Will there now be a demand for your local Job Centre to treat disability with more compassion and dignity?”
What does it mean to be a Carer? The dictionary states that it is ‘the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something’. It also further states that it entails ‘serious attention … Continue reading “What does it mean to be a Carer?”
I am the mother of a severely disabled young man who needs 24/7 care because his Day Centre was closed. I fought for two years to have some daycare for him, for at least a few days a week. I … Continue reading “I am the mother of a severely disabled young man who needs 24/7 care”
3 out of the last 4 years I have been sanctioned. I have ME which affects my mobility but isn’t the same every day. Occasionally I can walk but often I’m left bed bound and I’m always in severe pain. … Continue reading “Welcome to Hell (Britain 2019)They are callous and beyond cruel”
9 wonderful years my daughter has been using orchard close Staying 3 days to building up to 11 days which took us 7 years to build up the confidence For me to leave my daughter that long and for my … Continue reading 9 wonderful years my daughter has been using orchard close
You wanted my story, it will be long, it’s painful recalling all that went wrong My life is so stressful, a nightmare to tell, made worse by the Tories, a living hell Our struggles alone push me right to the … Continue reading My story – I’m a 24/7 Unpaid Family Carer
I am a carer for my partner who is seriously ill, he was transferred unsuccessfully from DLA to PIP with 0 points. We went through mandatory reconsideration -with the support of our MP- and still got 0 points. The woman … Continue reading I am a carer for my partner who is seriously ill
I am a carer for my husband. Absolutely everything is fraught with delays and stress. He has been awarded PIP at the higher rate for both components but this took so much time and effort on my part. I spent … Continue reading Absolutely everything is fraught with delays and stress
My husband has lost his PIP after an awful assessment by a nurse that knew nothing about him, just his name. She had no idea about how his conditions affect his daily life and he needs caring for on a … Continue reading My husband has lost his PIP after an awful assessment by a nurse
I sit here on Death Row. The last weekend of Summer – a Bank Holiday weekend. I will spend all the sunny hours, … into the dusk,..then to night hours, often till dawn, writing my appeals. I won’t be out … Continue reading My crime is that I am the mother of two vulnerable disabled young adult sons
