Get 'm back to work! say some people, referring no doubt to those who appear to be perfectly well, but live off the state.
Huh!, my wife looks amazing for her age, (60), but ask her to walk more than half a dozen steps and she would be on the ground. Not only that, she isn't deaf, but has distorted hearing,, then she has difficulty on word pronunciation due to facial palsy, which thankfully isn't too bad. The reason for these issues, is shingles which affected her labyrinth of her left ear. Consultants said (and we have written documents proving this) that "this woman will never recover and in all probability will never work again".
Yet, as with all recipients of Invalidity Benefit, she has been assessed in keeping with the rest of the nation on this benefit and low and behold, she has been deemed to now be suitable for work and has lost her almost £400 per month.
Now, even though she has not left the house alone for ten years, as she requires me (or someone else to be with her in case she falls) and when she does, uses a mobility walking aid has, if she so chooses, to make herself available for work to be able to claim Job Seekers Allowance.
Question is, am I to escort her to interviews? am I to remain with her whilst she works? and what would that consist of? she needs to hold onto something as she moves about. Furniture in the house is placed as grabbing items, rails and ropes all round garden. They say she can lift, but with one hand as she needs to hold on.
If we were to get past the first hurdle, she would be absent a few days as I have kidney failure, angina, no bladder (urostomy) have just undergone bowel cancer surgery so am therefore past my sell-by-date.
Clearly this is a complete fiasco. On the table are our postal voting papers ready to be posted. We aim to destroy them along with our daughters as I am her proxy voter. So that is three votes wasted.
Huh!, my wife looks amazing for her age, (60), but ask her to walk more than half a dozen steps and she would be on the ground. Not only that, she isn't deaf, but has distorted hearing,, then she has difficulty on word pronunciation due to facial palsy, which thankfully isn't too bad. The reason for these issues, is shingles which affected her labyrinth of her left ear. Consultants said (and we have written documents proving this) that "this woman will never recover and in all probability will never work again".
Yet, as with all recipients of Invalidity Benefit, she has been assessed in keeping with the rest of the nation on this benefit and low and behold, she has been deemed to now be suitable for work and has lost her almost £400 per month.
Now, even though she has not left the house alone for ten years, as she requires me (or someone else to be with her in case she falls) and when she does, uses a mobility walking aid has, if she so chooses, to make herself available for work to be able to claim Job Seekers Allowance.
Question is, am I to escort her to interviews? am I to remain with her whilst she works? and what would that consist of? she needs to hold onto something as she moves about. Furniture in the house is placed as grabbing items, rails and ropes all round garden. They say she can lift, but with one hand as she needs to hold on.
If we were to get past the first hurdle, she would be absent a few days as I have kidney failure, angina, no bladder (urostomy) have just undergone bowel cancer surgery so am therefore past my sell-by-date.
Clearly this is a complete fiasco. On the table are our postal voting papers ready to be posted. We aim to destroy them along with our daughters as I am her proxy voter. So that is three votes wasted.