WHY, the answer is simple, the BAMS, benefits agency medical service(dr's) get paid as a result of how may are denied benefit, ie found fit for work, they are as have been proven to many courts satisfaction the most incompetent bent doctors ever.
A few cases, the richardson case from great yarmouth, cost YOU the taxpayer over £400,000, over 3 years as the BAMS doctor found he had NO disability, he is quadraplegic, since birth, even then when he got judgement DWP(benfits agency) say they don't pay more than 3 months back pay, he'd had nothing for 3 years, so more of your tax money later via legal aid he sued the DWP, won then had to take enforcement action.
BAMS doctors found me gf totally deaf in one ear, and able to open her medicine bottles easily, odd when she forgot her handbag and didn't have them, she's also got PERFECT hearing, but does have partial parralysis following a stroke at age 3-4 all down her left side.
My doctor won't sign me fit for work, as have vasa vagels, and mental disorder plus other
things, I'm not even allowed to work voluntary, but can work 16 hours withiout it affecting my benefit, just recently had a pay rise, 43 pence a week, which put me 1 pence over a limit for something else, so lost £17.32 as a result of that rise, 3rd time that's happened.
I am all for those able to work doings so, but not at piss take wages, a lot in the rural areas are below national minimum, as there are more imigrants to fill those that leave.
I have reported many many peeps for working, some full time whilst claiming, you can lose your benefit for cutting the neighbours grass, EVEN IF YOU DON'T CHARGE a penny.
The stigma any long term disabled/sick get is untrue, as dan proves spending his life worrying about other people.
The new rules need to be sorted out properly as no doubt as with all other rule son this subject the only ones suffering are the only ones who shouldn't need to worry.
Take a minute to think what happens if you genuinely can't work, but constantly have to prove it, and worry if you are ill enough under the latest set of new rules.
Looking at sick rates in the government, esp police.
Too many genuine ones put off by all the hoops, as wella s too many who know the system.
BTW, certain skin conditions are exempt from working, it must be distressing if you looked like elephant man.
Don't judge a person until you have walked in his shoes, cos most know jack shit about how ill a person really is just by looking.
I take MORPHINE 4 times a day, this alone prevents me from working, but is also a condition of my license that I cannot drive unless I have taken my medication.
tabetha