tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post1735610809639413669..comments2024-03-28T09:16:33.241+00:00Comments on Diary of a Benefit Scrounger: Time limiting ESA will cost WORKING families £4,661 a yearSue Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-54779581240049667602012-08-29T16:07:22.414+01:002012-08-29T16:07:22.414+01:00me again,
iam sopposed to be enjoying my new kidn...me again,<br /><br />iam sopposed to be enjoying my new kidney,but with this appeal going on,the stress i am suffering is nearly as bad as being on diaysis,why does an appeal take so long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-28478132712477282722012-08-29T15:58:22.891+01:002012-08-29T15:58:22.891+01:00hello,
my brother gave me the gift of life in 201...hello,<br /><br />my brother gave me the gift of life in 2010 nov,a new kidney,what a gift,its given me some more years for which i am gratfull.<br />one problem,my brother didnt come out of te operation as he went in ,he suffered for his kindness,he has produced all the evidence needed to obtain esa,yet altos scored him nil points,we are now after 10 months at the final stage of appeal,the upper tribunal,his had no income since early nov 2011,they say claim jsa,wouldnt that be defeating the oject of appeal,and declaring yourself fully fit for work,problems do occur after donating,my story could put people off donating,it shouldnt..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-76261391693425471942012-04-13T12:15:01.153+01:002012-04-13T12:15:01.153+01:00Like a number here I am one who will be affected b...Like a number here I am one who will be affected by this change and got the dreaded letter yesterday. I have a rare nerve disorder that I have managed to almost live with for the past 22 years. I gained a degree at night school and worked for the past 15 years or so. <br /><br />After being threatened with redundancy my condition escalated to a point were I could no longer work. We lost two thirds of our income and I am sure this had a huge affect upon my illness. Like you I have a great deal of medication to take and have to pay for this.<br /><br />It is my hope and intention to return to work when my condition goes back into remission and can be reasonably managed by drugs.<br /><br />My wife and I chose not to have children as I was terrified that there may be a genetic component to my desease. My wife will now have to support us both and the strain of the past couple of years have started to show.<br /><br />I just dont know what we like many others are going to do. I hate to say it but my wife would be better off if i just popped off, but my condition is not terminal it will just cause me chronic pain for the rest of my life. I love my wife very much and to see her trying to be strong for me and trying not to let me get worried is the most terrible part of my current situation...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-26130478740480152362012-03-23T15:13:37.210+00:002012-03-23T15:13:37.210+00:00No wonder you were too cowardly to leave your name...No wonder you were too cowardly to leave your name, mister Anonymous. When you fall ill, I hope you have a future plan worked out that will pay your bills, support your family and put a meal on the table, because if not you will be an "idle scrounger" like the rest of us and have to beg in the streets.Tricia Boothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-54162198740736689502011-12-29T01:50:11.050+00:002011-12-29T01:50:11.050+00:00As a serving member of the HM Forces I am disguste...As a serving member of the HM Forces I am disgusted and appalled at not only how my wife but how all of the people on here have/are being treated. My wife had worked all her adult life, holding down two jobs. Soon as our first child was born she didn't want hand-outs and as soon as she could she went back to work. Now she is too ill to work. The hoops we have had to jump through! Now to see that should this bill be passed she will lose her benefits,well is unbelievable Reading these posts NOT ONE of these people could ever be called a benefit scrounger and to be told after all your hard work and taxes you're going to lose your life line is crazy. This government (and governments before it)! have given millions of pounds away to other countries over the years, like India who can afford to run their own space program, but wont support a decent welfare system. If they want to save money try stop giving millions to these countries, why should the decent people on here suffer when there is money but it's not politically correct to divert it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-79552591022222482012011-12-28T13:26:12.845+00:002011-12-28T13:26:12.845+00:00There are a couple of errors here, I beleive.
Fir...There are a couple of errors here, I beleive.<br /><br />Firstly, contributions-based ESA will only be time limited if you are in the work-related activity group. Those in the support group will not be time limited.<br /><br />Secondly, it does not just affect claimants who are part of a couple - a single person can be prohibited from claiming income-related ESA by dint of having too much captial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-40249869702565224762011-11-02T20:50:42.241+00:002011-11-02T20:50:42.241+00:00What do the goverment think they are doing i thogh...What do the goverment think they are doing i thoght we were a caring country well i dont hold that opinion anymore.People who have worked contributed to the benefit systym are going to be below the poverty line having to rely on our partner to keep you when your 12 months runs out is outrages.The goverment need to liase with the DDA we should be protected not subjected.The comment above seems to have the right idea the goverment will look after you if your disability is self inflicted but if your illness or disability is through no fault of your own you dont stand a chance Its about time the polititions stopped looking through rose colored glasses supported and looked after the sick and disabled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-36352423029787897522011-11-02T20:34:33.732+00:002011-11-02T20:34:33.732+00:00Hi i aree with all thats been said if you have a p...Hi i aree with all thats been said if you have a partner you will be punished if you are a person who self enflicted drugs on themselves or you are dependant on alchoho you will keep the benefit the message the goverment are sending out is ditch the partner become drug or alchol dependant and we will look after you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-77622637602077784792011-11-02T20:24:23.011+00:002011-11-02T20:24:23.011+00:00i aree what a shamblesi aree what a shamblesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-32429767090521003782011-11-01T09:49:19.819+00:002011-11-01T09:49:19.819+00:00Hi everyone.
In 2007 i was diagnosed with relapse ...Hi everyone.<br />In 2007 i was diagnosed with relapse remitting multiple sclerosis and had to give up work. I had my own taxi business, only me but it was all mine. I lost that. I cant pass the medical needed to acquire another hackney licence. So i claimed incapacity benefit and dla, high rate mobility and medium rate care. i've been on the ib for so long now i'm at the maximum payout. <br />I have just met the lovliest woman and we are engaged and planning on buying a home with the proceeds of her financial settlement from her previous marriage. Problem is, she works, has a very good job & with this esa chances are i will lose all my benefits. there is no way she can afford to pay for the mortgage plus all the bills on her own so looks like we will end up with nothing. all because of my disability. i have a car on motability via the dla which more than likely we will lose. this government is no better than the bnp. if i could work i would gladly but i have no feeling in my fingertips or anywhere else on my arms or legs. What am i supposed to do? i cant hold a decent conversation as i get confused so easily now. even going on the weekly shop if my partner leaves me for an instance i get severe panic attacks. i feel that maybe my partner should find herself a man who can work and i should end it all. least that way they cant screw me anymore :(Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-90684316685341828092011-09-17T20:22:37.329+01:002011-09-17T20:22:37.329+01:00Letters are going out to over 92,000 ESA claiamnts...Letters are going out to over 92,000 ESA claiamnts next week - see http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/1975/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-11276828644232214592011-06-05T22:41:24.875+01:002011-06-05T22:41:24.875+01:00This is disability discrimination and I am quite s...This is disability discrimination and I am quite suprised that the ministers for disability and equalities have not voiced their opinions. The assessment itself is "in my view" designed as a deterant against people with disabilities from claiming as the burocratic system will challenge even the brightest of disabled people. The government wreaks of this non caring shamefull betrayal of a promise that said that this government would protect us in our hour of need if we paid into a national insurance sytsem. Ask yourself why the public are not taking the failure to fulfill a promisary contract through the high courts.. I believe the system was drawn up in haste and not well thought out. "Scameron" as he is now known is supposed to be christian in his beliefs. So far all he has done is feather his own and his parties nests and have shown that his reputation for ruthlessness will rise above those of other world leaders that have been castigated for less... This Government has no morality..Harry Sykesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-1465634267604551392011-05-26T13:30:12.252+01:002011-05-26T13:30:12.252+01:00Hi
Some really interesting comments here. My partn...Hi<br />Some really interesting comments here. My partner became disabled in June 2009. She is a university graduate and had not long started a promising position as a primary school teacher within a large state run school. Her dissability comes in the form of rare blood clot which now has permanantly blocked a major artery and so has impacted massively on her mobility. Her case is so rare it has already featured in 2 National medical journels and so far there has been no possible cure or medical intervention that can help her in any way. I have had to give up work to care for her as most days she is unable to do anything due to lack of mobility. She recieves the highest rate of mobility component (DLA) however she has been refused any care component (DLA) meaning I cannot claim carers allowance even though I take care of her needs around the clock. She recieves ESA also. I to am concerned about the new assesments etc being put into place. How can a medical nurse possibly asses her when her particular condition is extremely rare and the conditions side affects aren`t even known yet let alone understood. We have approached specialist consultants at Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield and London Hospitals and all have come back with a blank, not knowing of any treatment or cure. So if she is re-assesed by a nurse and gets kicked of ESA due to the fact that on occassions she can walk 10 yards and can pick up a phone, where would we be? Like others have posted here, as if we want to be in this position, claiming benefits? She worked her butt off at Uni to get a degree and had a teaching job she had always dreamed of since she was a young girl. I to would love to return to work, maybe part time so at least I could provide an income into our home but if I do they would starting taking money from her (ESA & Housing & Council Tax benefit). It also seems so unfair I get no help as carer when I am infact her carer. Its a crazy thing this benefits system. It seems to help those who dont need it yet fail those who really do. The way I see it is that untill cases are looked at individually then the system will continue to fail. Untill they stop classing people as couples and not individuals the system will continue to fail. And to summerise here`s a fact that may drive you to dispair. If you come into this country as an Immigrant couple, you are infact assesed individually and entitled to benefits individually due to your human rights. God I love this country :) From a frustrated couple, seemingly ruined at the age of 26.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-39722879118962443532011-04-04T19:48:50.552+01:002011-04-04T19:48:50.552+01:00Would the person who wrote that last post consider...Would the person who wrote that last post consider submitting it to the ESA/IB enquiry?<br /><br />You just need to send it by private email suey2yblog@hotmail.co.uk with your name address and tel no. <br /><br />I'll put it in the format and send it to you for approval. Alternatively, you can do your own here if you'd rather : http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/news/announcement-of-esa-inquiry/<br /><br />Please do consider it - your story is very valuable evidence and great exactly as it is.Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-72663773587548876312011-04-04T16:05:39.746+01:002011-04-04T16:05:39.746+01:00I am at the end of my tether, my husband is self e...I am at the end of my tether, my husband is self employed( not very much money coming in well roughly £9000 pa we are paying ourselves)and I have had renal failure since I was 6 years old.<br />and although I am transplanted, I still have a raft of medical problems, I am trying to keep hold of a dodgy 18 year old kidney transplant, as if this fails I have very little chance of any more treatment, due to the fact that all my veins are shot, from years of treatments. So as you can see I am keen to stay away from stress! no such luck, after being re-tested 3 years ago, i was awarded zero points, it was only after months of fighting that I managed to secure my IB. And the rule I fought on has now been re worded so I do not think I will be able to claim.Both my husband and I have been mindful of our position we have no debt, we do not overspend, we only buy things we can afford, we have no children( as we thought this was a sensible course to take, I am not sure what to do? last time I failed to get any points, I was dumped off of IB, with no help, this government are saying people will be helped back to work, well I shall believe it when I see it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-27055790599778001462011-04-01T21:56:31.593+01:002011-04-01T21:56:31.593+01:00HELP FIGHT THE CUTS!
http://www.hardesthit.org.uk...HELP FIGHT THE CUTS!<br /><br />http://www.hardesthit.org.uk/<br /><br /><br />Write or email your MP!<br /><br /><br />Protest online!<br /><br /><br />March for May 11thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-60671674412719204282011-03-31T02:00:55.271+01:002011-03-31T02:00:55.271+01:00THIS IS A FANTASTIC ARTICLE! PLEASE SUBMIT SOMETHI...THIS IS A FANTASTIC ARTICLE! PLEASE SUBMIT SOMETHING TO THE MIGRATION ENQUIRY & THE SCRUTINY UNIT (2 SEPARATE ENQUIRIES) PLEASE NOTE CLOSING DATES.<br /><br />Work and Pensions Committee<br />Select Committee Announcement <br />Inquiry into Migration from Incapacity Benefits to Employment and Support Allowance <br /> The outcome of the migration process and the different paths taken by the various client groups: those moved to Jobseeker’s Allowance, including the support provided to find work and the impact of the labour market on employment prospects; those found fit for work who may be entitled to no further benefits; those placed in the Work Related Activity Group of the ESA, including the likely impact of the Department’s decision to time-limit contribution-based ESA to a year; and those placed in the Support Group. <br />The deadline for written evidence is 14 April 2011. <br /><br />Public Bill Committees - Scrutiny Unit <br />Room G10, 7 Millbank <br />House of Commons London SW1A 0AA <br />Tel 020 7219 8387 Fax 020 7219 8381 Email scrutiny@parliament.uk Website www.parliament.uk/scrutiny <br />Call for written evidence: <br />Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Government’s Welfare Reform Bill? <br />If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill. <br />· time-limiting the payment of contributory Employment and Support Allowance to twelve months; <br />The Committee is able to receive written evidence from Wednesday 9 March, when the Bill has passed the Second Reading Stage; it will stop receiving written evidence at the end of the Committee stage on Thursday 10 May. The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the Committee will have to take it into consideration. The Public Bill Committee is expected to meet for the first time on Tuesday 22 March. <br />*****************************************************************Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-26435030281394429222011-03-30T00:02:20.915+01:002011-03-30T00:02:20.915+01:00Last chance to stop the ESA test!
http://funnyold...Last chance to stop the ESA test!<br /><br />http://funnyoldlife.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/last-chance-to-stop-the-esa-test/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-27925650610143998422011-03-15T08:14:27.982+00:002011-03-15T08:14:27.982+00:00John - I do qualify for DLA, but don't like to...John - I do qualify for DLA, but don't like to claim it. <br />The problem with a "variable" condition is that when you're having a better phase, you feel like a fraud, but when you're really sick, you don't have the fight to claim it.Sue Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14849801822216267250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-86001424276732790982011-03-15T04:22:03.589+00:002011-03-15T04:22:03.589+00:00Sue, surely you should be in receipt of DLA?
I...Sue, surely you should be in receipt of DLA?<br /><br />I'm so confused about all these changes, having been on DLA (highest level care component with premiums for a pre-existing condition - just been preliminary diagnosed with a severe form of Crohn's last Thursday on top of this - yet I do not understand all these changes to the system.<br /><br />I've also written to Maria Miller, just before the last submissions were allowed and have had not received as much as "Your email has been received."<br /><br />I had to go through ATOS last summer and it was hellish. My consultants' notes were not referred to; the nurse (I asked his medical qualifications) didn't know what severe hypertension was! I asked him to read the huge form I'd filled in, my medical records and just got a blank stare.<br /><br />I 'phoned DWP - they were horrified that I had to go through such a thing in my condition, and got in touch with me two days later telling me not to expect a "test" for many years.<br /><br />Suddenly, this has all turned upside-down and to be honest, I'm f***ing scared, too tired to fight anymore.<br /><br />Your blog has been a great help to me, and my friends and carers.<br /><br />Yet I feel powerless. I write, email the government yet I am ignored.<br /><br />There must be something we can all do - whether we are ill or in so many cases, caring for someone incapacitated.<br /><br />We have no voice; when we shout it's treated as a whisper on a breeze.<br /><br />Surely someone can make their voice ring clear and be heard.<br /><br />Kind thoughts.<br />Johnjohn.boettcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756463646457235776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-18816270643609650902011-03-15T00:11:02.313+00:002011-03-15T00:11:02.313+00:00Prime Minister David Cameron has said there are &q...Prime Minister David Cameron has said there are "severe concerns" for a number of British nationals after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.<br /><br />if you believe that you'll believe anything <br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12739832Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-15965612182140149162011-03-14T21:21:25.604+00:002011-03-14T21:21:25.604+00:00The Lib Dem policy of time limiting ESA will encou...The Lib Dem policy of time limiting ESA will encourage claimants to work. Those who cannot work can beg for food parcels:<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/14/charity-food-parcels-devonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-65368303797548129742011-03-14T21:01:20.095+00:002011-03-14T21:01:20.095+00:00Mick i know how you feel and were all in the same ...Mick i know how you feel and were all in the same boat at least we are in it together unlike the conservative front bench who would never even get in your boat<br />The public got sucked in big time by a big talker David Cameron at the last election the public overall would have never voted them in and if it hadn't been for nick clegg and his party joining up with them on a re run of the election we would still be with labour<br />.<br />nick clegg and his party are finished which he throughly deserves <br /><br />The conservatives at the next election in 2015 should also be out of office i say should because there are a lot of conservative ideas in the labour party and the haves in this country may just out number the have not's and think we better stay as we are which will allow the conservatives back inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-58402172195508391362011-03-14T20:12:52.647+00:002011-03-14T20:12:52.647+00:00P.S. When I said household costs, I meant fixed pr...P.S. When I said household costs, I meant fixed property costs, fuel, water, c. tax, insurance, telephone line. Not - maintenance, food, TV licence etc.Micknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568034298343558962.post-34751610915506157132011-03-14T20:08:28.297+00:002011-03-14T20:08:28.297+00:00The whole welfare bill is a nightmare, we all have...The whole welfare bill is a nightmare, we all have our individual circumstances but what we have in common is that most of us seem to lose out. I am single and on IB, I am lucky that I own my own home paid in full just before I lost my job because I suspected that at some point I would no longer able to work and the one thing I wanted more than anything was a stable roof over my head. I did that by not going out, never going on holiday or having a modern car. I don't know if I did the right thing. My IB takes no account of my household costs, I worked out last night that 40% of my weekly £100 approx goes on household bills & insurance. I can't turn the heating down any more next winter, my thermostat is never above 17degrees. If I rented, the landlord would be responsible for maintenance paid for from my rent. I had to borrow £1000 last year to replace my central heating boiler. My kitchen is 30yrs old, my bathroom not much newer, the decor is mid 90's, my roof needs at least £1000 spent on it before next winter. I was working out my budget because i'm sick with worry that i'll be moved onto JSA under the new system. If that happens, the only thing I can imagine will happen is that I sell my house, the money won't last forever it's not worth much. And then as a single person i'll be in the worst rented accommodation available costing the taxpayer more than I ever did before. I don't usually feel sorry for myself, but I cried a lot last night.Micknoreply@blogger.com