Some 'disabled' should get work
HAVING read the article (May 14) regarding disability allowances being paid in the city, I feel I must comment.
I agree and accept that there are genuine recipients and genuine cases whereby the disability allowance is paid, and rightly so. However, one has only to go into the city centre on any given weekday (I work shifts), to see a large amount of people who are not working. God forbid anyone loses limbs etc, but even a person with one leg could work in an office or behind a till. I know I would. In my place of work until recently we had a female who was blind and took her dog to work, and a male who walks with the aid of crutches. These people are shining examples of what we can achieve. One night shift a few months ago, I stopped and talked to two young males walking to an all- night garage and asked in general conversation if they had work in the morning. I was told: "Oh no, we are off work disabled. I've got Tourette syndrome". I left to carry on with my second nightshift of the four.
There are genuine cases where people cannot work, but also is it a case of some doctors being hoodwinked or being too soft to "sign off" these people who can?
NEIL ROCHE
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by superwoman123
Wednesday, May 23 2012, 11:10PM
“my mum is 49 years old and has worked in different jobs over the years to look after and support us we lost our dad to cancer 14 years ago so its been mum trying to keep things going she did not go on benifits until 6 years ago to most people she looks fine but she,s not she has rumotoid arthritas and is in constant pain she has morpine everyday and numerous pills to try to ease her pain some days are wworse than others but she,s in constant painall day everyday she now gets disability so she can get help and park in disabled spaces people sometimes look at her as to think oh look at her nothing wrong with her !! just because she can get out of her car and walk most with a stick which she hate by the way ! noone know her so please don,t tar everyone with the same brush some people have hidden illness;s and apart from mums constant pain she also has cronic asthma to i work full time and still help my mum each and everyday i love my mum”
by tipley
Wednesday, May 23 2012, 9:28PM
“"Those who have worked all there life should retire at 60 or 65. but the cost of living longer costs more."
I am a single 55 year old female who works full-time, through no fault of my own, now lives in a private shoe box of a flat as it is all I can afford, I have no chance of a council place! I have been working since my daughter left school 20 years ago, I have been in my present job for over 10 years now, I have no qualifications so it is a mundane job but I have perservered over the years, benefits is not an option for me! I would love to retire at the age of 60 but my retirement age for my state pension is set at 66 years, thanks to the government!!”
by googoo55
Wednesday, May 23 2012, 1:34PM
“SwapShop77
When your on benefit your medication is free would look in to it if your paying for it .”
by Nevman
Tuesday, May 22 2012, 11:36PM
“It's all very well telling the disabled there are jobs they can do perfectly well. Try telling it to employers!”
by Johnny_Brant
Monday, May 21 2012, 11:30PM
“Incidentally guys, did you know you can retire at 60 years of age and go on Pension Credit, which is usually TWICE the amount of JSA? (unless the rules have changed).
Sounds too good to be true? Ask the Jobcentre if you don't believe me..;)”
by mcspredder
Monday, May 21 2012, 9:16PM
“"...regarding disability allowances being paid in the city, I feel I must comment."
Recently it was reported that the number of dementia sufferers had doubled in ten years.
Presumably there is a coresponding increase in the numbers suffering other forms of debilitating diseases.
Feel you must comment on that Mr Roche?”
by ClickBoom
Monday, May 21 2012, 7:08PM
“DLA is not means tested so anyone afraid of losing their benefits if they go back to work are worrying about nothing; unless they're lying.”
by SwapShop77
Monday, May 21 2012, 4:30PM
“yes , i am currently awaiting for my assesment, but i forgot to mention that i also live with my mother and father who are 80 and 84.”
by thebannedone
Monday, May 21 2012, 4:25PM
“Besides SwapShop77 - contact Pluss if you are registered disabled - they can help.”
by thebannedone
Monday, May 21 2012, 4:23PM
“Being currently a unipod, due to an unfortunate incident, have been treated with the derision by DWP (On jobseakers - "we only have kitchen porter, apprenticeships (at 53?) or waiter available" - "on crutches?" - "no excuse") - when I have a brain and nearly two intact hands can program, analyse and report on many databases, in many programming languages. Yet - all that is available are kitchen porter or waiter when you are on crutches - which to anyone with any sense (DWP are not among them) would tend to remove you from those type of job applications.
Either that or I am reliving the Peter Cook/Dudley Moore infamous Tarzan applicant scetch!”