Depression Support Thread

beachbeth

Feeling a bit down today. Monday will be the first time that I don't receive my IB benefit after its been stopped and its getting to me a bit. Ive got my appeal started and Welfare Rights are going to help me get my benefit back but Im finding it a bit hard to get motivated to fight.

The CAB told me the government are really cracking down on IB and there was an article in the paper saying they want to get a million people off it. I think the government choose to cut down on IB because people who are on it are the most vulnerable and less likely to fight back than anyone else. Why a million anyway? Where does this figure come from? Is it because they know theres at least a million on IB that shouldn't be? I doubt it.

I just want to pull the covers over my head and forget about it until its all over.

Horasio

beachbeth wrote: »

Feeling a bit down today. Monday will be the first time that I don't receive my IB benefit after its been stopped and its getting to me a bit. Ive got my appeal started and Welfare Rights are going to help me get my benefit back but Im finding it a bit hard to get motivated to fight.

The CAB told me the government are really cracking down on IB and there was an article in the paper saying they want to get a million people off it. I think the government choose to cut down on IB because people who are on it are the most vulnerable and less likely to fight back than anyone else. Why a million anyway? Where does this figure come from? Is it because they know theres at least a million on IB that shouldn't be? I doubt it.

I just want to pull the covers over my head and forget about it until its all over.

Grrr, don't get me started on the government - you have my sympathies, worrying about money on top of depression is terrible.

PS. Thank you for your lovely reply, I feel less alone now:)

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

Morning! hope all is well,I am fine this morning,Seeing Dad later on I am going to have a nice day,I have got to clean the cleaning cupboard out before I put all the cleaning stuff back in as I was too tired last night to even tackle it and it was towards 7pm.Just registered my software win this morning as well and it was a breazze Had no problems,just cant wait to get started with it and today is not the day to look at it and make wallpapers :rotfl:


hugs to Beth and CCstar and everyone that needs one

love and light,

Katie xxx

Tulip

:hello: Everyone,

I had a nice day,saw my parents,went out to do some food shopping and then came back,neighbour came to fix my boiler so its ok again now as I had no pressure in the boiler as level was 0 and wouldnt fire up.

cleaned cleaning cupboard as well and now I am on here,had dinner of Macaroni cheese and a nice piece of cake to finish and I enjoyed it,got some lovely angel decs for my xmas tree when I put it up so it will look and sparkle nice

Have a nice afternoon


love and light,

Katie xxx

absolutebounder

Beachbeth: The CAB told me the government are really cracking down on IB and there was an article in the paper saying they want to get a million people off it. I think the government choose to cut down on IB because people who are on it are the most vulnerable and less likely to fight back than anyone else. Why a million anyway? Where does this figure come from? Is it because they know theres at least a million on IB that shouldn't be? I doubt it.

Mental Illness In England Cost 50 Billion Pounds In 2007, UK

Main Category: Mental Health
Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry
Article Date: 28 May 2008 - 4:00 PDT

A major year-long study into the cost of meeting the mental health needs of the nation over the next two decades is published today by the King's Fund. Paying the Price suggests that significant investment in evidence-based services could help thousands back to productive work.

The report reveals that mental illness in England cost £50 billion in 2007. Almost half, £22.5 billion, represents money spent on direct NHS and social care services to support people with mental disorders. More than half, £26.1 billion, represents the estimated cost to the economy of earnings lost because of the thousands of people unable to work due to their mental illness.

Although it finds that the prevalence of most mental disorders, including schizophrenia, is likely to remain stable over the next 20 years, it predicts a huge increase in dementia - up by almost two-thirds (61 per cent) from 582,827 to 937,636 due to an ageing population.

As a result of this, and above inflation rises in health care costs, the bill for mental health services is expected to grow from £22.5 billion to £47 billion.

However, there are potential savings. The report suggests that there are ways to reduce the number of expensive hospital inpatient days for patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, to improve early detection and treatment of dementia and to increase the proportion of people with depression and anxiety disorders who are well enough to work.

Professor Martin Knapp5, co-author of the report said: 'We found that paying for more people to be treated would create net savings as reductions in lost employment costs would outweigh treatment costs. With a third of adults with depression and a half with anxiety disorders not in touch with services there is significant potential to treat more people with those illnesses and make savings because of the boost to the workforce.

'The problem is that the costs of care fall largely to the health service whereas the economic benefits mostly accrue elsewhere - to employers, the taxman, the benefits system and the criminal justice system. The government, the NHS, social services and employers need to extend efforts to help people with mental health needs who are of working age but not in employment to get back to work.'

The King's Fund

Ted_Hutchinson

beachbeth wrote: »

Why a million anyway? Where does this figure come from? Is it because they know theres at least a million on IB that shouldn't be? I doubt it..

The million comes from the age distribution of the population. Most people who go on on IB do so in the last few say 5 years before they retire. So when the reach retirement age they move onto pension and come off the IB list. The Gov pick on that figure because they know that over the next few years all the baby boomers will be moving off IB onto pension and they want to be able so say "Look aren't we clever" there are far fewer people on IB than before"

The general public are far to gullible and won't see the way the wool has been pulled over their eyes.

beachbeth

I went on IB at age 38 because of depression. Im now 44, so not near retirement age. I worked for a bank and can't imagine being able to go back to work in that environment or being able to do any job. My parents own a shop and I even tried working for them at one point. I stood in the shop in pain because of stomach cramps, couldn't breathe properly and couldn't stop crying.

I always think that if I was miraculously better tomorrow who would employ me anyway? Knowing that Id been on IB most employers would be put off.

Sssssss

can someone tell me what IB is please

LadyMorticia

Heya S. It's Incapacity Benefit.

xx

shazrobo

can you claim income support instead?, thats what i claim
shaz x