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Incapacity Benefit Wrongly Stopped - Failed Medical
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I cant be bothered to appeal against it though, i suffer from anxiety and nerves and it really took it out of me going through all of that, i cant see it would make any difference anyway, I promised myself on the day of the trubunal that whaever the result, i would never go through that humiliation again, I may not have ne IB anymore, but i do still have my dignity.0
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Many would argue that is what they are doing!
Many people argue about things without researching, or understanding the facts first.
Like Freud, who wrote the welfare reform paper.[greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
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The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
and we should be deeply worried about that[/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)0 -
strawberry_cupcake wrote: »I cant be bothered to appeal against it though, i suffer from anxiety and nerves and it really took it out of me going through all of that, i cant see it would make any difference anyway, I promised myself on the day of the trubunal that whaever the result, i would never go through that humiliation again, I may not have ne IB anymore, but i do still have my dignity.
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strawberry_cupcake wrote: »I cant be bothered to appeal against it though, i suffer from anxiety and nerves and it really took it out of me going through all of that, i cant see it would make any difference anyway, I promised myself on the day of the trubunal that whaever the result, i would never go through that humiliation again, I may not have ne IB anymore, but i do still have my dignity.
DO you also now have employment??
Or in receipt of jsa?
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strawberry_cupcake wrote: »the exact same thing that happened to the OP happened to me last year, it took 14 months to get to tribunal, and on the day the judge was biased against me, and although when he intereviewed me I answered enough questions (truthully) which would result in me receiving more points, he conveniently "forgot" to record those answers on his report, hmmmmmm, naughty, naughty, so guess what I failed ......again! Fair justice? Dont insult me, its a stitch up.
Thats it though, I wont reappeal, I haven't got the energy or the constitution for it now, I know when I am (unfairly) beaten. One day, someone WILL blow the whistle on this, and I for one, cant wait.
14 months to get to tribunal - thats a long wait...
If the tribunal had made a 'error in law' it could be looked at again, but Im not sure how long you get to raise a second appeal....
Appeals have been overturned at the commissioners stage (second appeal) - so for anyone with any strength left its worth doing, although I appreciate after 14 months you probably were at your wits end.
The whistle will be blown one day - I just hope its sooner rather than later.[greenhighlight]but it matters when the most senior politician in the land is happy to use language and examples that are simply not true.
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The impact of this is to stigmatise people on benefits,
and we should be deeply worried about that[/redtitle](house of lords debate, talking about Cameron)0 -
you have 30 days to apply for judicial review
Slimming world start 28/01/2012 starting weight 21st 2.5lb current weight 17st 9-total loss 3st 7.5lb
Slimmer of the month February , March ,April
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Notice the Op has gone away, and I wish I hadn't responded either, what a hornets whatnot;)I like the thanks button, but ,please, an I agree button.
Will the grammar and spelling police respect I do make grammatical errors, and have carp spelling, no need to remind me.;)
Always expect the unexpected:eek:and then you won't be dissapointed0 -
cyclonebri1 wrote: »Notice the Op has gone away, and I wish I hadn't responded either, what a hornets whatnot;)
I am here. I've just logged on and had to catch up on 3 or 4 pages of posts since my last visit.
Strawberry Cupcake, I have tried to reply to your message but it is not showing in my sent box so not sure if it has sent. Can you please confirm if you received it.A home without a dog is like a flower without petals.0 -
Ideally, those entitled to benefits should get them - that could mean fewer, or more on benefits. It would be nice to get fewer on benefits, but the point of benefits is to support those that need them.
You cant realistically set a number and fit claimaints around it (well the government can, and has with its 1 million of IB target) and expect the numbers of people sick or disabled to change (apart from on paper).
All the government can do, is redefine the meaning of sick and disabled, in order that less people qualify for sickness benefits.
It does not make those people any less sick or disabled than they were before the change, just a lot worse off, financially, and often mentally. (Not to mention the cost to the ecomony they always seem to forget to figure into their equations).
I can't see why you should think that there might be even more people unable to work in a healthy western society with a reasonable health service! Since when have Britons become such a sickly nation?
I'm probably repeating myself but, under the Thatcher government, thousands of people were moved onto IB to fudge the unemployment figures; that was the real scandal! Obviously now there needs to be numbers of people moved onto more appropriate benefits and it's going to be hard for some of them who've got used to an easy lifestyle, but unfortunately it has to be done.0 -
Oldernotwiser wrote: »I can't see why you should think that there might be even more people unable to work in a healthy western society with a reasonable health service! Since when have Britons become such a sickly nation?
I'm probably repeating myself but, under the Thatcher government, thousands of people were moved onto IB to fudge the unemployment figures; that was the real scandal! Obviously now there needs to be numbers of people moved onto more appropriate benefits and it's going to be hard for some of them who've got used to an easy lifestyle, but unfortunately it has to be done.
EASY LIFE STYLE!! you must be joking,my husband worked for nearly 30 years before going on IB ,he was earning about six times more in work than he received in benefits,lost loads of perks and bonus.The dwp could even say he is fit now by changing the goalposts,if he was fit, several of my family run buisnesses and would employ him but he CAN NOT work,perhaps this is too difficult for you to understand,i hope you are never in that position.There are two sides to every story.
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