esa wrag income based question?

oldestrocker

johnsmi wrote: »

1 I think the government will be aware that the Tribunal Service won't be able to cope and I would be very surprised if they don't find a way of mitigating this in their favour.

2 My personal view is that in the past where you could expect some support from your GP regarding your claim, things have moved so much beyond this now, that its more a matter of implementing government policy in this matter, and that the GP's (like most claimants will find the new system very confusing) opinion will be pushed well into the background. After all its their job to be a GP not a welfare expert for esa

3 where in the past some vulnerable people got the wrong decision the door is now open for many to get the wrong decisions with perhaps dire consequences in some cases.

I do agree the system definitely had to be changed, but is this the right way to do it? maybe in a few years we will all now the answer.

John

There is nothing I could add to those comments. I honestly do think that politics has found it's way into too many places. There is a time and place for everything - taking this action is I think the thin edge of a much bigger wedge!

And to be so serious in the Lower House, when asked a question about the loss of the 495,000 civil servants, in that this will not now happen as money has been found to carry them, out of the Welfare savings!!!