This sort of thing annoys non disabled people

jucee84

Poppie68 wrote: »

some people are very good at hiding daily struggles, working or not.

Not this woman, for example, she regularly calls in sick for a day shift then goes out clubbing that night, now surely if you are too sick to manage to go to work you wouldn't be out clubbing, getting so drunk you can barely stand, that same night?

rogerblack

jucee84 wrote: »

Not this woman, for example, she regularly calls in sick for a day shift then goes out clubbing that night, now surely if you are too sick to manage to go to work you wouldn't be out clubbing, getting so drunk you can barely stand, that same night?

It is not quite impossible that someone in the position you outline can be legitimately entitled to DLA.

However, there are some things you should bear in mind.

Is she telling the truth?

She is required to fully and accurately report her condition to the DWP.
She is not required to do so to you (or any of her friends or family).

I often misrepresent dreams as hopes, hopes as plans, plans as action, simply because I find speaking accurately about my condition just serves to depress me about how it really is.

DLA is granted on the basis of care needs and mobility.
For her to get mobility at the higher rate, she would need to be 'virtually unable to walk' - due to being unable to walk a short distance without undergoing severe discomfort.
Or for the effort of walking to be likely to cause a deterioration in condition.
Or for it being unsafe for her to do so (for example, uncontrolled blackouts leading to falls).

Simply 'Having CF' is not a ground to get DLA, unless there is a reasonable expectation of death in 6 months.