Dla and son with autism advice

nannytone_2

i had a discussion about how they assess 'needs'.
i am blind. i need help with all the obvious things, but am fairly safe on my own for periods of time, on my own.
outdoors is a totally different thing. once i am outside my front door, there is the potential for rdanger. i also cannot shop without help. i have to be taken to the doctors/dentist ... anywhere that i need/want to go.
i now receive high rate mobility because my sight dropped below an accepted standard ( completely measurable, with no reliance on opinion)
my daughters younger son contracted viral encephalitis at 18 months.
he was left severely disabled with quadraplegic cerebral palsy and epilepsy. he was unable to talk, sit or feed himself. his only independent means of mobility was to roll.
at the age of 3 he was awarded high rate mobility.

so who is the most severely disabled?
obviously and without doubt, my grandson was.

but to try to judge one disability against another, especially when everyone has to fit into 2 categories ( low or high/ standard or enhanced) is stupid.

the fact that my grandsons issues were so great, doesn't minimise my, or any other persons issues.
the fact that the system on thinks people have a little difficulty or a whole lot of difficulty isn't the fault of the person thats having issues

nannytone_2

without a doubt, there are people that manage to fool the system into believing they are ill/disabled.
we could argue all day about the number, but it is probably much LOWER than the ranters would have us believe.

my point is ...
is it right to punish all disabled/sick people because go the actions of a few?

i only ask because this seems to be what tea bag would like to happen

merlin68

Well considering 64.1 million people live in UK and there's 600,000 motability cars on the road.
Your point doesn't ring true tea bag.
The reason we have more young disabled people now, is that before they would have died.
We are saving more and more premature babies for example. Many who are left with severe complications.
Its not your tax either, you would still pay tax even if welfare was scrapped.

BucksLady

My husband works as a GP and many of his patients are ''disabled'' and have very complex health needs. The number who are not ''genuinely'' ill is extremely low.

It is heartbreaking to hear about what some people have to endure. For example the young lady who has been left doubly incontinent as a result of having a child. Or the young man who has just had an operation for a brain tumour which has left him blind. There is never an end to the sad stories. I have yet to hear one about the patient who is feigning a bad back to ensure a disablilty payment etc. Yes, such patients do exist, but medical opinion would support that they do not form the majority of claims.

merlin68

http://www.livability.org.uk/news/language-journalists/
This site has some interesting facts about disability.
I would say that it is virtually impossible to claim pip and esa if your a fraudster.
Your other point on conditions doesn't ring true either.
As benefits are based on what you can and can't do.
This is why some genuinely ill people fail the medical.