Jane
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# Posted: 20 Mar 2008 18:58
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The pressure is very great to make sure you do not forget to tell each concerned agency of any changes. In the last month,our endowment policy has actually paid out, and just about covers our mortgage, (miracle),my 20 year old son has got summer work, my 17 year old daughter has been offered part time work, at the end of her college course,so all of these had to be dealt with immediately, befoe anyone could accuse us of being fraudulent, at the same time, I was ill with a chesct infection, my 20 year old was rushed into hospital very ill with complications due to his diabetes, Social services were putting a lot of pressure on me to attend varying meetings about my elder son, who has Downs Syndrome, and my husband who is also disabled through varying problems, had to try to deal with anything else that cropped up,. and to put off appointments for me, on behalf of our son,as well as getting taxis for himself to attend hospital appointments, and be back in time to meet our elder son, on his arrival home from day care!
All the news about fraudulant incapacity benefit claimants doesn't help, as the media now tends to lump everyone together, and it is becoming very stressful.Last night, I actually watched a programme on BBC 4called The Late edition live, where a comedian made the audience laugh by saying that people on incapacity benefit could sit on street corners to urinate on obese people to make them walk faster and lose weight.I am appalled that the most vulnerable in Society are allowed to be laughed at and made fun of in this way.
I agree with what Lily has said, as there have been many times that I have felt bullied, and the week leading up to Christmas each year seems to be the prime time for every agency to send out forms that have to be filled in by the beginning of January.I always try to use Christmas week as a week off from all form filling and telephone calls except to family.
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