Reply To: Health & Disability White Paper – published 15th March 2023:

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ChrisK
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    Not going to read all that because I’m in the lucky position of being retired from the work force so…

    My conclusion, DLA to PIP failed to save the money the government thought it would save and indeed backfired and is costing them more.

    So lets change the rules again and see if we can send more disabled folk to an early grave by forced labour because we all know all disabled folk want to go to work no matter how stressful it may be for them. I’m sure as indeed there are some here about will want to go to work and that’s fine if you think you can cope but can’t help feeling this will be linked to cutting help for the disabled more than truly helping them.

    Well at least they don’t propose to change the walking 20 metre rule as I thought they might change that to 2 metres. While I would have found it almost impossible to go to work after the day I became disabled I’m sure the company I worked for when I became disabled would have paid me £40K per annum plus expenses, in today’s terms, I was earning before becoming disable for sitting on my backside looking at a computer screen doing next to nothing. Might be different if I worked for the government, council or BBC but in the real world where you have to turn in a profit for your employer or your out or made to feel worthless unless the employer gets a tax break for you.

    Like I said I’m lucky to be a pensioner now so don’t have to worry about facing DWP professional experts.