Paralympics and State Benefits

[hairygrape]

There has been much anger over the way this Coalition government is treating disabled people regarding state benefits. There are tales of people desperately ill being losing their benefits and being forced back into work. Some seem to have committed suicide along the way.

How exactly does this relate to the Paralympics. Surely, some of those competing in TeamGB must be receiving Incapacity Benefits or Disability Living Allowance due to the profound disabilities they suffer.

Can we expect these people who have committed themselves to the Paralympics receiving letters from the DWP telling them to go and find or job or even attend a medical on the basis that if they can compete, they must be capable of doing some sort of work.

[EDDIE51]

No point that has not been mentioned so far is that while 40% of failed ESA claments win the appeal if they 'go it alone' over 70% of failed claims are successful in appeal if a CAB advisor or a solicitor gos to the appeal with them ! This strongly suggests that most people are just not able to successfully put their case to the appeal without expert help.

[EDDIE51]

'One point' sorry.