from the Independent
A blind, epileptic woman who told the Government she cannot leave her home without help, use a pen or make a cup of tea has been declared fit for work, it has been reported.
Hazel Macrae, 62, who also suffers from osteoarthritis and type 2 diabetes, told assessors looking at her entitlement to Employment Support Allowance (ESA) that she would be unable to move safely in a workplace, according to Chronicle Live.
Now she has been judged to have “limited capability for work”, her payments have been reduced by £15 a fortnight and she must meet with a work coach, the newspaper reported.
Ms Macrae, of Walker in Newcastle upon Tyne, told the Chronicle: “There are no jobs that I can do. They have said that I can use my hands and I’m expected to apply for all jobs going.
“I can’t even make a cup of tea myself because of the boiling water.”
She has been placed in the work-related activity group category of claimants, but has appealed the ruling, the site said.
The Department for Work and Pensions said it planned to look again at Ms Macrae’s case…
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Filed under: War on the Disabled |
Coming our way, soon as Trump can fashion an opening.
Along the same lines—kind of, anyway:
“DOJ Considering Arresting Sanctuary City Politicians.”