Re: Sick & Disabled unfairly treated
Originally Posted by
Zuleika
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You obviously have no idea of this appalling system and/or it works.
Perhaps reading this part below again might give you a clearer idea of what some people are up against with the DWP .
Terminally ill people are having to fight for disability benefits, with some being denied special fast-track benefits altogether under a system said to be “truly barbaric”.
Son Forced To Use Student Loan To Pay For Dead Mum’s Funeral
For one family in Belfast the grief of losing their mother was compounded by serious financial troubles following her death as a result of delays in benefits payments.
Mother-of-three Carol Doonan, described as “the most selfless woman” by her family, was just 55 when she died from cancer in April 2018 - only a month after being diagnosed.
In the final weeks of her life, when she was seriously ill, she was unable to access benefits. Despite Macmillan Cancer Support helping the family to fast-track Carol’s application for the disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP), it did not come quickly enough.
“They wanted to come and interview her and speak to her on the phone, but mum could barely lift her arm,” said her son Kevin Doonan. “I didn’t want her to deal with anything. I remember they rang to speak to my mum but I told them she was basically unconscious. They asked me to wake her up. It was a terrible, terrible experience. They asked her questions like why she didn’t know she had cancer.”
Her son, a student at Ulster University, was forced to use his student loan to cover the cost of his mother’s funeral after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 stomach cancer, because her PIP disability benefits were delayed.
No I don't but I can see they have to make some checks can't just hand out dosh at the drop of a hat .
And I don't mean to be hard hearted but what is her family doing ?
They are not little children but adults
The son ( who is 30 years old ) and her husband ( 50 years ) and daughter 21 years .
Don't they work can't they afford any funeral .
A very basic funeral no service costs about around £800+
FGS carrying on as if they are infants about to be taken to the poor house .
It's terribly sad they have lost their mother but surely the entire family didnt live off her disability allowances ?
If you can't afford to pay for a funeral the local authority will have to pay but there is help available .
https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.u...e-funeral-cost