Kompany Car
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There in lies the issue with the whole benefits system. It should be a safety net, it should support people like you mentioned, but instead it seems to support in many cases those who can fill in paperwork the right way and put on a good act when being assessed.One of the outlaws decided to have a heart attack a couple of years ago. It laid him up a few months whilst awaiting a procedure. Luckily for him he got away with having a stent fitted. Unluckily, he lost his job. In this time he only received statutory sick pay. He eventually found another job. Before he could get back on his feet, he managed to slip and break his ankle, no pun intended. I'm not sure if he received any sick pay, but all the while, he was getting deeper in debt. He has now returned to work. This has taken its toll on his mental health. So much so he has had to use a debt management agency.
All on top of a long term health condition which I've been told, he has tumours on his spine that periodically burst and leave him in agony. So, things are not so rosy in the benefit garden. Apparently he's tried every avenue but can't claim a penny.
I do find it wrong that things like being obese is classified as something that warrants a pip claim which is a self inflicted condition caused by greed. The fact that it causes back pain and breathing issues should be discounted.
