Originally Posted by Skyrah:
“This isn't a fair society.
My son who is physically and mentally handicapped from birth had all the care, respite & schooling he needed for FREE .... Then as soon as my son reached the age of 18 all his free treatments, respite, prescriptions was taken away from him.
So unless you're under the age of 18 or over the age of 70 you are thrown on the society's scrap heap.”
That's terrible. PiP hasn't got around to us yet, but I fully expect to be in the same situation when they do.
They have got away with it by making the public believe that all benefit claimants are lying scroungers. People like Hopkins only make the situation worse for people with genuine disabilities who are being denied the care they genuinely need.
This article from the Guardian shows the true figures. Less than 1% of claims are fraudulent. About the same amount are paid out in error without fraudulent intent.
http://www.theguardian.com/news/data...iversal-credit
The fact of the matter is that this money which is lost is actually less than the money which could genuinely be claimed by people who are entitled to it, but who don't claim, for whatever reason.
It seems on the face of it to be a deliberate attempt to deflect attention away from the greedy robbers at the top who can get away with it, onto the poor and helpless at the bottom who can be kicked in the teeth with impunity.