Work and disabilities

[DC_FC]

Just want to ask a question about someone I know, he live with a partner and the 2 of them have got it into they're heads that they dont have to work and claim benefits. He thinks he can say his shoulder prevents him from working and she seems to think because she has diabetes (dont know which type) she is unable to work. I take it diabetes doesnt prevent people from working ? and I presume if they try to claim they are unable to work they would get refered to a doctor or whoever to make sure they can or cannot work.

[emmie]

DWP are clamping down on disability claims, i am pretty sure they would need documentary evidence to back up claims about not being able to work, doctors reports, hospital records, and don't believe diabetes is a reason that one could give, but i couldn't tell you for sure.

[Postdog]

Can't really answer but I have a brain tumour, suffer weakness, headaches, cannot walk for long without risk of fatigue or losing balance, had a letter from my neurologist to confirm that and am awaiting surgery to try and remove it, but I was told I was fit to work. If it does work for them I think I shall try the diabetes route......

[Buenchico]

If diabetics can't work it would interesting to know how Arthur Ashe and Billy Jean King both won Wimbledon, Scott Coleman swam the Channel, Joe Frazier became the undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Wasim Akram represented Pakistan in over 100 Test matches!

Also, according to that theory, we shouldn't have seen Jimmy Cagney, Mae West, Jackie Gleason or Halle Berry appearing in any movies! We'd have also missed out on the music of James Brown, Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash, Ella Fitzgerald, Meat Loaf, Dizzie Gillespie, Elvis Presley and Luther Vandross (while not being able to see any musicals written by Andrew Lloyd Webber either).

Technology might have been slowed down as well, if Thomas Edison hadn't invented the light bulb and the phonograph.

Tell your friend's partner that if Gary Mabbutt could play football for England, she can stack shelves in Tesco ;-)

Chris

[DC_FC]

LOl im just astounded (and disgusted they are contemplating it) that the 2 of them are going to try it on, ill try and find out more info and post back what i find.

[Ann]

Hahaha - well said Buenchico - well researched!