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A benefit that prob should be means-tested.
I say that despite being less than 3 years from receiving it.
But then i think ALL benefits should be means tested to a degree, and anyone receiving out of work benefits should have their passport ‘frozen re travel’, until they return to work.
I’d also freeze all disability benefits and have a complete restructure of who can claim, how they claim and for what.
Also, restructure that taxpayer-sponsored vehicle mobility scheme. Clamp down on misuse of the racket that is the blue badge.
Jeez, the amount of sickos on our Caribbean cruise a few weeks back!
Amazing isnt it? These peeps can fill out a form, have a telephone interview, ‘score’ enough points (so to speak) to qualify for £00s each week for a
‘disability’, BUT
Somehow, yes
Somehow
They can go on a 9-hour flight (twice in 2 weeks), board a ‘kin huge ship, wander around on ship, walk around decks, disembark at ports, walk to a port, go on trips, etc, etc ![]()
As one old dear said to me and the wife, on deck on one of the sea days, “my disability benefit pays for my cruise every year – chortle, chortle!”
I kid thee not.
And she is a widow of a high ranking RAF chap, with a big RAF Widow’s pension, plus her State Pension, of course.
Hey-ho ![]()