Teh One Who Knocks
02-19-2016, 12:40 PM
By Fraser Moore - The Express
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GOVERNMENT bureaucrats have demanded that a quadruple amputee prove he is disabled to receive benefits.
Teenager Edward Bright, from Derbyshire, lost both his arms and legs because of meningitis complications as a child.
But following his 16th birthday Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) apparatchiks sent Edward a letter saying he must meet with an assessor to receive his Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Edward’s mother, Claire, said she was “horrified and disgusted” when her son was told to travel from his home to an assessment centre.
She said: "We assumed his case would be treated as exceptional given the fact he has had his legs and arms amputated.
"We were horrified and disgusted to get the letter saying he needed an assessment.
"They wanted him to go to Derby and even gave instructions on how to walk to the office from the station. It's a shambles."
The DWP admitted that there a “mistake” and there was now no need for Edward to undergo a face-to-face assessment.
It also explained that all Disability Living Allowance claimants are invited to apply for the working-age PIP when they turn 16.
Edward nearly lost his life to meningitis in 2007.
But he was saved after doctors amputated both of his arms and legs.
The incident comes after a report was published claiming Britain’s benefits are some of the “least generous” in western Europe.
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GOVERNMENT bureaucrats have demanded that a quadruple amputee prove he is disabled to receive benefits.
Teenager Edward Bright, from Derbyshire, lost both his arms and legs because of meningitis complications as a child.
But following his 16th birthday Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) apparatchiks sent Edward a letter saying he must meet with an assessor to receive his Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Edward’s mother, Claire, said she was “horrified and disgusted” when her son was told to travel from his home to an assessment centre.
She said: "We assumed his case would be treated as exceptional given the fact he has had his legs and arms amputated.
"We were horrified and disgusted to get the letter saying he needed an assessment.
"They wanted him to go to Derby and even gave instructions on how to walk to the office from the station. It's a shambles."
The DWP admitted that there a “mistake” and there was now no need for Edward to undergo a face-to-face assessment.
It also explained that all Disability Living Allowance claimants are invited to apply for the working-age PIP when they turn 16.
Edward nearly lost his life to meningitis in 2007.
But he was saved after doctors amputated both of his arms and legs.
The incident comes after a report was published claiming Britain’s benefits are some of the “least generous” in western Europe.