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Re: ATOS Assessment
It isn't - that's just propaganda.Originally posted by wales01man View Post
Are you blessed with some extra-sensory perception whereby you can determine that someone is not afflicted by epilepsy, learning difficulties or schizophrenia, or do you just mean that whilst your wife belongs to "the deserving disabled", those young men do not?when my wife went for her atos assessment there were 3 young lads under 25 who looked as if there was nothing wrong with them?
No - ATOS are "on the case" because they bought the company that previously had the contract - either Sema or Schlumberger.maybe that's why ATOS are on the case.
I tend to agree, but even medical histories can downplay a variable condition.By the way I in no way support ATOS I think doctors and surgeons and medical history should be used to assess disability not a 20 minute interviewComment
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Over £6 per hour ,However you can earn up to £100 per week as a carer and claim 50% of the cost of hiring a carer . However going over the amount by a little as £5 in a week can lose you the months money and going over the permitted amount over the course of a year by a little as £5 can make you liable to repay all the carers allowance from that year .Comment
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It would also be worth contacting your MP about the delay in the mandatory re-consideration. A letter from him/ her may speed this up.
You can find who they are on the site 'They Work For You', many will have an advice surgery on Saturdays.Comment
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If there are reports or statements explaining the nature of the disability; that it is genetic and permanent and not expected to improve, it is helpful to send COPIES of these to the DWP as they can be taken into account in the re-consideration process.
If at all possible send them by recorded delivery, and never send originals.
If your GP is helpful and can provide further evidence and/or a R35 statement, this will make abig difference.
I agree with the comments made by Clever Clogs about complaining to the professional bodies of Atos staff if they show a hostile or unprofessional manner.Comment
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Cloggy I was actually saying I could not see anything wrong with them same as an assessor would see at first glance that's why I was asking why medical history was not the criteria for Disability claims ,
can you tell at a glance if someone is disabled or suffering from something like cancer?Comment
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,,, Because the buggers tend to "lose" such statements.Originally posted by SpringerSpaniel View PostComment
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That was not how I read your comments:Originally posted by wales01man View Post
You seemed to have been accusing them of malingering.Originally posted by wales01man View Post
No - nobody can, unless the person has a limb missing.can you tell at a glance if someone is disabled or suffering from something like cancer?
Before the "reforms", there were about 2.6 million people receiving Incapacity Benefit.
Now, there are approximately 2.5 million people receiving ESA.
The "reforms" have been a complete waste of time and money.Comment
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There was a Question mark at the end of the sentence about the 3 young lads
Meaning I would have to get some evidence they were disabled like medical reports I try not to judge people on looks aloneComment
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Whatever.Comment
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There are numerous types of disability which are not visible to the casual observer, just as one example someone deaf may look 'able bodied'.Comment
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Would you buy a used car from this creature?
Or would you reach for a crucifix and an oaken stake to hammer through his chest?
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