New proposed Welfare Reforms & ability to work tests
- By Lucille
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Wed 16 Aug 2006 16:55
Has anybody seen or or understand the new proposed reforms and tests. I'm worried as I have two young men to look after and disabled myself. My eldest has learning difficulties, aspergers and mental health issues. My youngest has Shizophrenia. Scotland wil be affected. I think we are not taking the whole issue seriously enough and it has come to my attention that the firm that is supposed to be doing the reforms is implicated in law suits totaling $15 million.
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- By magic fairy
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Re: New proposed Welfare Reforms & ability to work tests
Thu 17 Aug 2006 22:23this really concerns me too. i have a 16 year old son with severe learning disabilities and autism. it is a big worry that the government may try to force him into work. i am watching developements and understand that the changes come into force in april 2008.
- By Lucille
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Re: New proposed Welfare Reforms & ability to work tests
Fri 18 Aug 2006 13:20I have grave concerns and that is why I feel we must try to get our MP's, MSP's and get them to realise that they must listen to our concerns. We also need to give lessons to most of them as to how complex learning disabilities and mental health issues are. I am not a Conservative voter but I think David Cameron would be ideal to get on board as his eldest child has severe learning disabilites. Although his son is just a small child and he may not quite be in the work market for many years yet. David Cameron and his wife have a lot of leaning to do, as his son grows his condition will become very, very stresfull, it's a side nobody tells you about. My own son is borderline on the severe learning dificulties but his Autistic condition (Aspergers) makes him unable to mix well and you cant get a happy medium in his moods or understanding, and is very vunrable to stupid and ignorant "normal" people. My other son who has Schizopheria. T
o the naked eye they may be fit and healthy, same as someone with bipolar, but a sressful situation can send them on a downward spiral. There is so many levels of those two conditions, they will have to do more to educate the general public to breakdown the stigma associated with them. Many employers just would not give them a job. Many mentally ill persons will need to be on medication for life, some may recover and manage their condition on their own, but many would need ongoing support.