My PIP home assessment & my advice to others facing one

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Judge accuses DWP of trying to hide compensation settlement made to discriminated men

“You are the government, and we should know what you are doing and what you are spending.” This is what High Court Judge Justice Lewis said when ordering the Department for Work and Pensions  – DWP to disclose details of a compensation settlement made to two men the High Court ruled were unlawfully discriminated against because of their disability.

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Awarded PIP but told I was lying about my mental health

So I finally received the dreaded brown envelope from the Department for Work and Pensions – DWP with a decision on my PIP award. Whilst I am happy I have been awarded it, they say my mental health doesn’t affect me which couldn’t be further from the truth.

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DWP tell me ‘I’m not entitled to a break from Universal Credit’ when son has surgery

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Universal Credit and it’s effect on my mental health – Part 1

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I suffer from Functional Neurological Disorder – FND, but what exactly is that?

I have written that I suffer from Functional Neurological Disorder – FND before, now I’d like to explain more about what that actually is.

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Coul Links personal attack on me shows their true colours. But there’s more…

I recently wrote an article for The Orkney News on how planning was granted for the Coul Links Golf Course Development at Embo, in the North of Scotland against planning officials advice. Little did I realise that the Coul Links Twitter account would come after me.

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“I’m left with £33 a month to buy food and toiletries.” – Ali’s Universal Credit Story

Thiyis Ali’s account of how she has found Universal Credit. A truly harrowing read.

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My health issues and how they affect me daily

I talk about my health conditions in detail and how they affect me daily.

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Two weeks – £6.89 for food & no driving licence for at least 4 months

Well I got my £95.34 Universal Credit Payment on the 6th June. Last month it was 10.50 for two weeks this time it’s £6.89. I’ll lay out why now.

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‘More than 1.5 million people in the UK, including more than 350,000 children, experienced destitution last year’ – Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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Man takes his own life after his disability benefits are taken away from him – Govt Newspeak

An inquest hears how a disabled man took his own life after losing his disability benefits in December.

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