For four years after my diagnosis of leukaemia, I worked full time but I was very tired, in pain and picking up every cold and flu going because of my weakened immune system. I retired due to ill health at the end of 2012 and since then have claimed the benefits I am entitled to and that I have contributed to all my life so that we can continue to pay the mortgage and put food on the table. You could say that me and my family are dependent on benefits. In the same way we were dependent on my salary and we are still dependent on my pension and the money my wife earns. Unless we are born rich, we all depend on the money coming in every month. But Iain Duncan Smith uses dependent in a way I reject. Dependency sounds like people are addicted to benefits. If thats the prevailing attitude, then no wonder people who need support feel picked on and ashamed.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:30:00 +0000
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