Feel this country has become rotten - benefits

I never said I don't want to never work again.
I want to, but sadly no one will give me a chance. I am autistic and I seem to give off a vibe to people interviewing me. If you are not ND then you wont get it.
I get nowhere. I would love to have my own money and freedom. No one gives me the chance.
If you want me to work then CHANGE THAT first.

Sadly, wages no longer cover the cost of living and a lot of people are grateful for additional benefits, but all this does is stop employers paying a decent wage.

Benefits shouldn’t exist for working adults, because they should be paid a fair wage - I think minimum wage has a lot to answer for, some one just starting out should not be on the same wage and someone with 20 years experience.

These are largely psychosomatic conditions. People with these conditions can’t function but their condition can be a response to the lack of better opportunities.

If society shows you that work doesn’t pay but illness does, how do you think your brain is going to respond to that information? By making you sick.

I never said I don't want to never work again.
I want to, but sadly no one will give me a chance. I am autistic and I seem to give off a vibe to people interviewing me. If you are not ND then you wont get it.
I get nowhere. I would love to have my own money and freedom. No one gives me the chance.
If you want me to work then CHANGE THAT first.

I'm sorry to hear that, but it still doesn't mean that you now get to never work again.

@WeylandYutani

I don't think you should be permitted to opt out of paid employment, for the rest of your life, just because you found your previous job 'stressful'.

Job related stress is something that the vast majority of people have to deal with. Those same people don't owe you a lifelong meal ticket.

This and similar posts are totally ignoring that the world has changed.

Currently the world is very uncertain and full of overwhelming choices and lack of stability. For most people, and especially for autistic people, it's more difficult to find a stable job within this.

Going back to the OPs post, it's more difficult to earn a liveable income without claiming benefits. So more people claim benefits for a variety of reasons.

If you need a 3k post tax income to have a decent standard of living, without claiming benefits, you need to earn quite close to the higher rate of income tax to achieve that. So most people can't earn enough and then most taxpayers are then to an extent claiming money back in benefits until they earn hit 50k or more in income at which point they're not claiming and helping subsidising everyone earning slightly less. So it works out ok financially if you earn way above any of that and also avoid tax. If you earn less that 100k and blame anything other than tax avoidance for the current shit show, you're mainly looking in the wrong place.

If the parents are ND, it shows it has always existed. Previous generations coped (albeit undiagnosed) and survived. Maybe we should revert back. Past generations led a straightforward life and seemed happier than now.

The way life evolves is not always progress but sometimes detrimental to society.

you're struggling with comprehension, let me help you with post I quoted:

they have said that the main areas where claims have risen is conditions like arthritis, back problems and fibromyalgia as well as MH conditions in 18-24 year olds

You quoted someone who was on about ND conditions.

These are largely psychosomatic conditions. People with these conditions can’t function but their condition can be a response to the lack of better opportunities.

If society shows you that work doesn’t pay but illness does, how do you think your brain is going to respond to that information? By making you sick.

And in any case, if the government is correct about claims going up, it’s not just people with ND conditions or mental health difficulties because they have said that the main areas where claims have risen is conditions like arthritis, back problems and fibromyalgia as well as MH conditions in 18-24 year olds. If some of those conditions are becoming more disabling there is a reason and I would guess it might be not being able to get NHS treatment soon enough.

So this is a wider issue than some people realise.

Being plain looking is not a protected characteristic

please re-read the post I responded to. It was not about autism

Oh go away.
I am diagnosed with autism and it took YEARS to get assessed. Then it involved multiple lengthy appointments including my parents. I am in my 40s.

Oh go away.
I am diagnosed with autism and it took YEARS to get assessed. Then it involved multiple lengthy appointments including my parents. I am in my 40s.

and most of this conditions cannot be diagnosed by traditional checks such as blood tests / CT/MRI/ultrasound etc, only based on patient's own words. Funny that.

Jesus, you just have to be a Tory.

And in any case, if the government is correct about claims going up, it’s not just people with ND conditions or mental health difficulties because they have said that the main areas where claims have risen is conditions like arthritis, back problems and fibromyalgia as well as MH conditions in 18-24 year olds. If some of those conditions are becoming more disabling there is a reason and I would guess it might be not being able to get NHS treatment soon enough.

So this is a wider issue than some people realise.

Sorry to hear about your family but good to hear you pulled together and looked after him. I totally agree and am advocating family support.

Personal family issues such as this are not a general tax payer problem.

Yes exactly. That, too. I wonder if the UK is disproportionately affected because of the mess that has come with leaving the EU. It’s that which has driven food prices up to ridiculous levels.

I think more people claim due to the cost of living.

PIP is hard to claim. I don't claim it, but if I was left to do it myself, the forms would be rambling and make no sense at all. The assessors look for certain language and words, and that is why people seek help on how to word things. They are not looking to cheat the system, they are looking how to understand the system.
I had someone do the forms for my WCA for UC for this very reason.