Person with MH problems should not be better off no working

Fair enough, actually. I stand corrected! .

Yes you are being unreasonable because it doesn’t happen and you are contributing to the narrative that people on disability benefits are scroungers

It most definitely does happen and no, I am am not saying nor have I ever said that ALL people on disability benefits are scroungers, stop trying to twist what I said

The government themselves said the fraud level for PIP is 0%

https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-disability-benefit-fraud-pip/#:~:text=Almost%20no%20recorded%20cases%20of,the%20welfare%20system%20more%20widely.

Edited because missed out the post o was replying to

When I said I agree. I meant as in I agree with what @gamerchick said (not what the OP said).

My comments regarding walking a mile in people's shoes are then to the OP.

I guess I'm sick and tired of the 'little person' attacking the other 'little person' which is what the powers that be want.

The masses are, once again, being manipulated by the media (and therefore, the 'ruling class')

Ironically, I'm so worn down by years and years of coping relentlessly in my caring role, that I am now developing mental health problems!

How does it happen?

Yes you are being unreasonable because it doesn’t happen and you are contributing to the narrative that people on disability benefits are scroungers

It most definitely does happen and no, I am am not saying nor have I ever said that ALL people on disability benefits are scroungers, stop trying to twist what I said

Yes you are being unreasonable because it doesn’t happen and you are contributing to the narrative that people on disability benefits are scroungers. People with disabilities of any kind have bad or good days. you need evidence such as witnesses like professionals who work with you who have witnessed the impact your disability has on you to claim disability; wether physical or mental. claims are reviewed regularly for recent evidence unless the condition is unlikely to improve - but even then people have been given regular reviews for conditions that don’t change. Assessors don’t award the correct points and often write that someone is capable of something because they can do something else that they compare it to or say they can always do it when they’re can’t. Sometimes people will see a snippet of someone’s life and make assumptions that they are fine when they’re not.

true

Both need to be focused on

I thought that the housing cap outside London was £283.71.

yes because more ££ can be gained from focusing on those other areas why focus on the small fish when you can go for the big fish first if its about making more ££ for the country as a whole

Sorry £600 per month for council tax 😂

Where are you getting that from? I don’t know anyone who thinks that’s ok
Are you trying to deflect for some reason?

There are obviously some people who fake illness or disability. And the number may even be increasing as a result of all the publicity given to the matter. Scammers may start thinking 'Oh, this is something I could try'. On the whole, harshness to vulnerable people is likely to harm the Oliver Twists of the world, while the Artful Dodgers are more likely to be able to find ways to work the system.

However, it's generally accepted by those who investigate such things that disability-fakers are rare, and that most benefit fraud involves failure to declare income either from an undeclared job or from a partner. Yet people seem far more obsessed with the former than with the latter.

In any case, the existence of fraudsters is no reason to penalize the genuinely ill or disabled.

and yet people think its ok for companies to pay pittance or large corporations can also screw the system via tax avoidance etc

And now you're saying she has a severe mental impairment.

I think you got housing wrong as well as there's a cap depending on where you live.

I’m not being defensive at all, I’m just stating well known facts
Am I not allowed as a taxpayer to get a little bit annoyed that there are certain people ( not all) out there screwing the system while other people go to work and pay taxes that partially fund their lifestyle

So you are also throwing kids into the mix. It gets more complicated.

Basically, a single disabled person who does not work WILL NOT be getting more in benefits than a single person on NMW.

And some people get no PIP
Is why it is pointles comparing people on benefits with people who are on none.
And people on NMW will most likely be on them as a top up anyway.

I don't understand the failure to acknowledge this.
If it doesn't apply to you, there is no need for the defensiveness. An adult has the ability to know what is required to be diagnosed with certain conditions and ensure they can tick each box. There are many reasons why someone needs/wants the label they seek and denying it happens doesn't mean it doesn't happen 🤷‍♀️

There are many people who use 'mental health' to avoid certain situations. Pretty sure we all know it and acknowledging it doesn't take anything away from those who are genuinely too unwell to manage those same situations.