Does anyone here actually realise that by and large disability benefits (including DLA if applicable, PIP, and one type of ESA) you can claim while in work??
It's not intended to compensate you for being unable to work, its to go towards the extra financial, mental or physical costs of being disabled.
Eg, someone with autism who is barely verbal, low functioning and can't drive, but can read/write, perhaps communicate under lots of stress. Has a meltdown on public transport and needs to be taxi'd to all appointments. They go shopping with a helper once a fortnight and have 1 health appointment each month. Perhaps they also go to a socialisation group or hobby too. That could easily be £100 a month in taxis right there. That's before we go onto any specialist clothing required due to textures, the daft cost of weighted blankets and many other things autistic people may or may not need (it varies a lot which is why it's a spectrum) But perhaps they can also cope with a quiet job in which they aren't in a team, or they do freelance admin at home to bring in some £££. Won't stop them being entitled (and rightly or wrongly wouldn't stop them if they were on 900k a year either).
People in wheelchairs can still work too (most of the time, ime) does that mean they shouldn't be entitled to PIP? Despite the fact that they likely have higher costs? Wheelchairs and disability aids such as scooters can also range from hundreds to thousands of pounds. But they're often not provided by the NHS. PIP makes it so much easier for somebody to finance one.
Someone who's incontinent could easily be paying out £150 a month for adult nappies. But still hold down a job.
In fact, David Cameron himself claimed several types of benefits including DLA for his son. Do we agree that he needed those to help his son survive? Did he or his wife have to give up work to care for him? Nope, they had nannies and specialists for that.
But he was entitled nonetheless because it isn't what it's for.
Can we all fuck off with the deserving poor bollocks?
I find it really upsetting that op thinks that pushing herself to near or total breakdown is much better than the process in which she'll be forced to enter under Universal credit.
That tells you it's not exactly cake and fucking rainbows is it.