Do people really think PIP claimants are fraudsters?!

[Greedybilly]

As someone with a chronic illness in the middle of claiming PIP I think it's important to point out it's very stressful to go through the process and actually get the benefit.
To those who were inferring it's an easy blag - I would say yes there will always be a few scammers who claim fraudulently ( though god knows how tbh?) the majority have to struggle for years/go through appeals/give up.
Just saying this for balance as I feel MN is turning slghtly into the Daily Fail.

I agree. Universal credit is disastrous. There is a moral responsibility for people to work if they can and to cut their cloth according to their means. There is ALSO a moral responsibility for employers to pay a fair living wage and for government to provide adequate affordable housing and healthcare for its population. Universal credit is an absolute fudge especially when combined with housing benefit etc.

Will they? Not all children are cared for correctly, this would at least make sure they have basic essentials via child benefit vouchers.

Instead of spending it all on themselves.

By the same token you (and I mean the figuratively speaking so not just you) don’t get to tell her how she should feel about it either.

My response was in reply to someone that claimed that showing receipts for costs was degrading in principle. My point is that this is a part of a system that lots of businesses and employees take part in every day and that is often to get their own money back, not to get extra money from the government.

I'm sorry but this is ridiculous. The assumption here is that everyone that is disabled is part of some homogeneous group that is uniquely capable of judging what is and isn't dehumanising and that their answer would always be universally the same. To even write a post like this and then suggest I am trying to dehumanise people is so bizarre. Disabled people are individuals and as evidenced on this thread have different opinions about all kinds of things including PIP.

Thanks i couldnt remember the exact distances

Some people are a bit touchy on this thread! For some reason they think because we are moaning about fraudulent PIP claimants we are against ALL claimants?!🙆

The fact that you can't see why is baffling

Where touchy because disabled people get treat like shit.

Disabled people are individuals. If someone is also disabled and has a different opinion, fair enough though as I've said to a pp, I still think it's in poor form to try and tell someone how they should or shouldn't feel.

My issue is more if someone isn't disabled and is trying to tell someone who is disabled what is or isn't dehumanising. If that doesn't apply to you, that is why I started with ''IF you aren't disabled''.

A big fat YES in the majority of cases!!!! I know of several that claim and they do not need the money but see it as their 'entitlement'

When things like vouchers are suggested, of course some people are going to be touchy.

Lol at 'majority'

Lol my exact reaction to this post was Jesus Christ!! Thats where are tax goes then right there....

You should direct that at people who are fraudulently claiming any benefit therefore taking money out of not only YOUR pocket but the taxpayers too. Nobody has said on this thread that all claimants are frauds.

It’s £100 a month!! That doesn’t even cover the cost for DD’s school bus, never mind anything else.

There is definitely a sizable proportion of people who think that all PIP claimants are fraudsters. Not helped by successive governments whipping up hatred of disabled people. You've only got to witness the 'disabled parking space' police to realise that there are a hell of a lot of people out there who think they are entitled to act as judge and jury on people's disabilities. I think some of them are under the impression that unless you literally fall out of the car then proceed to drag yourself across the car park by your fingernails,then you don't qualify as 'disabled enough'.

Where is your proof that that is the case? Though I do agree with your comments about disabled parking spaces.

Just look at the comment a few up from you. The word 'majority' being used. A lot of people on this thread and IRL think claimants are all swinging the lead.

Why? Who exactly are you?

Do you think PIP/DLA covers all disability needs? It often doesn't.

But read the posts on this thread!! Its more clear that there ARE dishonest ppl rinsing the taxpayers than the honest. Not sure why you are so obsessed with defending dishonest liars and thieves?

Point gone straight over your head there hasn't it 😂

No they don’t

If you had been through the pip process yourself you would understand how its hard to believe anyone accept criminal gangs are doing this what I expect is happening is people are believing what they read on social media and don't know the actual ins and out of their neighbours cousins friends illness or financial situation