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Has enyone lost there job and home due to there disability
Has enyone lost there job and home due to there disability
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Disability Gamechanger - 2019
TK
we had many many problems with claiming benefits... in the end we spent 2 years in a large touring caravan.. We are fortunate to have a home on a large estate, but going through DLA to PIP is causing us a lot of anxiety, we know first hand how quickly you can loose everything.
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i lost my my job when I became ill or should I say forced into a decision
i had a clean record work wise no time off until the weekend before I became poorly I spent weeks at work feeling ill it was only when my gp sent me hospital suspecting sepsis but I found out it was a lot more serious and spent 2 weeks in hospital I won’t go down the route of listing illnesses but at first my boss was very understanding then as I had more time off it became more official,sending me letters at home inviting me in for attendance meetings,asking to access my medical records which I had no objections too...then the final straw came when she asked if should see my nephrostomy hole as didn’t believe I had one.
after 6 months off work I agreed to go back to work as I felt very pressured even though my Medical condition hadn’t improved,my boss agreed to change my shifts as they had bought in an occupational therapist in so it looked like they was supporting me.
l last 2 days at work as I was in agony I went back to my gp he told me I should have never have gone back and signed me straight off again
work excepted my sick notes for a few months again until they started with the letters at home again it got to the point it was draining me so I asked my work to put me on career break which terminated my employment for a year but when I started to feel better I enquired about going back but what a surprise they didn’t have any hours to give me....(what they actually meant is they didn’t like the fact I had been off for so long)
I too was paying a mortgage trying to support my 2 kids and the money I was getting from esa wasn’t going anywhere and I couldn’t get help with my mortgage for 39 weeks by then I was already in arrears the best advice I can give is try and make an appointment at your local welfare rights centre they will go through everything with you and help as much as they can they was fab when I saw them