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<blockquote data-quote="mrburden" data-source="post: 160424" data-attributes="member: 10956"><p>Hi jopar,</p><p>That ties in with the figures I've heard too. About 1 in 4 claimants are "qualifying" and 75% fail!</p><p>When I was working my employer wanted a medical report from my GP. That report highlighted problems that my employer had been woried about and it lost me my job. II was horrified at going onto IB and, along with my Disability Employment Advisor, spent £100's on applying for jobs I thought I might be able to do. I've even demanded interviews where I meet minimum criteria and been refused interview although the employer shows the disability tick in their ad. I have volunteered too, but nobody is prepared to offer me a paid job. I don't know what else to do. I don't understand how the government imagine that so many people would give up relatively good jobs with a fair wage to get onto a benefit that offers an income that doesn't even cover the food bill each week.</p><p></p><p>I haven't tried to sell my body yet, though I've been refused a donor card so I can't even give it away! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrburden, post: 160424, member: 10956"] Hi jopar, That ties in with the figures I've heard too. About 1 in 4 claimants are "qualifying" and 75% fail! When I was working my employer wanted a medical report from my GP. That report highlighted problems that my employer had been woried about and it lost me my job. II was horrified at going onto IB and, along with my Disability Employment Advisor, spent £100's on applying for jobs I thought I might be able to do. I've even demanded interviews where I meet minimum criteria and been refused interview although the employer shows the disability tick in their ad. I have volunteered too, but nobody is prepared to offer me a paid job. I don't know what else to do. I don't understand how the government imagine that so many people would give up relatively good jobs with a fair wage to get onto a benefit that offers an income that doesn't even cover the food bill each week. I haven't tried to sell my body yet, though I've been refused a donor card so I can't even give it away! :) [/QUOTE]
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