Originally Posted by the truth

thanks for that.

I attended a dla meeting with my cousin in a wheelchair to appeal the fact he had been declined the benefit about 10 years ago....every person I met there (approximately 20 people)did not have a disability as I see it. They were all over weight some used wlaking sticks and breathed heavily. My cousin has multiple schlerosis. to me the line between disability and ill health has been blurred in the past 10 years or so....

the dla is for mobility and care. if a person has a disability from birth or from accident, he she should surely get the dla and probably for mobility and care and this person will need to pay more for mobility and care issues.

however if a persons ill health is created themselves by poor diet, poor living and eating and drink smoking and drugs? should these people be treated the same as those who inherit a disability or suffer an accident. the problem it seems is 1) this government are rushing this dla reform and hurting innocent people and 2) the last governments failed to draw the line between the disabled and the unhealthy. one can help themselves the other cannot. this left the door open for people to effectively become more unhealthy and benefit financially from doing so. thats wrong.

i shall read up on these issues more and return in a few days