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**Hugh** · 16-04-2011, 12:51

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Originally Posted by Chrysalis

well no, it should be treated as is, you dont use a ak47 to kill a fly. your approach is the reason why we have vulnerable people now been turned down.

if you think its a prolific problem then prove it. otherwise it is just your point of view it is prolific. Of course when I say wrongfully turned down by that I also meant those people could wrongfully be counted as fraud depending on how they got turned down. So there will be variations both ways on the figures so best to just go on whats reported.

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DLA isnt a unemployment benefit it is worth noting that.

I dont think the seemingly high DLA claimant rate is anything to do with fraud but rather the assessment process. 1 in 20 people with ongoing illnesses isnt too surprising to me in itself, I am not in cloud cuckoo land where I think been ill is rare.

What about the amount of child benefit claimants? I expect that to be a very high number and that is not a problem?

Chys, DLA is not for ongoing illnesses - it is for, and I quote,

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Disability Living Allowance is a tax-free benefit for disabled children and adults to help with extra costs you may have because you are disabled. It is not based on your disability but the needs arising from it.

You may get Disability Living Allowance (DLA) if:

you have a physical disability (including a sensory disability, such as blindness) or mental disability (including learning disabilities), or both
your disability is severe enough for you to need help caring for yourself or someone to supervise you, for your own or someone else's safety, or you have walking difficulties, or both
you are under 65 when you claim

And I do not live in cloud cuckoo land, I just have a slight problem with the figures of 1 in 20 of the UK population fitting the above criteria.