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Originally Posted by RizzyKing
All political colours use and abuse the welfare system when it suits them hence none of them implementing real meaningful reform just piecemeal cost cutting dressed up as reform and swallowed whole by a large selection of the public. We minions spend so much of our time tearing each other apart on the belief of political ideologies that don't really exist anymore no matter what colour the monkey wears scratch the surface and they are all the same. Politics has stopped working in the interests of the people and the state a while ago and now only works for the vested interests that give them the best return, there may be a few genuine ones left but less and less each general election.
As far as able to work is concerned if anyone can say that walking 20 metres even if in pain and not able to repeat everyday of a five day week is fit and able then we really are in trouble . I live across the road from a school and that is over 30 metres away how many people live within 20 metres of their job ?. People need to stop taking the word of politicians on anything and look for themselves as what your told and what's actually happening these days is rarely ever the same.
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Really? Where does it say that? Things like pain and speed and safety are meant to factored in. Eg if you can walk a several hundred metres but can only manage it at half the normal speed, then you are meant to be treated as completely unable to walk.
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In explanatory notes accompanying the previous (second) draft of the PIP assessment criteria the Government made it clear that an individual would have to be able to complete an activity descriptor “reliably, repeatedly, safely and in a timely manner”, and if they could not they should be considered unable to complete the activity described at that level. The notes explained:
Reliably means to a reasonable standard.
In a timely fashion means in less than twice the time it would take for an individual without any impairment.
Repeatedly means completed as often during the day as the individual activity requires. Consideration needs to be given to the cumulative effects of symptoms such as pain and fatigue – i.e. whether completing the activity adversely affects the individual’s ability to subsequently complete other activities.
Safely means in a fashion that is unlikely to cause harm to the individual, either directly or through vulnerability to the actions of others; or to another person
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The same goes for ALL the PIP activities.