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Old 24-07-2020, 07:42   #2638
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread.

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
As some one that lost a parent to Lung cancer, the fact she weighed 3st is no correlation to benefits being stopped, and usual poor reporting inferring a link between the two.

The report states she had “daily” care. I’m sure they wouldn’t have let her starve, like my parent she had terminal cancer and very likely was unable to feed herself or indeed be fed.
The benefits weren't completely stopped, she was still receiving ESA, almost certainly in the Support Group.

She was being fed via a feeding tube. Don't know how the cost of the liquid is paid for. Is it covered by prescription? Certain gluten-free versions of foods were.
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