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Shannon Doulis said his life had radically changed after contracted Long Covid
The cuts planned for the service system could be a matter of life or death for some people, said an applicant.
The government plans to strengthen the criteria for the eligibility for independent personal payment (PIP), which is paid to around 3.6 million people who have a long -term physical or mental state.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves developed her plans for the British economy during her spring declaration on Wednesday.
A government spokesman said that all PIP assessments had been carried out “rigorously and professionally”.
The evaluations of the daily part of the life of PIP will be tightened, which the estimates of the Office of Budget Liability (OBR) will allocate around 800,000 people.
“Culpable until proven innocent”
The life of Shannon Doulis changed after having contracted Covid-19 four years ago, later developing chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia as a result of the long cocovan.
The 28 -year -old woman, who lives in Totton, Hampshire, obtains £ 400 per month at PIP to pay the costs she incurred following her diseases.
“This month of £ 400 per month does not look like much but it is a life buoy for me. It means that when I have to go out, I can pay a taxi,” she said.
“We are treated as if we were guilty of fraud until we are proven innocent by being granted our advantages.
“You can’t just say: we are not going to pay you, we think you should work, so (be) better. It doesn’t work like that,” she said.
“I could try (go back to work). But I know how it will end. This is why I lost my last job – because I was not good enough, I was not reliable enough.
“I should work one day, then have two weeks to recover, then maybe work another day. No one will use me on this basis.”
Sophie Brudenall has claimed Pip for four years
Sophie BruDall, 24, from Slough, Berkshire, on the condition of aniidia and claims PIP for her visual and mental health reasons since 2020.
The university student said that during “very difficult” assessments, it was as if the government was trying to “catch up”.
“For people with more serious handicaps who are not as serious as the government believes that they should be (for PIP), it could be life or death,” she said.
“They may not be able to pay medication; they may not be able to pay their accessible technology. The technology is not cheap if you are disabled.”
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor and Pensions (DWP) said: “We support millions of people in our social protection system each year and it is a priority that people receive the advantages to which they are entitled as quickly as possible.
“All PIP assessments are carried out rigorously and professional and are verified independently to ensure that applicants receive the same high quality service.”
