Website 'neurosymptoms.org' founded by Jon Stone, funded by the Scottish Government promoting Recovery Norge

Ah yes, thanks for correcting that.
With Contribution based ESA you only get 117.60 per wk x 52 wks a yr = 6115.20

But with Income Related ESA there is an 'enhanced disability premium' isnt there, i had forgotten about that. As you say its still less than minimum wage. and working people also qualify for Housing benefit if their income is low enough, so...

 

Bonus points for sexist dig at the childless female patient.

 

It's also telling & a further illustration of the double bind for patients.... If we are 'indifferent' and not overly concerned by symptoms then its functional or likely feigned, but if we are anxious about our symptoms then its hypochondria.

 

Not only are they never wrong, they've got a diagnosis for EVERYTHING. You name something, they can put a label on it and better yet they can treat you. It's the infinity-racket where you can always find a new group of people to pay for your services.

 

So much for duty of candor.

Enforcement is 99% of any system of rules or laws. A "duty" that is completely unenforced is just a slogan. A system that pretends that what is effectively nothing but a slogan should still be named duty is serious about itself, just not serious about its mission.

Freaking Iron law of institutions. Always the Iron law of institutions. Even medicine fell to it.