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Originally Posted by nomadking
So EVERYTHING in your post was FALSE. There wasn't even a "crawl to work" comment involved. It's quite possible that he said that he could haul himself up/down stairs at home. If he did, it should have been ignored as that is not the context the question is meant to be applied.
Unless there are other factors we haven't been told about, he is still not eligible for ESA. Being in a wheelchair only gives 9 points, when at least 15 are needed. The reasoning for just 9 points is that many people in wheelchairs DO work, so he could. All that time he would still be receiving the higher rates of mobility DLA or PIP.
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I suspect that you're being obtuse for the sake of it. The crawl to work comment was reported by both the Metro newspaper and Channel 5, but there may have been others.
The decision has been overturned and he is now eligible for ESA.
It's incorrect of you to assume that all wheelchair users can work because some are able to, you sound like a mouthpiece of this Government.
Assumptions are rarely correct and never helpful.