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Subject: "Funding the war" First topic | Last topic
Tony Bowman
                              

Welfare Rights Advisor, Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit
Member since
25th Nov 2004

Funding the war
Thu 10-May-07 03:39 PM

Disgruntled employee or state secret...?

I spoke to a client today who has been on the high rate of both components of DLA for 10 years. It was recently entirely removed on renewal.

The client told me that the helpline adviser said that "5000 people had had their benefit cut off as the war has to be funded somehow - just ask for a reconsideration".


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RE: Funding the war, suelees, 14th May 2007, #1
RE: Funding the war, past caring, 14th May 2007, #2

suelees
                              

Welfare and Debt Advisor, Stephensons Solicitors, Wigan
Member since
28th Jan 2004

RE: Funding the war
Mon 14-May-07 08:42 AM

Is this the war between Sec of State and claimants or is there another war going on somewhere?

  

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past caring
                              

welfare rights worker, Blackfriars Advice Centre, London
Member since
27th Jul 2004

RE: Funding the war
Mon 14-May-07 09:38 AM

Class v class.

  

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