- He received a letter last month;
- the Jobcentre – an appointment.
- It read:
- ‘You and your personal adviser
- will discuss the possibility
- of going into paid work,
- training for work,
- or looking for work
- in the future.
- They will tell you about the support
- available to help
- with going back to work,
- and make sure you have all the information
- to help you make decisions that
- are right for you
- about work.’
- His wife
- called the Jobcentre to explain.
- Sixteen years ago
- he was diagnosed
- with progressive
- multiple
- schlerosis.
- He cannot walk,
- talk,
- or feed himself.
- He communicates by blinking.
- They told her
- if getting to the Jobcentre was difficult
- they could organise
- a telephone interview
- but if he did not attend
- his benefits would be stopped.
[The Guardian, 22/06/2015, Man who cannot walk or talk called for jobcentre ‘back to work’ interview]