tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post7127713877204591938..comments2023-07-04T16:57:28.929+01:00Comments on Where's the Benefit?: What's wrong with time-limiting Contributory ESA?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-24932434228481639592012-01-11T13:22:25.536+00:002012-01-11T13:22:25.536+00:00@Rose: It's not until 3pm.@Rose: It's not until 3pm.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-82264569772541347132012-01-11T00:12:25.856+00:002012-01-11T00:12:25.856+00:00It's the effect on relationships that frighten...It's the effect on relationships that frightens me most. We are supposed to have a right to a private/personal life as a basic human right. This isn't equality. And of course it's already the case for people who became disabled before they were able to make enough NI contributions - so many dreams gone before you even get a shot at them, and there's another, if not taken away at least made vastly more difficult, for no good reason.<br /><br />Your last point is very disturbing, having never had that realisation before, and all the more important for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-20264979647477967132012-01-10T11:09:53.379+00:002012-01-10T11:09:53.379+00:00I have emailed all the lords possible and received...I have emailed all the lords possible and received a really long winded reply from Lord Rennard who sympathised with me but was following Lord Germans advice to send out what amounts to be a range of financial "reasons" (excuses) for them to pass the bill so long as there are significant cuts to the DWP budget.<br /><br />Personally I'm terrified of April 2012, I turn 50 and lose financial independence for the first time in my life; all because I have a set of chronic disorders and have been sick for just 2 years.<br /><br />Why did I work for 30 years+?JayneLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512594513221073398noreply@blogger.com