okay. that is in real English and not media English.


--- On Fri, 10/31/08, Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: Deri James <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: FEELING THE BENEFIT ?  bbc
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 5:11 PM
> On Friday 31 October 2008 19:37:35 ken barber wrote:
> > deri?
> >
> 
> Yes!
> 
> I'm not too sure why Meir posted this. I saw this, it
> was a program 
> about "Sickness Benefit". If you are
> "disabled" you receive (among others) 
> Disable Living Allowance (high/medium/low) intended to
> cover care need and a 
> Mobility Allowance (high/mediunm/low) which (at the hiigh
> rat) covers the 
> cost o lease a modiified car. If you can't work
> (because of disability) you 
> get Severe Disablement Allowance (although I believe no new
> applicants are 
> allowed on this).
> 
> In addition there are benefits which cover housing costs.
> 
> Sickness Benefit is intended for when people get sick, and
> they cannot worlk 
> while they are sick. The program highlighted people abusing
> the system by 
> staying on "sick" for very extended periods, and
> the Govt intention to get 
> these back to work.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Deri
> 
> 
> > --- On Fri, 10/31/08, Meir Weiss
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > From: Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Subject: FEELING THE BENEFIT ?  bbc
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 11:29 AM
> > > FEELING THE BENEFIT
> > >
> > > Another issue Panorama has reported on was in the
> news this
> > > week, as the
> > > government launched a new benefits system
> > > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7692364.stm>
> , making
> > > it tougher for sick and
> > > disabled people to claim benefits.
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