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Lynne

Hi, I'm Lynne. I live in the South of England with my partner of five years. I was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder twenty years ago, and my partner with schizophrenia nineteen years ago. 

 I'm going to be writing an account of our experience going through the Incapacity Benefits reassessment process. 

Posts by Lynne

Keep calm and carry on...

22 June 2011 | Posted by Lynne | 2 comments
Topics: Someone who has experienced mental illness, Carers, Work and money

Well the form is in the post and now we wait for the verdict. Being scrutinised and judged by an unseen power that you have no control over. That has a horribly familiar feel to it but this is reality. How bitterly ironic and I can’t think of anything more cruel to do to a person with severe mental illness than to put them through a process that is akin to the feelings of psychosis. 

Benefits: the fear of form filling

03 June 2011 | Posted by Lynne | 12 comments
Topics: Someone who has experienced mental illness, Carers, Family and friends, Work and money

My partner, who has schizophrenia, received a letter from the Benefits Agency three weeks ago advising him of a change to his benefits i.e a limited Work Capability Assessment (WCA). He was advised that he would be receiving a claim form within the next couple of days and that he should get in touch as soon as he received it.