Thanks for posting this Jackie.
yet again the Mail shows it is nothing more than a Tory propaganda comic.

There is definitely a number of inconsistencies there . If she can do 5 jobs , especially the cleaning and care work then she would most likely not qualify for either ESA or DLA , which would mean that the figures quoted would be wrong.
It does not state whether she is single or married ( I presume single as she is referred to as Ms) , whether she rents or has a mortgage etc etc .
Even if she qualified for DLA then that would be paid if she worked or not , and as above it is unlikely she would qualify.

If single , then she would only receive £71 pw JSA and any housing costs/rent that were eligible. This would mean that if her daughters worked then she could receive substantially less Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit.
Working at minimum wage of £6.19 and doing 35 hrs she would receive £216.65 . If she had come off of sickness benefits as stated she would then most likely be eigible for Disability element of working Tax credit and would receive £102 pw Tax Credits as well.

The other issue is that her daughter is doing a course .The payment for such and any concessions would be down to the daughter's circumstances NOT the Mothers.

I am happy that she is able to grip a cleaning cloth and actually clean thins without losing control of her hands for a week as happens to me :)

Somewhere , somebody is lying or at least not stating the whole truth.It is more likely that she was well enough to return to work and thus is no longer eligible for benefits :)

Onwards and upwards.

Rich :)

Yes, I'm afraid when I read this yesterday my thoughts were pretty much the same as Rich's (only not quite so coherent or polite!!) This sort of thing does nothing but damage to all people with genuine conditions that should receive the help the welfare state was conceived to provide.

I have only had RA 2 yrs, no serious damage (yet). I work a 32 hour week (sitting on my bum in front of a computer) and still quite frequently my own housework takes a backseat at the weekend while I rest for the next working week. There is no way I could work as a cleaner or a carer.

I read the article and it disgusts me!

Take a good long look at this woman's hands -no swelling of knuckle joints, deformities,

nodules. (After so many years!)

Her wrists - no swelling.

Her kneeling down on one knee!

It's a sick joke.

My guess is that she had some type of juvenile arthritis which she grew out of, if indeed she

ever had it in the first place.

Septic arthritis is treated with very long Antibiotic treatment.

How sad for all with Rheumatoid Arthritis that so many people will have read the article.

Fiona

this is typical of news papers, i was in cummunity care work and gave up due to r.a i worried i might drop a person as i did lose a few eggs etc,this woman is great how?why?, i gave up care to look after my late husband got a 30hr week over 3 days roll over shifts and had to do 30hr to get full working tax credits,it nearly finished me off,because of my health i gave up,when my husband died i was hit with the most awful flair and that was it i have applied for jobs since and all i am offered is 4hr a week because i am a risk,i would love to be able to hold down one job never mind 5,i am on mtx etc and yes have a mind to do things(body has other ideas)as rich says 1 day cleaning 1 week pain, i hate the way we are grouped by the media,if i could get work i too would be over the moon,dorothy

This article makes me Sooooooo angry. Thank goodness I'm retired.
Officially as I'm very nearly 70 (ooh) but was medically retired at 52!!
I wish I could do my own housework (well sometimes) and the CHOICE
to go out. Simmering with rage Anne