A Somerset man, who was left partially paralysed after suffering a stroke, may be forced to sell his house. This is because he has accumulated high levels of debt whilst waiting to receive benefit payments.
Chris Gold was initially refused the Universal Credit benefit after being told he should be working.
This was despite Chris suffering brain damage as well as paralysis following the stroke.
After a life driving a lorry around the world, in a job he loved, Chris now rarely leaves the downstairs of his house.
His current situation means that he can barely afford to live there at all.
A stroke in 2015 left Chris with brain damage and without feeling in parts of his body.
When his employment and support allowance was stopped he was told to apply for the new Universal Credit. However when he did so, he was told he should be working.
Chris said, “The doctor’s given me a sick note saying I’m unfit for work – I have to do what the doctors tell me. They’ve got the knowledge – they know how stroke victims are.”
“I just think it’s unfair that the Department for Work and Pensions can do this to people when they’re unwell. Irrespective of what they say, the doctors are saying I’m not well.”
“I want to keep the house because I’ve worked hard for thirty eight years but it just seems unfair that I’ve worked all my life to buy a house and now I’m going to end up with nothing.”
read more here: http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-06-30/stroke-sufferer-may-need-sell-his-home-after-being-denied-benefits/
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