A man with a very serious case of Multiple Sclerosis was deemed "fit to work" even though he was unable to cut up his own food.

Phillip Loughney, 32, was diagnosed with MS in 2016 and has deteriorated since, leading him to be classified as 'fit to work' by the Department for Work and Pensions despite being unable to cut up his own food. The two missed appointments with the DWP that triggered the current mess were due to his illness, and this resulted in his Employment Support Allowance being cut off for three months. Phillip had to resort to using food banks in order to survive during this time. When his ESA was eventually reinstated, he was placed in the 'working group' category, although he has requested his situation to be reassessed.

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Moving back to his family home in Old Swan, Liverpool, when his health worsened, Phillip was transferred from ESA to universal credit in 2020, where he remains in the 'limited capability for work' category. He has to continually provide the DWP with sick notes to prove his degenerative condition, and has even been sent job listings for him to work as a full-time carer, which is an absurdity due to his lack of mobility. Phillip desires to work and live an independent life, but his MS makes it impossible.

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Phillip Loughney, 32, was diagnosed with MS in 2016 and has deteriorated since then, leading to him being declared 'fit to work' by the Department of Work and Pensions despite being unable to cut his own food. Consequently, his Employment Support Allowance was cut off for three months and he had to rely on food banks and charity to make ends meet. He asked for his situation to be reassessed but was ignored.



Phillip had to move back to his family home in Old Swan, Liverpool, when his health worsened and was transferred to universal credit in 2020. He remains in the 'limited capability for work' category and is regularly sent job listings for full-time carer roles, despite being confined to a single ground-floor room and requiring two people to help him out of bed each morning.



Jurgen Klopp rates Manchester United's Premier League title chances, whilst Mason Greenwood could face a TV interview as Man Utd consider a phased return. Graham Potter has also confirmed a fresh double injury blow for Chelsea ahead of their Leeds clash.

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