Iain Duncan Smith (Again!) - man who can only communicate through blinking ordered to attend jobcentreplus!
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/22/cameron-welfare-speech-tax-credits-2003-_n_7634792.html?1434970943&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 According to the newspaper, the letter sent to Mr Gaskin states: "You and your personal advisor will discuss the possibility of going into paid work, training for work, or looking for work in the future." Mrs Gaskin said: "Nick communicates by blinking for yes and no. "He has a good life but it is ludicrous to get a letter like this and to have to attend an appointment. "When I called the number on the letter the person said if we couldn't get to the centre perhaps there could be a telephone interview. "Nick can't speak, the man obviously hadn't been listening to me." She added: "This is a pointless interview and a waste of everyone's time and resource. "There has got to be a better way. Why can't we produce written evidence?" "Nick was, and still is, a very proud man who would give anything to get up out of his chair and provide for his family. "Unfortunately MS has stripped him of that. "In the end we had a laugh about him learning new skills but the very serious side is letters like this going to people, especially the elderly who don't have support around them. "It is likely to be very distressing." A spokesman at the Department for Work and Pensions apologised and said that Mr Gaskin had been sent the wrong letter.
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