Sunday, September 15, 2013

Man, 20, who can’t talk, walk, or feed himself has his benefits stopped and is told to prove he can’t work …


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A seriously disabled man who has never been able to walk, talk or feed himself has had his benefits stopped and been told he must have a medical to decide if he is fit for work.

Ryan Norman has needed round the clock care since he was a baby but now he has turned 20 his child benefit and tax benefits have automatically stopped.

His mother, Ceneta, his sole carer, claims she is in serious financial difficulties after the benefits dried up on Ryan’s birthday – September 1 – with a wait of several weeks before he is assessed for adult benefits.

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