Billy Scott fears he could have to leave the home he has lived in all his life
A grandad who was twice brought back from the brink of death says he
feels “hammered” by the system after a benefits double whammy.
Billy Scott, 57, has been hit by the bedroom tax and fears he could have to leave the home he has lived in all his life.
And after suffering two cardiac arrests, he was told by Atos inspectors that he was fit to work – even though he claims his own doctor said any physical could kill him – and wasn’t eligible for employment support allowance.
Billy, 57, was forced to retire from working as a council lorry driver and a retained firefighter because of ill health.
He said: “I keep getting turned down for benefits and now with the bedroom tax kicking in, it is even worse.
“I just want people to see how the working man who has paid into the system all his days is now being hammered by it.”
Billy, of Mauchline, Ayrshire, was earning almost £40,000 a year before his illness.
Now he and wife Rose, 60, struggle to get by on his weekly work pension of £100 and £50 disability living allowance.
Billy Scott, 57, has been hit by the bedroom tax and fears he could have to leave the home he has lived in all his life.
And after suffering two cardiac arrests, he was told by Atos inspectors that he was fit to work – even though he claims his own doctor said any physical could kill him – and wasn’t eligible for employment support allowance.
Billy, 57, was forced to retire from working as a council lorry driver and a retained firefighter because of ill health.
He said: “I keep getting turned down for benefits and now with the bedroom tax kicking in, it is even worse.
“I just want people to see how the working man who has paid into the system all his days is now being hammered by it.”
Billy, of Mauchline, Ayrshire, was earning almost £40,000 a year before his illness.
Now he and wife Rose, 60, struggle to get by on his weekly work pension of £100 and £50 disability living allowance.
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