Family demand answers after hospital-bound 86-year-old faces disability payment cuts

THE family of an 86-year-old woman are demanding to know why their loved-one is being forced to undergo medical tests to make sure she still qualifies for her benefits.

Maud Bould, of Ubberley Road, Bentilee, was diagnosed with respiratory problems caused by asbestos exposure three years ago and receives £80-a-week.

The great-grandmother-of-nine also suffers from emphysema, heart failure, vascular dementia, chronic kidney disease and Alzheimer’s and is currently receiving respite care.

But she has received letters from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) telling her to attend medical tests to make sure she still qualifies for the industrial injuries disablement payment.

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