You must be joking!

There are stories that you hear and think - that can't be right.  But then you hear them again from a different source and realise that, however ridiculous, they must be true.  Here's one - a disabled lady cannot walk, and relies on her mobility scooter to get around.  She has received disability benefit for some time, during which her medical condition has got steadily worse.  She then recieves a letter from the Department of Works and Pensions calling her in for "re-assessment" - in other words to assess just how disabled she is and whether she still qualities for benefit,  The assessment centre isn't really that convenient - about an hour away on her scooter - but she makes the trip, only to find when she gets there that the entrance to the building is up a big step - in other words not accessible to her.  So we have a disability assessment centre which is not accessible to - at least some - disabled people. Like I say, you read it and think...  And then, just to put the icing on the cake, she gets a letter saying that, as she did not attend for her appointment, she has been classified as fit for work, and her benefits will be stopped!  Aren't you proud of our wonderful system?