A woman who has been house-bound since being diagnosed with an incurable flesh-eating disease in 2002 claims her disability benefit has been cut – because assessors have deemed her fit to work.
CeaJay Clem claims her Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) was cut this following an assessment at Flowers Hill Medical Centre on January 19.
The 59-year-old says she has received the benefit since suffering a breakdown in 1997 and was “signed on for life” after being diagnosed with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus – a form of skin rash made worse by exposure to sunlight – in 2002
The condition, which she described as “devastating”, means CeaJay cannot go outside for more than 15 minutes at a time without her skin burning – even when wearing protective clothing and factor 50 sun cream.
Source: Mirror
