Should be mental cases be given more than the unemployed?

Question

Do think somebody who is incapable of work through mental incapacity should get more dosh from the state in benefits than someone who is out of work because he has been made redundant and there are no other jobs on offer?

Answer 1

YES, they will never have the oppotunity to earn a good living that is depressing! somebody who is able to work will find something eventually! ALL HUMANS ARE MENTAL CASES,at different levels!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Well considering that some people who suffer from mental health problems are drug addicts and alcoholics, might the extra money not get spent on feeding their addictions?
Those on Incapacity Benefits could apply for Disability Living Allowance if their mental health condition is such that they are unable to care for themselves. There are additional benefits in existence to help the severely mentally impaired.
Perhaps mental health issues need a better definition.
By the way, there are some brilliant mental health charities out there who need some financial support from the public - if you work and can give a few £'s a month they would be very grateful, and they try to set up workshops for people with mental health problems, because amazingly, most of them would like to work!!

Answer 3

A person is considered eligible for disability benefits when they meet the Social Security Administration’s definition of disability. They define disability as the “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months” or “blindness” as defined as “central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens.” There are several different programs that pay disabilities benefits and each program, besides requiring that you meet the disability definition, also has several other requirements in order to be eligible for disabilities benefits. The Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) program and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program are the two most common that pay disabilities benefits and both have different prerequisites. While the SSDI requires that you worked for a certain amount of time under Social Security, SSI requires that you have a limited income, limited resources, and be an American citizen or classified in an approved alien category. So no, a mentally impaired person is not entitled to receive more money than other "disabled" persons and the amount of money they receive depends on their past work history contributions and need for supplemental income (if determined to be poor).

Answer 4

What exactly constitutes a mental case. Some one with dyslexia? Turets? Downs? or sadness? Their is only one group who should get benifit, and that's the poor bastards who are completely off their nut, or have servere mental and or learning disabilities, and they should be mput into full time care. The others can work, so someone with turets can't obviously work with the public, but they can work behind the scenes. People can learn to cope with dyslexia, there are current work programs for people with downsyndrome. If you can sit at home and be "mentaly ill" you can go to some type of job and be 'mentally ill', just look at Tony Blair. Paraniod schizophrenic and he runs the country. Same goes for all the home care parents, who need government assistance to take a 'break'. Sorry but who's idea was it that you quit your job to stay at home and take care of an incapacitated person. Don't think I don't feel bad for these people, I do. It is terrible to have to live with an illness, or have a mentally handicapped child, and I applaud those who can take care of them, I just don't think that the government should be held accountable to pay for it. I mean alot of birth defects are natural, but alot are induced by alcohol,drugs, age, someones poor choices are not the governments responsibility.

Answer 5

Yes, it's called disability benefits. Mental incapacity makes returning to work highly unlikely. Mental incapacity involves costs for medications, transportation for those who can't drive, assistance with daily living, and more. It costs more money to support these people than someone who is not mentally disabled.

Answer 6

"mental cases"...how demeaning and bigoted. The answer is yes. People who find themselves unfortunately handicapped and unable to sustain themselves due to physical or mental limitations should receive more than a couch potato who did not see the train coming and chose to stay in a career path being downsized. Those people "downsized" are often the worse performers, the floatsam that draws a check but is so weak that when a decision of who stays and goes must be made their name leaps to the top of the list.

Answer 7

I really don't know where to start (help) I paid my dues. I did'nt even need a clock for the whole 20 years of service, and I mean starting with the CEO . I was a rebot before anyone even knew what one was. (stay with me now) I taught all of them well, and my reward (downsize) I knew to much for any company to hire me the threat of take over at one time was very real. My anwser is no I think that I should receive at least as much as the people that didn't have to lift a finger all there life, and I can't even afford the medication the doctors might prescribe for my state of mind

Answer 8

YES Of course. Don't the mentally challenged need more from the state & government?

Answer 9

mentla cases????
if you mean people who suffer from mental illness well yes i think they should as they are unable to work through illness as of those who are just claiming the dole as they either cant be bothered to work of are looking for work.
if you are able to work then you should with the minimum help form the government.

Answer 10

Absolutely not. I don't even agree with 'disabled' people getting more money really, I say that because they get concessions in everything (parking, entertainment etc...), therefore have more money to spend on less! This comment is of course not aimed at every disabled person, some disabilities require extra income, but not 'all'.