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Scot who takes daily epileptic fits deemed 'fit to work' by DWP

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A Dumbarton man with epilepsy has hit out at the DWP for insisting he’s fit to get a job – despite saying his deteriorating condition makes it impossible for him to work.

Ryan Connelly, 47, from the Brucehill area, says the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has assessed him as having limited capability to work – despite him having daily seizures.

He claims the decision has also seen him receive lower benefits than he should have received over the last two-and-a-half years, which has caused him to mount up over £2500 of debt.

Ryan said: “I am getting pushed to pillar to post with my benefits because I don’t know how to work the system because I have worked all my days.

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