Swapping benefits for vouchers is just another way for the government to infantalise us
The system already feels stacked against us (Picture: Dayna Latham)During a routine Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim in late 2020, I committed the relatively minor offence of forgetting to provide my new address quickly enough.The reason for my forgetfulness? I’m on meds for my disabilities and the side effects of this treatment is that it hugely impacts my memory.But as a result of this slight oversight, I was slapped with a huge sanction where all my payments immediately stopped