Petition Discussions

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Petition ID Commenter Date Comment
3731 Alan Isherwood 2021-02-24T17:16:43.323 This rule for all people would work if we were all the same but we are not. MS sufferers are lucky to have 2 days the...
3731 Zineerah ali 2021-02-24T17:21:44.76 The 20m rule is discriminatory against people with MS. Many of us find walking painful and our conditions are highly ...
3731 Petra Johnstone 2021-02-24T17:21:51.777 20m is a ridiculous length, considering some houses are more than 20m end to end. I doubt that 20m would get many pe...
3731 Gayle Stocks 2021-02-24T17:24:55.277 Scrap the 20m rule as it is not a fair indication, some days I could walk more than 20m without too much pain, other ...
3731 Myra Martin 2021-02-24T17:25:11.573 This is a very unfair process on people with MS and other illnesses
3731 Stephen armstrong 2021-02-24T17:25:19.043 please help us, we really need it.
3731 Anthony (Tony) Ellis 2021-02-24T17:26:12.933 I agree with this as I'm a sufferer of PPMS (primary progressive multiple sclerosis) \r\nOne day I can manage 20meter...
3731 Lynn Allaby 2021-02-24T17:26:56.733 The condition of M.S. is different for everyone, and it can vary from day to day. What might be achieved one day will...
3731 Steven Gray 2021-02-24T17:27:16.013 The 20m ruling is totally insensitive for anyone with MS.
3731 Kay Souissi 2021-02-24T17:30:12.95 Totally agree with other people's comments.20 metre rule is not fair on MS suffers.
3731 Tracey Williams 2021-02-24T17:34:54.107 This rule of 20m should be removed as walking with MS is never the same day by day as painful is normal by somedays i...
3731 Jane Bennett 2021-02-24T17:38:44.513 Remove it. It discriminates against peope whose mobility fluctuates
3731 Tracey Williams 2021-02-24T17:38:46.403 Walking with MS is never the same can normally be painful and sometimes not even successful, the rule of 20m should b...
3731 Anne Sidwell 2021-02-24T17:38:56.127 This should be removed. Conditions differ daily.
3731 Neil Clark 2021-02-24T17:41:12.203 This 20mtr rule is totally unfair to MS sufferers. It shows that the people who sort this out do NOT understand the d...
3731 Anne MacDonald 2021-02-24T17:41:12.313 I have the Progressive form of MS.\r\nMy ability to walk even within my home varies from day to day . Sometimes from ...
3731 Jane Swann 2021-02-24T17:41:29.673 M.S is so variable and can be so challenging. So much extra pressure doesn't help.
3731 Lesley Drotos 2021-02-24T17:42:33.563 \r\nThe 20 metre rule needs removed. This is not a realistic measure of MS sufferers disabilities. It can vary greatl...
3731 Margaret Robinson 2021-02-24T17:43:50.017 If the Scottish government are able to change and rename the benefit they should change the mobility eligibility crit...
3731 shaun Kilbride 2021-02-24T17:45:56.14 Please use common scense
3731 Sian Thorpe 2021-02-24T17:47:21.873 How can the 20m rule work for someone that has an invisible illness that can be so different one day to the next?
3731 Elizabeth McKellar 2021-02-24T17:47:45.83 The 20m issue can be so dependent on how you feel each day. Some days I can walk a bit further but some days I have t...
3731 Jenny Angus 2021-02-24T17:48:57.233 MS is such a variable condition, one day it might be possible to walk 20 meters (which not very much) other days it's...
3731 Susan E Bradford 2021-02-24T17:51:26.373 Having Multiple Sclerosis which is a progressive and unpredictable condition, achievable distances vary from day to d...
3731 Linda Burn 2021-02-24T17:52:20.737 20 metre rule is unfair to people with MS as their condition varies from day to day. Anyone with any knowledge of MS ...
3731 Christine M Archdeacon 2021-02-24T17:54:15.623 Please drop the 20 metre rule. This is not a realistic measure for MS sufferers disabilities. It is discriminatory as...
3731 Christina Higgins 2021-02-24T17:58:53.873 People with MS may be able to walk the 20m but not without experiencing extreme pain. How can anyone like this work e...
3731 Audrey Boal 2021-02-24T18:04:47.687 The 20 meter rule is rediculous, it prevented my mother from recieving the correct amount which she needed before she...
3731 Stephen Goodwin 2021-02-24T18:08:44.267 On a good day my legs appear to work then the following day they stop, how can the 20mtr rule apply to that situatio...
3731 Bridget Alyson Halcrow 2021-02-24T18:09:26.787 I cannot walk 2 metres unless I have a rollator - With the rollator I can walk a lot further - this rule makes no sense
3731 Silvana Hansen 2021-02-24T18:13:44.907 I have MS and the symptoms are so varied from day to day. Some days are better and some I can barely move.
3731 John Wallis 2021-02-24T18:14:27.533 I've got MS. Walking abilities can vary from day to day as does everything else. More bad days than good now unfortun...
3731 David Wilson 2021-02-24T18:15:35.877 The 20 metre rule should be removed. MS for example is a complex fluctuating condition which can change from day to ...
3731 Paula Keyes 2021-02-24T18:20:52.18 Just because you can walk 20 meters does not mean that you don't have other difficulties.\r\nNot all disabilities are...
3731 Cara Jade Birch 2021-02-24T18:24:20.617 I had a full payment for mobility with DLA. PIP assessment denied me any payment. Life has been so so difficult since...
3731 Linda Hamilton 2021-02-24T18:25:04.19 No 2 days are the same, please think again,
3731 steve williams 2021-02-24T18:26:48.52 20m one day but not always the next. It's the nature of MS
3731 Pauline Thomas 2021-02-24T18:28:11.283 Good luck. Hopefully the Scottish Government can lead the way,
3731 Helen Macclesfield 2021-02-24T18:31:44.587 The 20 metre rule is ridiculous, demeaning, and makes you feel even more useless ,embarrassed, ashamed,depressed and ...
3731 Sharon Gillkerson 2021-02-24T18:33:52.26 I definitely agree, I have multiple sclerosis, and walking this distance is painful. The 20 meter rule should be scra...
3731 Niso Stannard 2021-02-24T18:41:20.537 This rule is ludicrous! We already struggle most days of the week?!? I may be able to walk for 20 metres one day, bu...
3731 CLIVE WHITESIDE 2021-02-24T18:41:40.76 The 20 Metre Rule is something that discriminates against people with MS and other conditions. It doesn't take acco...
3731 Elaine Trichkova 2021-02-24T18:46:27.117 Remove the 20 metre rule!
3731 Carol Mair 2021-02-24T18:48:21.88 I have MS and on my good days i can walk 20 metres but my bad days i cannot stand up on my own. The 20 metre rule is ...
3731 Margaret O'neil 2021-02-24T18:48:31.15 Disability is bad enough in its self. Let them take our illnesses for just one day. They wouldn't be long in changing...
3731 linda may blakemore 2021-02-24T18:51:44.7 This is surely an error that must be amended
3733 kathryn lowe 2021-02-24T18:51:48.807 Acknowledgement is a crucial part of the healing process, thank you.
3731 Serena Watts 2021-02-24T18:53:33.57 Being able to walk 20 metres does not enable a petson to function independently. Its impossible to park with 20m of...
3731 Stephanie James 2021-02-24T18:55:26.477 I expect Scotland to lead the way on this! Show England how it's done.....
3731 Robert wilkins 2021-02-24T18:55:57.023 The 20 meter rule can be done with a lot of effort but not safely, repeatedly or in a timely manner by most serious d...