A Kent woman has joined a group of people with multiple sclerosis fighting for a change to the way a benefit assessment is carried out.
Shereena Aitken-Grey, from Northfleet attended a parliamentary event about the devastating impact the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment process is having on people living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
The group, spearheaded by the MS Society, then delivered a 22,000 signature petition to the Department for Work and Pensions, calling for the PIP process to be reviewed.
The 31-year-old, who was diagnosed with MS when she was just 17 years old, said she has been left with barely any financial support as the assessment process “fails to understand the needs of people with MS”.
