英国一女子因对穿鞋过敏20年不工作领取政府救济_BEC初级作文

英国一女子因对穿鞋过敏20年不工作领取政府救济

在过去的20年里一名有着4个孩子的母亲Tracy Kenny因为穿鞋过敏一直没有工作。而这20年里她一直领取着政府的残疾人生活津贴，总额累积达10万磅。不过最近该女子被告知她的津贴将被砍掉了，因为政府认为她适合工作了。

A mother-of-four claimed £100,000 in benefits saying she was unable to work because she is allergic to shoes.

Tracy Kenny, 45, a former baker, says she had to give up working 24 years ago after developing a skin condition that made it impossible for her to wear shoes.

She said severe dermatitis caused by all her footwear left her unable to hold down a job. But now inspectors at the Department for Work and Pensions have ruled she is fit for work and told her it will stop her £440 per month employment support benefits.

英国一女子因对穿鞋过敏20年不工作领取政府救济1

Mrs Kenny, who lost her appeal against the decision, said it was impossible for her to work as she suffers from an allergy to rubber, glue, nickel and metal that brings her out in blisters.

She says she is so allergic to shoes she has to wander around barefoot, even during winter, and can only leave her house in Eccles, Salford, on a mobility scooter.

She said: ‘I don’t know how these people expect me to go to work or go to job interviews with no shoes on – because that is what I would have to do.

‘I can only wear shoes for ten or 15 minutes, before my feet blister and split. It stops me from doing everything. ‘I’m allergic to any chemicals in shoes. The doctors even organised for a pair of clogs to be made in Switzerland for me.