Lewis lives with Tourette's syndrome - he speaks out about his PIP assessment experience
PIP disability payment controversy continues. Lewis Nickell lives with Tourette's syndrome - he speaks out about his PIP assessment experience.
Lewis Nickell has had a tough life. The young Bangor man developed Tourette's syndrome when he was just 17 years old. That means he has physical tics and uncontrollable swearing. You'd think that would suggest he has issues around communicating and socialising but not according to PIP assessors. We reveal this morning that Lewis was scored 0 for 'mixing with other people', 0 points for 'communicating', and 0 points for 'planning and following a journey'. He feels that this is inappropriate as these are areas in which he suffers the most. Communication and talking with people. Being/travelling on his own. Expressing his feelings/talking. Lewis spoke to Stephen this morning, and we heard reaction from SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone and GP and Belfast City Councillor Dr John Kyle.
Also on the programme, Katie has contacted the show with regards to a new light show as part of the Christmas display in Lisburn. Stephen spoke to her about her concerns for her two epileptic children.
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