A Sheffield woman who is battling a debilitating condition which leaves her struggling to walk and in constant pain has said securing financial security through the government targeted PIP process was one of the hardest battles of her life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It took Rachel Wood, who has stage 4 endometriosis, 18 months and a court appeal to be granted Personal Independence Payments<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n She now fears other people, in her position, won\u2019t be given the financial aid they desperately need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t wish it on anyone\u201d she says, \u201cmy hope for future generations of girls is more support, so that they don\u2019t suffer like I have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department of Work and Pensions\u2019 announcement last week<\/a> outlined a proposal of \u00a35 billion cuts, which will make PIP even harder for many to access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Green Party Councillor for Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, Angela Argenzio, has called the cuts \u201cethically and morally unjust for the people affected\u201d,<\/a> and suggested the government are “cowardly.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Personal Independence Payments have historically provided financial aid to people with a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability, and are intended to help cover the additional costs of being disabled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n