A man whose world was turned upside down by a "crushing" multiple sclerosis diagnosis has told of how the sheer cost of surviving as a disabled person caused his life to spiral out of control.
Once a DJ used to pulling long nights behind the mixing deck, Phillip Loughney now finds himself trapped in his parents' house, confined to a single ground-floor room equipped with a hospital bed and a commode after the degenerative condition caused him to lose almost all mobility.
But despite his condition, which causes severe pain, muscle problems and fatigue, he remains classed as "fit for work" by the DWP - and was even sent job listings for challenging manual work.
