'I'm scared about the thought of benefits being cut'published at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March
Victoria Park-Froud
Journalist, BBC News
Susan Richmond, 52, from Manchester, says she is unable to return to work as a teacher because of long Covid, which she caught while working in a primary school in 2021.
"I am breathless and I get heart palpitations and I can’t even leave the house," she says.
"I feel forgotten and ignored like so many others. It feels like long Covid isn’t recognised. Covid didn’t just kill people, it changed people’s lives.
"I never thought I would be on benefits. I’m scared and sad about the thought of benefits being cut. I’m a single parent and I’m not sure how I would get by without it."