A Gratitude Bypass?

In the early days of the Covid19 pandemic (i.e before the development of vaccines), the UK had a nightly ritual of clapping for frontline healthcare staff. Some of these exposed people died and others developed Long Covid. Two million UK residents are currently classified as having Long Covid. Long Covid's symptoms include chronic fatigue and 'brain fog', making it very difficult for sufferers to return to work. Long Covid victims predictably include former frontline healthcare staff. Doctors, now having Long Covid, are reportedly being denied financial support by the UK government (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/13/uk-doctors-long-covid-say-denied-financial-support). The UK's Personal independence payment (Pip) scheme is a non-means tested benefit, designed to help people with the extra living costs of a chronic illness or disability. Several doctors applying for Pip funding, have been turned down. Doctors, with brain fog, wouldn't be able to function effectively. This failure to fund has apparently left some individuals with the possibility of having to sell their homes to live. I suppose that nightly clapping (beloved by politicians) cost nothing?