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"Certified disabled" theatre concession
With our £60 bonuses (although mine as CA still not come through) want to take Mum to London to the Wednesday matinee of the show "Wicked". The website states best available tickets on the day for special rate for certain groups including "certified disabled." Has anyone any experience of this. Mum is on higher rate DLA…
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Claim against former employer.....
In my previous life I was manager of an electrical retail store (no longer trading and I have since retired) but a very good friend (previously a member of my staff) has come to me for advice: After injuring herself at work her new employer (of 5 years) allowed/made her retire through ill health procedures ( I haven't got…
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Diabetes/DLA
An elderly relative of mine has never claimed disablement benefits in her life, although now retired, feels she may have to now. She is diabetic, and has been for many years, requiring to be accompanied at all times by her husband (he is there anyway..ha ha) in case she takes a hypo and passes out. She has a driving…
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want to take up an old hobby
I want to take up an old hobby, i used to love skiing (at the local synthetic slope not abroad!) and i'd like to start again. I have the money to pay for the actual slope time but i'm medically disqualified from driving and the bus service between my house and the ski centre is appalling (Livingston to midlothian ski…
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diabetes-and blue badge
Hi i have brittle diabetes type 1,my sugar levels fluctuate rapidly,the medical profesion reconise how unstable and dangerous this can be,i recieve-long term incapacity benefit,i am in my 60s,my wife recieves carers allowance,in the fact that she needs to be with me 24/7 in case i pass out,as i have done several times…
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Motability
:mad: Can anyone help. After waiting three years I received my Drive from wheelchair vehicle. The joy was short lived though. I actually got the car in June 08 and therefore my Dla (Motability) was taken from me. Since then I have been able to drive the car three times, as each time i wanted to go out the battery was flat.…
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Hypothyroid - advice needed please!!
Hello I have had hypo thyroid for at least 8 years (can't quite remember exactly how long!!) But anyway I wondered if anyone can give me any advise on two points: 1. Has anyone actually tackled their GP to request a prescrption or trial of T3 meds or referral to endocrinologist - do you ask for a general referral or to one…
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Just been awarded DLA! Yey!
Ive been registered here for a while but mainly lurk and read some of the posts. I applied for DLA in October and i heard back last week and have been awarded high rate mobility and also middle rate care. Im 22 now and i used to get DLA around 4-6 years ago but it stopped when i got a bit better, now im having more trouble…
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coloured crutches
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction please? I want some colured crutches with full cuffs and shaped handles, as cheap as possible - but obv good quality
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DWP payment not expected
I just got 60.00 in my account from DWP with XB on the end of my nat insurance no which is the name my incapacity benefit is listed as in my account, does anyone know what it is. I cant find anyone to ring and ask as their web site is a nightmare. What if its an error and they want it back??? Help!!
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Means tested benefits
Am I correct in thinking that both DLA and Incapacity befefit are not means tested? Only asking becaue I have just come into a small inheritance and my nephew thinks that I will lose my benefits. Please help put my mind at rest.
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A huge thank you
I don't often post on the Disability forums but I do read them regularly. I applied for DLA in September and I have just got my award letter. High rate Mobility and Low rate care. I am thrilled, it has been a long haul for me to get this far. I cannot thank enough the people that post on here who have given me hope and…
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Scared to apply for DLA
I have been on incapacity benefit for a few years now and a lot of people tell me to try and claim DLA, they think I should be entitled. Thing is I darent try and claim for it after reading some of the stories of people on incapcity that have had it stopped and DLA when they are clearly in need of it. I do not go to my…
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Congestive Heart failure and Swollen Feet
Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this - but I'm sure somebody will move it if it needs moving :) Just a question regarding footwear; I have Congestive Heart Failure. During the last year, my feet have now swollen to such a size that I just can't get shoes on. I've been managing with sandals with velcro…
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extra chromosones
when i had my son 6 years ago they said he had and extra chromosone and that he had possibly edwards syndrome which thankfully turned out not to be true as test result showed although i am thankful ive always wondered what about extra chromosone what happened to it ? has he still got it? he is quite a handful goes into…
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Disability allowence for 57 yr old with aspergers / autism ??
A dear friend of mine has recently been diagnosed as having aspergers/ autism. She is 57, well educated but stumbles from one job to another and is more often out of work than in. She has recently lost another job and is now desperately short of money. Her housing benefit does not cover her rent and she has no savings to…
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mobility vehicle?
i dont know if i am placing this in the wrong post, so apologies if i am. i am coming to the end of my third year with my mobility car but have only just started driving again since my back op 4 years ago. my husband chose it and drove it to work every day then maybe took me to the shops in it couple of times a month, but…
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Housing benefit
Hey, my brother(16) & I(19) will be moving into a privately rented house within the next month or so and I was wondering if anyone knew from experience if we'd be entitled to a discount on our council tax or rent? My mum had been recieving high rate DLA for my brother & also CA for him (up until october, when she didn't…
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Dla
D.L.A.forms need HELP D.L.A. again help for a Epiletic PLEASE... Hello please help in anyway you can. Our forms have come through again and so worried about filling them out as last time We had to go to a tribunal because the DWP said I wan't having enough fits.........Trying to get better...... around 8-12 fits a month,…
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motability car question
i get high rate dla and im entilted to a motobility car but i have 6 points on my licence, the thing is this was over 3 years ago and all insurance companys ask for any convitions in the last 5 years but after 3 years they seem so not make any diffrence for example it was 3 years last september since i got my 6points (in10…
