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Blue Badge & Windscreen Sun Shield
After another occasion of getting in the car and feeling like the heat was sucking out the already limited puff in my lungs I'm turning to you guys for help. In the days before I was unfortunate enough to need a blue badge I always tried to put my sun shield up to try and keep the heat down. Since then I've just put up…
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Blue Badge for ADHD?????????????
Can I get blue badge for 8 year old son who suffers very bad ADHD, When I am trying to drive or park the car, he loses it at times and throws things at me or grabs handbrake, Would I be able to get blue badge, or any other information would help, I do not get any benefits at all for him, He does not have a social worker…
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Help on "Court of Protection"
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dla didnt recieve renewal form help pls
hi my dad was recieving dla high rate care & mid rate mobility he was 65yrs last june ,i sent a renewal form back to dla around xmas time & presumed they had recieved it however in march this year when my mum took dad to his bank he found that dla hadnt paid him since january ? my dad was saving for a walk in bath !!! when…
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eas
put in for esa over 2 weeks ago how does it take befor they start paying me
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hi please can some one help me on this please
hi my daughter is 4 years old and has got this patent FORAMEN OVALE of the heart. she get out of breath a lot. whats it mean and what can i do about it. should i need to claim anything or do anything about it. thanks please can you advise me on it :T
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DLA Harder to get if you're young?
I've noticed a lot of younger, disabled people say they get odd looks and negativity from older generations and I just wondered if anyone had noticed that affecting DLA decisions? I applied for DLA a number of times, the first time I was 20 and admittedly, my GP at the time was a waste of space who made it practically…
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Camping with mobility restrictions...
Hey :) I'm going camping with my youth group in about 2 months, I suffer quite badly with ME and chronic pain amongst other things, and tend to use trekking poles/anything I can to support myself inside, and use one of my wheelchairs when out of the house, have both a manual and an electric. I can only sit up…
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How long does it take for DLA acknowledgement ?
I sent my renewal in a week ago, they would have had it last Thursday but as yet I've had no acknowledgement. How soon does that come in ?
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Disabled buss pass and children
Hi, I have been given a free bus pass due to epilepsy (obviously I can't drive). This is great as I don't have to pay for the bus after 9.30, only problem is when I've got my kids with me during holidays or weekends, if I travel I have to pay for them. Bus prices being as high as they are these days this usually costs me a…
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Wheelchair user holiday advice for Plymouth, Cornwall and Minehead please.
This week-end we are going away for a fortnight.We are spending first few nights in Travelodge at Plymouth (£9 rooms thanks to M.S.E.).We are then going on to Butlins at Minehead for a week(again thanks to M.S.E. and Tesco points). I want to see as much as I can especially Cornwall as I have never been.We are taking my…
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DLA tribunal won!
This is just a thread to help spur along all those having trouble claiming for DLA. I submitted a claim in May last year for mental health problems and knee problems. My claim was unsuccessful, to which I appealed, only to have my appeal rejected. I then pursued my claim to tribunal stage and although I have endured a very…
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can someone explain to me..
..how the mobility scheme works?... im asking for a person who isnt disabled himself but one of his parents are.. he already claims the road tax exemption...ive read somewhere that the disabled person does not have to be a driver himself but can be a "nominated" driver on behalf of that person im trying to find out how…
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d.l.a.
hi, i've got a few questions, I know if you send for a written application form the benefit is backdated to the time the form was issued, what about if you download a form, is it still backdated? how long does it generally take between submitting a d.l.a. form and getting a decision from them? if the decision is a 'yes',…
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Contacting DLA
instead of calling 08457123456 call 0136773022 same service but a lot cheaper!!!!!
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Family Fund
For those of you who have children with disabilities, if your not aware of this, although I imagine its already been posted on here somewhere, I just not checked yet lol, but check this link here: http://www.familyfund.org.uk/ Very useful and I am about to submit an application for my son.;)
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D l a
Just had the new DLA form. Really am struggling to fill it in. Anyone else had the same problem. Also any advice welcome. This form will take me forever to fill in.
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Can you claim DLA and and carry on working?
I was told today that it is possible to apply for DLA and still carry on working - how can that be? Surely if someone is in need of care or help to get around, how can they work? Please don't shoot me down - I have been turned down for DLA soooo many times despite having Lupus. I am working at the moment (16 hours) but…
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care grant refused.....help please?
i put in for a grant to try buy a new bed for me and my disabled partner as i cant afford to buy one at the moment and ours really needs replacing... i phoned about 3 weeks ago for the form and sent it back.. today i have had a phone call saying they arent doing the grants anymore but i could have a loan? is this true??…
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Help Please!
Hi all Im in a little bit of a panic here! I am receiving DLA for my son and have been since last September but i did not realise that i had to inform the people for working tax credits! They made a real messup a few years ago with our money as they over paid us and now we recieve nothing from them as we are paying the…
