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apealing a decision...
sorry hit the wrong button and the thread has been added again! How do i delete the thread? or could one of the admin get rid of this one for me!!!
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apealing a decision...
I'm putting this in here because one of the main reasons i aplied was due to my disability, However if one of the Mods thinks its in the right place would you move me?!
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Healthy and quick recipes
Just wondering what everyone's favourite meals were? I'm trying to lose weight, but find it so difficult to stand and cook for long periods of time, and when I get home 98% of the time I'm too tired to do anything. I think perhaps we should try and cook a few different things at the weekend and then freeze them. So nothing…
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Attendance Allowence
My Mother lives on her own she is 86 but cant walk very well I have to take her to doctors,Hospital,Shopping ETC is there any help moneywise i can get
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going to appeal
i have to go to appeal about my sons dla application he has adhd and learning difficulties any advice anyone can give me please im worried about this
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Motability payment question
My Father in law is going to sign up for his first motability car this weekend but the garage are quoting December before the vehicle is ready. Will he lose his mobility payment from the day he signs up or the day the vehicle is delivered?
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Tesco Disabled Bays
Why is it that Tesco is the only supermarket not to uphold the disabled parking bays for blue badge holders only? Morrisons, Asda and Sainsburys all have boards up regarding the penalty for anyone parking in a disabled bay without a blue badge. Tesco flatly refuse. I have mentioned it to Tesco many many times but they will…
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DLA - Advance Payments on Motability Vehicles
Is it possible to negotiate the AP at all or is it fixed in stone?
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ESA or 'old income support' have the DWP advised me correctly?
Hi all I'm currently in receipt of lrm/dla & national insurance credits (had savings which r now below £16k. Applied for ESA today as was prev on income support but no longer can apply for that. Just wondered if I have been given the correct advice to claim for ESA? Thought i'd just go back on income support as technically…
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Motability and withdrawal of DLA higher rate
Hi, Theoretical question: Anyone had experience of losing their DLA care componant and what Motability do? The Hire Agreement says "If the hirer ceases to receive the Allowance because they no longer qualify for it, the rental installments must still be paid" which implies you can keep the car and pay for it yourself. But…
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Any support. on statmenting would be nice:-)
Little ds has a dX of social communication difficulties speech and language delay attention difficulties. I am sure that in due course it will be ASD He was 3 in May. I met with SALT today who is from the communication clinic and she told me that she will be putting little ds forward for a statement. I have an older son…
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dla renewals
Called dla customer services as sons renewal forms are a month late,they said that they now send renewals out 3 months before end of claim and not 6 months as before,anyone else aware of this??
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Sarcoma
Hi, Does anyone here suffer from a sarcoma of any type or know anyone who does? My partner has: Myxofibrosarcomas This is a type of fibrous sarcoma and the most common type of sarcoma in older people. They were previously called malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFH). It is not clear which type of cell they start from.…
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Free "stuff" from British Gas
You needn't be on british gas for this https://www.britishgas.co.uk/productoffers Put code EF7 in to box and tick the benefit that you are on This gives you a free real time electricity monitor and free energy saving adaptor......worth £47 Mind you - if you AREN'T on benefits - it STILL works
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Borderline PD/Depression/Alcholism-need advice pls?
I have BPD/Alcoholism & Depression with anxiety. My renewal for LRM DLA was turned down & am appealing against this decision & have been told could take 11 weeks, looks like theyre overturning everyones renewal atm. I have a support worker & an excellent dr. who have done supporting letter for me. Has anyone got experience…
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Help for a Disabled Parent
I have recently become a single Mum, due to domestic violence. Although I have some adaptations to allow me to care for my daughter, due to my disability - there are some things my partner used to do that I cannot. I recieve DLA & IB, and I use a wheelchair for any walking distances outside the home, and on some days…
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Rhmertoid artheritus and bordum
Hi all, I am new to MSE and not read this section before. So though id say hi, im 24years old and was diagnoised with rhmertoid artheritus this year which has ruined my life, i have damage in my feet, extream pain and fatigue but terrible sleeping pattern too! I also have a heart condition called fallots and i have asthma…
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Mobility or not?
Hello all. My father in law has just had a leg amputated. He also has to attend dyalisis in Edinburgh 3 days a week. His daughter" my wife " has to take him and collect him in a non mobility car. it very difficult as she has to slide him in and out of the wheelchair on a sliding board not easy. We have informed because of…
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DLA query
Hi, my Sis in Law has been told she's eligible for lower rate DLA. She has been on Incapacity Benefit for around 18 months. I'm/she is assuming that when the DLA starts the Incapacity stops but she will still be entitled to Income Support? Neither of us have any experience with these benefits so any advice would be greatly…
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Appeal DLA award or not?
Hi all. My daughter Tiana who is 20 months old was born with 2 heart defects, one of which is very rare called Alcapa. Tiana has had 3 heart operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In her last op which she had in September 2008 she ended up having a heart valve replaced with an artificial valve and is now on Warfarin…
