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ESA + Permitted Work
Hi there, I applied for ESA in Oct 2009 after being finished from work on medical grounds, since then I have been fighting through the appeal process to be assessed as having limited capability for work, I've just won that appeal and have been placed in the Support Group rather than the Work Related Activity Group. Since…
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disabled free road tax
We currently get free road tax and my daughter who gets full rate DLA recently got a new award letter along with letter to say we may be able to claim free road tax it says we need DLA403 leaflet but dont appear to have it We have an certificate to say we can get road tax free but it runs out on 15/01/11, the car tax is…
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Profiling beds & circulation mattresses
We're looking for a profiling bed and a circulation mattress for my niece who is eight. An adult size one that she can grow into. She's eight, severely physically challenged and has, in addition, severe epilepsy. Lifting etc is also becoming far too difficult for my sister. My niece is clearly much more comfortable in the…
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Any kind of loans avalible?
Hi I was just wondering if there where any kind of loans avalible for disabled people or people on ESA, my friend had her dla stoped recently and she can no longer afford to keep up the rent and bills on her current property, she has a ground floor flat the rent is £500 per month she gets £80 housing benifit and £105 esa…
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Have just been told that I need to make a fresh claim
Hello everyone I am so annoyed with myself. To cut a long story short my sons DLA was up for renewal last May and I was going through a difficult time at work and with my son's illness; I unfortunately mislaid the form. Well I finally completed it and sent it back very late, in September, and have now been informed that…
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Fractured knee - slipped on a wet grid on a hill
So I'm toe to mid thigh in plaster. I was going on a walk with a friend and didn't notice a grid in the middle of the very hilly road/path that is the main route from upper to lower bangor. Then I slipped and damaged my knee. I thought it was just a bad cut at first, but it turns out that its fractured too! Bangor is a…
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Parent Representative for Children with Special Needs
Hello Advice and thoughts please: I have two children with special and complex needs (aged 3 and 6) who are both at the same mainstream school. I have found locally that our parent partnership service is completely overwhelmed. If you contact them you simply get an answerphone message and no one gets back to you. The…
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Car insurance for Disabled Mum - No licence?!
Hello, hoping someone can help! My mum has MS and has just been given a Fiat Multipla from a very generous friend. She has a number of carers working for her as PA's and before now she has had to get adapted taxi's everywhere at an exceptional cost. We now have the issue of trying to insure the car, mum does not drive so…
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anyone else with Chronic Fatigue/ME worried?
Hi, As I have said before, I been claiming incapacity benefit since about 2000 for Chronic Fatigue/ME. I also have depression and paranoia and only go out of the house with my mum, never on my own. There are some days where I struggled to get out of bed due to tiredness and feeling very sick. I also get very tired quickly…
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Free: Guide To Accessible Britain For Blue Badge/Disabled Person Rail Card Holders
https://www.accessibleguide.co.uk/guide/order-guide/buynow1.php I would put it in the freebie forum but as it's only for a specific group of people (you have to provide proof via your railcard/blue badge info) I thought this might be the best place for it. Apologies if it's wrong. Hope it helps :)
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Someone stood on foot 2 weeks ago
Hi again, Someone stood full bodyweight on my foot 2 weeks ago and it's still really painful. They stood right on the front of my foot, right on 3 toes that were fused years ago. This means that the bones are rigid with no joints. I was (and am) in agony. I went to the hospital for an x ray and told they weren't broke.…
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Geordies - rheumatology - freeman or rake lane - which is best
Hi everyone, I've just been sent a letter for a Rheumatology appointment. It must be a new thing they do as it seems to indicate that I have to make the appointment rather than one be sent out. It seems I have a choice of the two hospitals. I would very much appreciate any advice from anyone who's been or heard about the…
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Are the Atos Medical Tests Illegal ?
When we go for our ESA Medical Test we are seen by an HCP a Healthcare Professional, usually a Nurse or you could even get seen by a Physiotherapist. They conduct the test and enter all their findings into the computer and have it analysed by LiMA software and it generates a report from the findings of the HCP's. However,…
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have you been for an ATOS medical?
I had to attend a medical today. I arrived 10 mins early as requested. The receptionist checked my ATOS appointment letter & asked me to fill in a form stating DOB, full name & signature. However, she did not ask for my ID. I sat in the waiting room for over 30 mins before I was called in to see the medical professional;…
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Breach of DDA maybe?
I am a 29 year old male. Up untill 5 months ago was perfectly able bodied. Have recently been confirned with MS. I am in full time employment and upon returning to work after 3 months off due to a serious relapse, I have been told i cannot continue with my job as a Fork Lift Truck driver as i am a health and safety risk! I…
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Personal Capability Asessment
I note, with respect to those already in receipt of Incapacity benefit, that they will be 'moved across' to ESA and re=assessed. Fine I also note this: "the date of a customer’s re-assessment will be based on the review date of their Personal Capability Assessment;" Ive been on IB since 1993 and never had any Personal…
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Should I mention our DLA Award on the ESA Form
Off again filling in the ESA form when I had a thought. It asks if my OH can walk 200 yards. The answer is no he flippin well can't and that's why he's been awarded full rate Mobility. All ranting aside can anyone tell me if I should mention on the ESA form that my OH has been awarded full rate mobility as part of the…
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does anyone know what constitutes "several times throughout the day"?
Hi all do any of you wonderful people have ANY idea of what constitutes "several times throughout the day" for the purposes of DLA? short version - ds 2 has physical disability and needs help to go to the toilet - Physiotherapist has written he needs help toiletting consultant has written he needs help with bodily…
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Claiming mobility allowance against tax
My wife is disabled and gets mobility allowance. We used the mobility allowance to buy a car because I needed a car for my business. (I'm allowed to use the car for work because she benefits from it) I could have bought the car using money I earn from my business and if I had, I could claim the cost as a business expense.…
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Shaking hands; is there a painless alternative without seeming impolite?
Hello, all. I wonder, does anyone else find that if they have to shake hands with someone, they end up feeling as though their hand has been mangled? I am finding this an increasing problem, and have on several occasions let out an involuntary yelp of pain, despite bracing myself and trying not to yelp, if that makes…
