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ESA medical examination
I currently receive IS as a lone parent, with sickness and disability allowance. Following sending my ESA questionnaire off, I've now been contacted and told I need to attend a medical examination. Has anyone here had one? I'm really worried about it. I have no idea what to expect. Thanks
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Wheelchair User and DLA
A young friend of mine is a wheelchair user and has a motability car.. He has a condition he was born with which means he cannot use his legs and which will not improve. He is unable to walk at all unaided although he can shuffle around very short distances (round the house) on crutches. If he uses his crutches he is in…
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Ex Motability Car
Hi all, I understand that when you get high rate Dla you can have a Motability car and get it changed every so many years, 3 maybe? So, what i would like to ask is, the cars that you give back, they are then sold on, as in a used car, but do you still have to be on high rate Dla to buy one? Many Thanks :)
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Problems with DLA downloaded form to fill in on PC?
As the heading really. I am usually quite PC savy but I downloaded this form from directgov. Filled in several of the first few pages, went to save and it refused to save. So lost all inputted so far. Anyone else experienced problems or is it just me? Have Adobe & Nitro Pdf software.
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Higher Rate DLA Care - HELP?
My partner claimed : Lower Rate Mobility DLA & Middle Rate Care Long term IB Income support he has now been awarded Lower Rate Mobility & Higher Rate Care. Long term IB Income support Please does anyone know if the increase in care rate entitles him to anything else? I have read maybe Enhanced Disability premium for Income…
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DLA & carers allowance about to be swallowed by overdraft.
Hello, would be grateful for any advice. We receive DLA and carers allowance BUT today an order we placed online—and subsequently cancelled—has actually been debited from our card and has left us overdrawn. The refund is on its way but this means that wednesday's and friday's payments will be both be swallowed by the…
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Sorry another question re:camhs
Well i'm guessing the education psychologist who saw my daughters senco teacher last week has given her a kick up the bum. The head of year has been telling me she is arranging a caff meeting since February and kept on saying she'd get onto it every time I mentioned it and suddenly today I got a call from school telling me…
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ESA Medical Questionaire
hi,just looking for some advice,i posted my esa medical questionaire 4 weeks ago, today i was contacted by the dss as to why they have not recieved it as yet,i told them when i posted it and the lady said that if its not been recieved by 31 may my benefits will be affected,i told her again that id posted it roughly a month…
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ESA Fit to Work Parliamentary Answer
http://www.meassociation.org.uk/?p=6277 Posting this as it may be of some use to folks out there on the ESA treadmill!
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Dla?
Hi im just after some advice i am asthmatic have been for 27 years and the last 3 years my asthma has got very bad im am under a hospital specialist to try and bring my asthma under control but no luck as yet, im on a lot of medication steroids nebuliser 4 inhalers singulair and im still no better im at the doctors every…
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Dla need report from g.p. Should I make an appt?
I rang up dla this morning to see if they have the report back from school yet re:my daughterand they said they received it back on the 18th and wrote to the gp on 19th for a report from him but they've also sent it to the decision makers to see if they have enough already to make a decision. Does that mean that the school…
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fairly new here .......
hi there you lovely lot :wave: i am fairly new here, i have posted a few times, but mainly lurked around a bit. I would like to help out anyone who has an autistic child (or chat to anyone who has any disabilities). I am a mom of 3, my second daughter is severely autistic and i know what a long and lonely road it is caring…
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Carers help?
Hi, im just wondering if anyone can help me. My mum has become my carer after having an operation on my feet to help with a disability i have had since birth. I have a toddler and cant really walk or do anything in that respect at the moment. The problem is my mum has started to claim carers allowance for looking after me…
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Motability quickie
Anyone know a bit about motability cars may be able to help. My mum had one about 5 years ago, and my brother was the driver. When my brother moved abroad she had to hand the car back midway through the 3 year term She is now looking into the idea of doing it again, with me being the main driver, but has the idea that…
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housing advice needed
Can anyone help? My husband and i are giving evidence agaisnt a peadophille and we want to move out of the disrict. We have applied at the local housing association who have put us in a band 3 as they feel we are not under threat. I do not know how to get higher banding as we have to live in the same town and see the…
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my driving licence
Had to send my driving licence back (it's a yearly thing) as they check that I'm fit and able to drive. They write to my consultant to get details of my condition. I have FA, and was wondering if anyone else has to do the same thing?
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Dla decision in 2 weeks good or bad news?
I submitted my dla forms 2 weeks ago, and got a phone call yesterday to go over a few questions with regards to my night care needs, in which the caller came up with a few options to solve them. He then said i should hear from them with a desicion within the next 2 weeks!! I'm just wondering if this could be a good thing…
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Grant For Windows?
Hello, im moving home in a few weeks into a privatly rented flat, however the window in the living room is a very large single pale wooden frame, which isnt in the best condition and no storage heater in the living room, so its going to get very cold at night, so i was wondering if there were any grants available for a new…
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A quick question
Hi there, I've been lurking here for a while but I'd like to ask a question of anyone who has any experience in this. I'm 21 and have recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, though I've had it from 17. I've really struggled, I find it hard to concentrate, walk, write and cook, I'm going for an independent assessment in…
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Psoriasis & prescription charges
Hi..my son has severe psoriasis...can he get his regular prescriptions free?
