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WAV Help with costs
Id like to pick the brains of those in the know. My Mother is 82yrs old and I live with her as her carer. I purchased a WAV 5yrs ago as there is no wheelchair accessible public transport in the village where we live. Having just received the news that Mums care bill has gone up to over £100/wk I need to make savings…
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Blue Badge - New Rules
This may be old news, but I didn't know anything about it until today. I rang up my local council to ask them when I could renew my Blue Badge, due in April and was told the regulations have all changed. The Badge can no longer be renewed on-the -spot at the Local One Stop Shop (council offices) but have to be sent away to…
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Subject Access Request
I printed and completed a Subject Access Request form from the DWP web site for my ex (he signed it) and took it to the Jobcentre Plus that's local to us this morning in hopes of being armed with some more information when it comes time to reapply/renew his DLA and ESA claims. The people at JCP had no idea what it was or…
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Do you have Coeliacs disease?
I have just found out they are proposing to stop prescribing the foods for those with this Auto Immune disease. If they do this it will more than likely have a ripple effect and the rest of the country will follow. My partner is just starting the tests and then the diet to see if he has Coeliacs and if it is proven that he…
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Disability grant/loan for homes.
My condition means i struggle with cold etc. Our house (HA) has single glazed windows. I have asked for DG and we pay extra rent as this was offered to previous tenant. As they refused, we are not allowed. Could we request a loan from council for this? I say loan as even though we could prob get a grant, there is only so…
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Address for ESA form (Scotland)
Ok, call me disorganised if you will but I have a file full of addressed envelopes for various things and I'm uncertain which one came with the ESA form for my son. :o I think it's Silvan House, Edinburgh but can anyone confirm? Edit: I've just done a search for Atos and Silvan House is listed but with a different post…
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Blue Badge and Where Can I Park?!
Hello! This is my first post on here so hello! I have recently been awarded a blue badge on behalf of my Daughter. She was a prem baby who is now 3 months old and she is on oxygen 24 hours a day. We got a badge as we need to have medical equipment with us at all times. Now I have a lot of appointments to take her to at the…
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Blue badge,exempts you from hose pipe ban....
I heard on the radio this morning that if you hold a blue badge then you are exempt from the hose pipe ban that will be introduced on April 5 this year.........I can fore see there being problems with that rule, people will be reporting each other for using hoses etc, water company says that its for people who want to…
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Zero rated VAT
I've hit a glitch in the building of my shower room. I'm disabled and as such qualify for zero rated VAT for the work. My builder is not VAT registered so I qualify only for the materials. However, my builder enquired with the materials supplier and they have refused to co- operate. They,ve said its not in their interests…
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Dla
Hi, I recieve the high rate care for my son Lewis who is 9,he has Scoliosos and is a type 1 diabetic,Lewis hhas also recently been diagnosed with hypermobility syndrome,he some days can barely walk with the pain in his ankles,if i were to phone dla to report a change of circumstances would they look at the whole award…
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Advised ESA to end 30th April 2012
Was wondering if anyone else had received notice of this today? I received a phone all from DWP ESA today saying that as of April 30th all those in the "work related group" (including me )will have their money stopped as parliament have passed it as law this week,I'm waiting for an appeal from ages ago to go through to…
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ESA and other benefits
Hello, I need some advice? I have just changed from claiming JSA to ESA due to ill health? I live with my mother in a council house, she is a pensioner and gets pension credit, council tax reductions and a reduced rent. The council tax has gone up and so have the rent and the amount of benefits she gets to help her has…
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Privacy & Confidentiality
It occured to me that people post up private details about themselves both personal and financial. Unfortunately the only way to get help here is to share your information with others. Obvious I know. But what exactly are we opening ourselves up to? I know there is a privacy policy but does that mean we are protected? Is…
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Buying a Bath Lift for the inlaws - any recommendations???
I hope it's OK to post this here, as neither of my inlaws are registered disabled, though both have limited mobility due to various health issues. My MiL told us recently that her arthritis is now so bad she cannot climb out of the bath - she can just about get in for a crouching wash but if she attempts to lie/sit down,…
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Legal aid question
Does anybody know if you are entitled to legal aid if you are recieving contribution based ESA ? Have found both a yes and a no so far online, so am a little confused.
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Most often asked - how to appeal to the Social Security and Child Support tribunal
- Lookie here - it explains how the tribunal process works and what to expect at a hearing
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DLA,ESA & Pregnancy
Hiya I was wondering if anyone claims ESA & DLA and has been pregnant.I am in receipt of both and would like to expand my family.Has anyone done this? Is it quite stressful and lots of paperwork? Do I need to inform them &will my money stop? Sorry for all the questions I don't have a clue where to start x
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Direct Payments / daily support
Hi there, I am a support worker for adults with ld's. I have been working for an employer for over 3 years and would like to go self-employed doing the same job. I hope no body minds me asking but I wondered if any one would mind telling me roughly how much you would normally pay (hourly rate) a support worker to do direct…
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What could my OH claim?
My OH was starved of oxygen at birth, and ended up with one eye only having very, very limited sight in it. When he closes his good eye, he can hardly see anything. He's hard permanent double vision since birth. He had an operation at 5 to try and correct the double vision, and another at 30 for the same thing. Would he be…
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Problems with adapted housing - can I get financial assistance?
I wonder if any of you can kindly advise me as I'm in a pretty desperate situation. Up until last year I worked full time but was made redundant after my disabilities (both mobility and sensory problems) made it difficult for me to commit to full time employment. I was also assessed by OT who decided that I would better…
