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Son claiming disability benefits 1st time
Hello I'm hoping this is the right place to post. My son is now 17 and due to leave school at Christmas after he turns 18. I currently claim tax credits for him and his 3 younger sisters. The bulk of the tax credits are due to the disability elements, so when my son stops being eligible for tax credits, the payment will be…
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website which offers FREE guides to claiming DLA/ESA
Hello, I have been submitting my appeal for a decision on my DLA and found this site really useful. It gives advice in the form of FREE guides on what to include in appeals and applications and ss a result i feel i have more strengh in my appeal now. There are more longer guides which you have to pay for but I found the…
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do you think this will be enough evidence?
hi i got my sons dla renewal come through and a lady from contact a family helped me fill them in i havent sent them yet because i am waiting for one more supportive statement. To send off i have supporting statements from speech therapist, health visitor, doctor, my mum and a friend, paeditrician. I got paed report and…
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Confused about ESA
Hello, brief history, my husband has severe combat related PTSD. he receives a war pension for this currently at 30% disability but appeal is next month. He has had contributions based ESA for about 2 years on the work related activity group, what exactly does the WRA group mean as he has never seen or done anything…
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Had my Atos reassessment medical today
I had my Atos medical today and it was as bad as thought it would be but still horrible. Been in agony for the last two days thanks to Pelvic Girdle Pain and haven't slept well due to that, depression and anxiety. The journey to the appointment was really horrible, I kept tearing up and felt sick, the bloke was stressed…
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independent GP/North West ?
Anybody used or can recommend an independent GP in the Wirral/Liverpool/ cheshire area. I have moved to the area and Iam willing to pay for a private consultation/report for a serious tramour injury suffered some years ago for DLA. Got an old hospital consultant report. before picking up yellow pages thought someone out…
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DLA being reclaimed
Hi, I'm a new user here and have only received DLA payments for about 6 months. Because of my illnesses and waiting times for consultants I'm regularly going to a and e and being admitted to my local hospital for short stays. DWP have now said I've had too many admissions close together and that these will be rolled…
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Another failed ESA
My brother in law went for a ESA medical early January and he received a letter to say he had scored 6 points and his I/B would stop after the payment on the 22nd February, he appealed sending all his consultants and medical reports to DWP together with the appeal form, he rang me today to say that his normal payment has…
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Is it worth informing them
i get the low rate care allowance at the moment, i´m due for major surgery for breast cancer and so will have very limited use of my arms, hubby needs to dress me, brush hair etc, not allowed to raise arms to much, cant carry shopping etc. will my money change for recovery period and is it worth it, also how long would it…
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OT Home visit
I have an OT visiting tomorrow as an emergency. My Hip joints and connective tissue are inflammed, making it nigh on impossible to walk or look after myself. This may not last long. Im on tramadol, diazipam and now today Amytriptiline (soz if spelt wrong). What, if anything will OT do? What shall i ask? im worried and in a…
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Failed ESA advice please
I went for my ESA medical 7 weeks ago and have found out today that i have failed and been found "fit to work" . i really dont understand there decision as i have been also awarded DLA (higher rate) I will be appealing but any advice would be welcomed !I contracted a viral infection in my right inner ear while diving in…
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PIP Assessment Criteria & Consultation - Please Take Part
There are simplified versions of the PIP criteria on the wearespartacus.org.uk website should anyone need them - much easier to read than trawling through the DWP ones! The DWP's PIP Consultation process is still in progress and is somewhere you can have your say about PIP and the criteria used to assess it. So if you're…
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Advice needed, desperate and at the end of my tether.
Im hoping this is in the right place, apologies if its not. I really need some help, Im at my wits end and my doctors don’t listen to me they keep fobbing me off and I am unsure where to go to next. Over a number of years I have suffered a number of health problems mainly with my joints. I am a larger person, I have…
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HRM taken away.
For years Ive been battling to get my wife the help she deserves, after she had a back injury falling down some steps, got diagnosed with bone degeneration, had a car crash, and had her spine fused in a operation. Finally after years of being housebound, in Jan 2011 she was awarded DLA with HRM. The end of last year…
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Motability Insurance Claim
Late last night, I went out to get my wife some pills, did a U-turn in my drive and stupidly caught the bumper on the wall :embarasse The damage isnt bad, but it has gouged the plastic a little. Is this something i have to report to RSA? Thanks. (comes at a bad time, have to hand the car back on 27th March :( )
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Has applying for DLA triggered an ESA review
Hi there I used to get DLA about 18 months ago and had reapplied when it came up for renewal. I was told at the renewal I wasn't to be awarded anything (even tho my condition had worsened). I wrote back asking for it to be looked at again but got the same reply. I was too scared to continue to an appeal and left it at…
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Bedside TV in Hospitals
Now that most Hospitals charge for the use of bedside TV`s I was wondering what are the charges up and down the country for useing them per day //per week Walton for instance charge £5 per day or £15 discount for one week`s use (£20)
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had a rapid reclaim for sda and still having to send sick notes
I was receiving severe disablement allowance then in Sept 2009 I started work but after 6wks I had leave due to my illness so I had a rapid reclaim and went straight back onto sda but ever since I have and to send in doctors notes which I never had to before I started the job, is this right are would you write to social…
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ESA medical report - how it went.
On the 27th I had a medical for ESA. I got there, the person conducting the medical was courteous and helpful, as were the other staff. I'd hurt my arm the day before, and they did not insist that I used it. Yesterday, I got a copy of the report, after phoning the DWP and asking for one when it was received. I got up the…
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What a great idea....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-17177449 I realise that this is aimed specifically at wheelchair bound people in Leeds but every area should have something like this! :) I'm new to the world of being confined to a wheelchair and boy have I found it an experience not only in accessibility but also…
