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problems moving house with my health problems
hi, i could really do with some advice please... i've just been served the 1 month's notice to leave my rented house, after being here for the last 11 years as my landlady is selling up i'm currently getting HRC and LRM DLA, as well as I.S, and my hubby is my full time carer my first problem is finding somewhere else to…
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ESA Personal Advisor Interview - help needed please
Dear friends I am writing on behalf of my daughter. My daughter suffers from severe mental issues and when under pressure she blacks out and is unable to remember who she is or anything at all about her past. We are forever trying to find her after she has had some sort of pressure and wandered off. She is also in a lot of…
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Question about DLA
Hi all Just need some advice, about 6 months ago I started to get really bad back pain. I had an MRI and my spine is being worn away so I had to quit work and I am on painkillers and in pain all the time etc. I have a car which I am tied into paying until December 2013 and I need it to take the children to school and…
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Cost of medication to NHS
Hi, Is there any way I can find out how much the NHS pay for medications please? It's not for any sinister reasons, but I would like to change my insulin delivery method to another. At the moment I use the pre-filled pens and needles, but I would like to use a system called Insujet. The injections via normal method is very…
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What's your Experience of the Atos/ Work Capability Assessment
In an answer to a parliamentary question on Atos from Frank Field (lab) Chris Grayling said : "Based on the results of a trial during 2011, we have not implemented universal recording for claimants going through the work capability assessment (WCA). We have asked Atos Healthcare to accommodate requests for audio recording,…
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Taking someone with you for a medical. I have no-one
Hi, People keep saying that you should take someone with you for the ATOS assessment. I'm worried (what's new?!) because I have no-one to ask and as for getting someone from a disability centre or CAB I've got no chance because firstly there is no disability centre near me, and the CAB in my town is impossible to get to…
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Mobility Allowance
At the moment I get the mobility component of DLA but do not get the care component. I have been trying without much success to find out what happens to mobility allowance when the new PIP comes in next year and so I wondered if anyone had any idea what is happening.
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torn Patella tendon now disabled for life - what benefits.
Currently i receive ESA work group but they say i am unfit for work for a further 18 months - now i have a new injury - torn patella tendon that will leave me with a walking disablement for life. i live at home with elderly parents who i care for. Should i be claiming any other benefits? Like mobility as the car i have is…
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Hit by M&S Lorry
Hello MSE people, me and my friend was hit by a reversing Marks &Spencer lorry on Thursday morning around 2 o'clock in Camden Town. Luckily we are alive but I've problems with my leg and my friend has some problems on shoulder , back, arm and leg. It's a serious accident. We were crossing the road after being advised by a…
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"virtually unable to walk" DLA purposes
Could anyone point me in the right direction as to where I would find an official DWP definition of "unable or virtually unable to walk" for DLA purposes please. I am trying to challenge a decision to lower my OH's DLA from HRM to LRM. Despite him getting HRM for just over 15 years (and therefore it being accepted he is…
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ESA50 - "Can you set an alarm clock.."
Helping someone to fill out their ESA forms next week. Just looking thru it and some of the questions are sily. ie "Can you set an alarm clock.. Yes, no, it varies.." Well the person I'm helping knows HOW to set an alarm clock but doesn't have the inclination or mental capability to do so. So what answer do I give? Lots of…
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Making a complaint to dwp/job center
Hi I was woundering if anybody could give me any advice regarding making a complaint to the dwp/job center.I have looked on the dwp website and it basicaly just says to contact the office dealing with your claim and tell them about your complaint. Is it best to do this in writing? i was thinking it would be as i can put…
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Motability car accident claim advice
I was hit by a drunk driver a couple of months back who jumped a red light and crashed into the side of my car at high speed braking my arm, some of my ribs and also fracturing my wrist. My doctor has said it will be another couple of months before i can drive again however im still paying £50 a week to mortality for a car…
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Alleged new WCA descriptors for ESA.
Copied from http://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/breaking-news-possible-new-wca.html PART 1 1. Mobilising a. The claimant cannot reliably, repeatedly and safely, within a reasonable amount of time mobilise: Over at least 100m [or suitable alternative distances to attract lower points] On a variety of…
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Moving but no other changes so...?
Receive IS and DLA and moving to a new area- no other change in circumstances. So my payments wont be affected, will they? Not sure if going to one of the PIP trial areas- where are they and would that make a difference? Had a "random review" of my DLA a few months ago and they decided I wasn't a faker (although of course…
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Is there anywhere else I can apply for a grant towards a mobility car
We currently have a standard mobility car (no adaptions at all) my husband has had 1 leg amputated just below the knee so used the other leg to transfer to the seat. He has gangrene in the other foot now and the hospital have said they want to amputate that 1 below the knee too but have agreed it can be postponed until the…
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On ESA But Want to Work from Home
I've posted a similar thread on this forum before but I think it was in the wrong section. I'm on ESA for severe anxiety issues and have been placed in the WRAG. I've missed my appointment several times because I've had panic attacks which stopped me going. Even the thought of going makes me extremely anxious in the…
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new to all this, please help over disability
Hello to you all, i have been on and off the site watching (like many do before joining lol)...... anyway, i was hoping that you lovely people may be able to help me as im really unsure where to start... story so far.... i had an operation to have an acl reconstruction back in November last year, the operation went well…
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Sanctions for missing A4E meeting?
My husband has been placed in the WRAG and subsequently had to go to the jobcentre who passed him on to A4E. The lady at the jobcentre told us to apply to be moved to the support group as it was obvious that my husband has too many problems to look for work, but this takes time. Meanwhile we missed the first interview…
