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Flexible working hours being stopped
HI, looking for some advice / opinions.... OH works for the local council in a care position. The job involves sleep ins, but over a year ago OH requested that he just work day shifts as we have a disabled child that requires 1-1 and wakes often in the night. All has been good, until last night, he recieved an abrupt…
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Mitts/Muff for Mobility Scooter?
Hi - just getting prepared fro winter, I like going out and about on my scooter in all weathers - but find my hands, especially the right thumb which holds the lever, get frozen. I have fake sheepskin mittens and also have those round gel hand warmers inside which work well but my poor thumb gets frozen. I have seen these…
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severe disability premium
Hi ive currently been on the disability premium a few years. I live with my daughter who is now 16 and a half.do i still get the sdp until my daughter is 18? My daughter,isnt working or claiming anything Any advice would be eternaly gratefull
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Very confused about carer's allowance and understanding it
We are currently trying to find out more about it all and we can't really do more until Monday. I live in Glasgow and am looking to get carer's allowance for my Dad, my Mum is his carer just now but due to ill health of my Mum she can no longer care and therefore I am trying to be my Dad's carer and another family member…
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Hair washing in wheelchair
Help! Yesterday, for the first time I managed to persuade Mum to leave her bed in the nursing home, be hoisted into a wheelchair and go upstairs to the hairdressers. (Before that had been washing it in her bed - what a palaver. Anyway, to cut to the point. The sink in the room was too low and the wheelchair wouldn't fit…
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Backdating - Help please?
Morning all. Today, after months of panic and stress I finally received my DLA award letter to say that they are reinstating me on the award I was originally on prior to being temporarily put on lower rates when reapplying/appealing after my original DLA award ended. During the time my DLA was lowered, my ESA disability…
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MPs debate WCA decisions, 6 September c.2pm
Our goal is to post up information on work undertaken in the House of Commons that has a consumer focus but which may not be highlighted elsewhere. We encourage discussion and comments concerning the topic or content of the debate. The debate will be streamed live on Parliament.tv…
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Best source of medical information as support for DLA
I am in the middle of my DLA renewal & in the past have used the printable pdf leaflets on Patient.co.uk but wonder if there were another credible source. Credible in the eyes of the decision makers?
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Length of current DLA awards
I am just in the middle of my renewal for my HRM & MRC which I have been getting for two years. I am 65 so still able to claim it. But I was wondering what length of awards people were getting in recent times. I ask as every time I read about someone getting an award it seems to be for two years. My health conditions will…
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drop kerb and driveway
hi does anybody know who I can contact about getting my kerb dropped and driveway done so I am able to park nearer to my front door as my daughter is hypermobile and has heart disease so some days are very hard for her to get about and this would make hers and my life much easier,,, I would do it myself but it cost so much…
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Claiming back flight costs for holidayers with old age memory problems
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on older parents who are starting to develop memory problems and thus wasting a lot of their money! My elderly mum was due to go on holiday but genuinely misread the fight times as am, as opposed to pm. Subsequently she missed her flights and cant be refunded the money. This is…
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PIP assessments
Help please My husband has applied for PIP, his form has been filled in and sent back and we had a letter asking us to choose the 3 time slots for his home visit interview. We did this 2 weeks ago, as we had heard nothing about when he would get his visit he rang them yesterday. He was told they do not have a person…
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not sure what to do Dla /pip question
Finally seen neuroligist who has all but ruled out MS subject to tests and suggested may be M.E. or other reasons. My health has been getting worse whilst waiting for this appt and I have no idea when I will finally find out why I am this way. Let alone if reversible. My savings are shrinking fast, have just filled in esa…
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My day.....a rant
As some of you may know, my son is 21 and has autism, learning difficulties and challenging behaviour. Today (when I thought I was visiting him for us to do something together) his care manager informs me the letting agent will be visiting my son's home, there is a meeting at noon with his funding body to see if he still…
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WTC disability element
Hi Can anyone advise me please....I had been receiving ESA (support group) for around 14 months and then got a part-time job. I have been in that job now for nearly 6 months and was recently told about the disability element of WTC. I called HMRC and was told I do not qualify as I have to be on DLA. Can anyone tell me if…
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DLA form filling time
Got my DLA form this week, doesn't have to be in for a couple of months but beginning to think about what needs to go on it. Is it necessary to mention things like mobility scooters, transport chairs, perching stools, leg raisers, bath seats etc etc.
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Dyslexia and Dyspraxia - I think I am entitled to a free bus pass but need...
Hello, I am 25 years old and suffer from Dyslexia and Dyspraxia. This means, along with other things, it is very hard for me to pick up a new skill and general motor skills. This has resulted in it becoming near impossible for me to learn how to drive! (I have had more than 100 lessons but nowhere near test standard and my…
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Free car tax.Not many people know this !
A friend told me this recently and it is true.If you or your legal partner receive mobility allowance as part of DLA at the higher rate (they are all at the higher rate now) you can apply to the Dept.Work and Pensions by phone for a road tax exempt certificate.It matters not what car you link the exemption to other than…
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Heard Nothing?
What would happen if you hadn't heard anything regarding your ESA50 reassessment and you had come to the end of your current award time, would you continue to get paid until a new decision was made even tough it had gone over your previous award duration?
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Help with costs for a stairlift??
Hi all im after a bit of advice for my parents please My mother has been involved in an accident a few weeks ago which has left her unable to walk without the use of a zimmer frame and when she does use it she is only able to walk a few steps. We need a stair lift fitted in her home so that she is able to get up and down…
