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Disability money matters

Archives for March 2014

DLA renewed until 2019?
My DLA [Mid Care/Low Mobility] is due to end on 21/05/14. I was surprised when I received, a couple of months ago, a DLA renewal form as I was under the impression I would be applying for PIP this year. Anyway between the letter that came with it, and reading on here, I discovered that PIP had been delayed in most areas,…
dla to pip
Please could some make me understand.... im so confused. If someone DLA HRM AND HRC is due to expire in April 2015 (another year away) when would they have to apply for pip instead? the area of the country they live in is swapping to pip so it will be a case of having to switch to pip. Do they have to apply themselves or…
Mental illness but I want to better my life...
Hi all, I suffer with a mental illness & also various other illnesses which impact my daily life. I haven't worked for a very long time due to being a single parent & then having a nervous breakdown. I have always worked before my children & my breakdown & I am very keen to work in the future but I need some info please. I…
care home top up fee's
Hello, I have seen a few threads about this, but my situation is a little different. My mother has been in a care home for about 13 years, none dementia just wheelchair bound. I recently found out that she has been paying £30 a week top up fee out of her own money which she can cannot afford. The question I am asking, is…
Changing From Parent's Child Tax Credits and Child Benefit to ESA
How does a 19 year old switch from their parent receiving CTC and CB to their own ESA claim, please? It looks as though the parent's claims have to stop first, leaving no income for the child while ESA is decided? Nightmare for family in straightened circumstances if this runs into more than a fortnight. The young person…
The work programme vs my MA
So, at first I was amused. I had a letter arrive yesterday asking me to attend a meeting about the WP and how it could help me next Wednesday. I'm in the last 9 months of a vocational MA, so I couldn't commit to any kind of WP activity at the moment - my MA has been extended as I can't quite manage to keep up with the…
Fit note question/reasonable adjustments
Hey So after my most recent visit to my GP she was concerned about my recent mood (am bipolar) and issued a fit note saying I was to "avoid very early shifts" and "avoid shifts longer than 8 hours" (this was due to me struggling with the 6am shifts and doing 12 hour shifts) Work had been accomodating, and have had me on…
How much will my ESA reduce by if i declare £20k savings?
Hi, I have been on ESA and DLA for 4 years due to MS, I tried going back into work recently for a month but my eyes, hands and cognition failed so i couldnt do the job despite utmost effort. so i now need to reapply for ESA, before i was on income related ESA but i have been saving up a lot of the money and successfully…
ATOS quit contract early..
"Atos is quitting its contract to assess whether benefits claimants in Britain are fit to work, the government says. It follows government criticism over "significant quality failures". Disabilities Minister Mike Penning said a new company would be appointed in early 2015, and Atos would not receive "a single penny of…
urgently need legal advice before they take my children
I urgently need help with my local social services. For 15 years they have bullied me, been offensive due to lack of understanding about my condition. Nearly every 3yrs or so they pull all my care and make me fight to retrieve it. The last time was August last year claiming I had miss spent funds. They took me to the…
Migraine - advice for referral?
Im complicated so a little background before I get to my point; I was on a clinical trial of a drug 10 years ago and kept taking the drug post trial. In that time I've had a heart transplant and thousands of medication changes, all of them happen at the stroke of a pen with no intervention from my cardiologist (who…
Online BB Renewal
Anyone used this method? Any problems?
Disabled parkig bay issues
2 years ago I applied for a disabled parking bay on our street, as close to our house as possible. As it turns out the bay has to be placed on the road outside next door-but-one as there are double yellows on the road outside mine and next doors. I asked for the bay to be placed on top of the yellows so that it wasn't…
How will State Pension affect DLA & SDA
Hope I am in the right area of the forum! In 4 mths, I will begin receiving the State Pension. For the last 18 years I have been receiving DLA and SDA and am confused over how they will be affected by the State Pension. Too many hours have been wasted trawling through GOV websites so I wondered if anyone here has been in…
PIP Mobility?
Hi, I am new to this site but am a bit confused by the Mobility criteria for the PIP assessment. In short i have mental health problems and i wont leave the house at all without my wife. The DWP rang me today and told me i have been awarded PIP but they wont tell me over the phone. I have to wait for a letter. My question…
Confused about what assistance is out there
Hi I'm hoping some of you may be able to offer suggestions of where to look/who to speak to, as I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed and lost. My boyfriend has recently been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder, which he should be able to register as disabled with. We are going to apply for that shortly. I work, so I…
TV / Films with subtitles
Hi, I'm doing some research for my mother who is deaf and needs subtitles to watch TV and films. Is anyone aware of a set top box supplier like Skye and all the rest who provide a wider option of viewing material that is well subtitled? Apparantly the freeview programmes can be very eratically subtitled, with chunks…
Medical Exemption
I have a medical exemption certificate, issued by my doctor, because I am in a wheelchair (neurological illness). I know this entitles me to free prescriptions, but a friend said it also entitles me to free eye tests and dental care. Is this true? Btw I get DLA (higher on both) and ESA (support group).
DSA impact on benefits
Hi again, continuing to "swallow my pride" and stand up for myself after realising I can't trust anyone except my dog....as stated in last post, please no " well my second cousin twice removed was turned down and they only have one leg and three fingers etc", I just want advice on my situation. I get HRC and HRM and have…
Advantages for carers guidance.
Hello Everyone, Last year I received a diagnosis and I am now classed as disabled. I have not given up work and I don't receive any benefits. There are certain things I am not allowed to do on my own now and need a carer with me. I am writing to ask if you know of any advantages for carers that aren't benefits related -…

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