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Supported holidays ?
Has anyone used this company ? My 18 yr old is desperate to experience the world without mum & dad tagging along. http://www.letsgosupportedholidays.co.uk/
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Interview with IDS
great interview with IDS in the telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/11733810/Iain-Duncan-Smith-the-unlikely-champion-for-workers-on-why-his-benefits-battle-is-far-from-over.html Apparently universal credit is great, and just a few teething problems with the IT (no mention of costs), now its rolling out…
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Is there any help?
Hi, I believe I read somewhere about there being a way of claiming back interest paid on loans or credit cards if you were disabled but I'm not sure if it was relevant in this country or if it applied to elsewhere. Can anyone help?
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WAV related question
Hello, I am now in the need of a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle and could do with some recommendations - and what to avoid! I am on the highest rate DLA and not of unlimited means! The criteria are that it must be automatic transmission and it's basically only for the two of us. I think I would also like to be an up front…
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Anyone successfully disputed with their Council?
Not sure if this belongs under disability or if there's a subforum for legal questions... Has anyone disputed an amount owed to their local Council, and won? With a complaint to a hospital I'd know the process (there's PALS) and with a commercial business there are all sorts of laws, the ombudsman, etc. With the Council it…
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DLA/PIP and CA
I am assuming that neither DLA/PIP or CA are being fundamentally changed in the budget - ie Being taxed or made dependant on income or savings ? If so - I have done pretty well in the budget - no losses as far as I can make out for me, personally ...
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Blue Badge Question
I recently applied for and was successful in obtaining a Blue Badge - it was posted to me on Monday - I don't know whether I can use it in my wife's car as well as my own - since there is no mention of any vehicle reg plates on either the badge itself or the paperwork ? I was not charged the expected £10 for it, either !!
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Technical details of welfare reform bill.
http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork.html Please don't comment if you have general questions about the changes - make your own thread. This is to discuss specific wording in the bill, and their implications. P1-11 seem to make obligations on reporting requirements only - gathering statistics,…
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Making a complaint about staff in assessment centre?
Hi I'm wondering where I can file a complaint for the Romford assessment centre. Yesterday I was there for an assessment and at approximately 2:49pm a lady came in and was told by the g4s security (who is also the receptionist) that they're gonna be an hour late, she said she can't stick around that long because of her…
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Disability Benefits now included in Welfare Cap?
Just seen this on another website, and checked the budget document and it is lurking in there: Annex B to the Budget Document (Entitled Welfare Cap - Page 104), https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...Accessible.pdf B.1 The level of the welfare cap for this Parliament is set out in Table 1.7. B.2 Table B.1 sets out a full…
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ESA Cuts.
ESA being cut by £30 per week for new claiments, how can this be justified? How are people going to be able to survive with such a big cut.
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16 year old not in full time education - now what?
Hi Our 16 year old has just been awarded Enhanced Rate Daily Living and Enhanced Rate Mobility for PIP. We are having a nightmare trying to work out what he is going to do as he moves into adulthood, particularly as he has done very little education for the past 4 years. He has no GCSEs, has learning difficulties (awaiting…
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Cuts-Cutting ESA by £30 a week in line with Jobseekers. Which ESA group will be hit??
One of the Tory cuts leaked has been - Cutting ESA by £30 a week (inline with Jobseeskers allowance) If they do this, what 'element' of the ESA payment will go? (as there are many contributions towards one ESA payment, especially for the disabled) and what Group of the ESA is this for? (Support group? Wrag Group? is any…
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Welfare CUTS-Housing Benefit 100% abolished?-Tenents forced to pay 100% Full rent?
www.scottishhousingnews.com/4328/housing-benefit-cuts-considered-as-part-of-12bn-welfare-savings/ Hey, in this article about a possible cut being to housing benefit. If it does go through, do they mean they would stop paying every current housing benefit claimant their housing benefit (and abolish the whole housing…
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Disability - the bits people don't see
I'm a wheelchair using heart transplant survivor in full time employment on high mobility, middle care DLA. This award surprises people but in my area due to a shortage of council staff you need to be on high mobility to get a blue badge and I do need assistance with normal tasks due to multiple disabilities. Today I'm off…
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Health insurance advice....
Some of you might remember me from my thread about undiagnosed illness that I'm suffering from. Basically what I want to know... I've had several types of scans, and tests done all which have come back negative so I am not diagnosed with an illness, it doesn't have a name. If I take out health insurance can I get…
