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Disability money matters

Archives for November 2016

Disability Blue Badge
I would welcome advice please. My husband aged 69 has just had a 2nd knee replacement.After his first op. 5 years ago we obtained a temporary badge to help him cope with getting in and out of the car and accessing the shops etc. This time we seem unable to get a badge, and using normal bays is not easy, as he needs extra…
Government petition-Make dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia testing free on the NHS
How to split a joint account for Financial Assessment
I need to fill in a financial assessment form with regard to care home funding. Need advice with regard to a bank current account held jointly between married couple. Scenario being say balance in account at date of going into care home £30k, Paid £2000 per month out of this account to fund care home for three months, So…
PIP reconsideration
Hi I had my assessment back in July and asked for a copy of it well it finally arrived yesterday it's like I'm reading about someone else he's put incorrect things down example he asked if I'd be ok to go on an unfamiliar route in a taxi I said no not with out someone with as my anxiety would be through the roof he's put…
carers allowance
Is it true that when i am 65 my pensionable age, i lose my carers allowance that i get for caring for my wife???? I struggle to see why it should finish ???? thanks
'Disability Allowance' to be counted as income.
I have just received the following email. My questions are ..... 1. What is 'Disability Allowance'? Have I missed something or do they actually mean DLA? 2. Is it actually even legal to count DLA as income for the purposes of assessment? If there are any disability benefits experts on here I'd be very interested to know!…
TK MAXX - Poor Service!
TK Maxx online no longer collect items to be returned by disabled people. I am unable to get to a post office or have someone return my parcel to the store. I rang customer services and I was quite rudely told that it was no longer their policy to collect items. The lady I spoke to told me 'It wasn't her fault that I was…
Home assesment visit ?
Sent my DLA to Pip form back at beginning of this month and today got a letter stating I was to receive a Home Assessment Visit from Atos at the end of this month , quite quick I thought ! My query is what do I expect on a home visit ? My carer will be there so not going to be alone , would appreciate any guidance from…
am i allowed sdp bit confused
Ive been Told by some people that I can some people I cant so i'm very confused to what is allowed and all this stuff confuses me so I don't know if I am or not I live by myself i'm on JSA and get Enhaunsed pip care
What to do if turned down?
A friend had a lifetime disability award (is that DLA? sorry not au fait with all the terminology) for years but this is stopping I think and she has since been turned down for PIP despite appealing and is waiting the outcome of an ESA interview. She's pretty certain she'll be turned down for that and is talking about…
Hospital and benefits
Hi I am just posting as I am in a bit of a state over my husband's benefits. He has suffered a severe stroke and two weeks after a pulmonary embolism in hospital resulting in significant clots in both lungs. He has been in hospital for six weeks and I rang DLA and they are stopping his care and mobility payments (been…
Motability car hand-back question.
I have had my assessment for PIP. I now waiting for the outcome. What I want to know is what will happen to my motability car should I not get enhanced rate of the mobility component? Does the car have to be returned as soon as I get the (unfavourable) results? I take it that motability will not extend your lease until you…
London taxicard?
Does anyone here have a taxicard for the disabled? If they do do they find that it's worth it, do you get good prices for cabs? Because of various disabilities, I only travel by cabs anyway and have only seen about this card, which would help me out if there are savings, there are places I don't go at all because the cab…
ESA Assessment
Hi everyone, I had an ESA assessment about 2 weeks ago which I've been worrying about a lot after reading so many horror stories about them rejecting it and making you have to appeal while you have no money for months. I've not yet received a decision letter, but when my money was paid into my account a couple hours ago, I…
ESA income based and permitted work
if you are on ESA income based and you don't recieve any payments because your partner earns over the amount stated , but you get National insurance credits paid can you do permitted work and get the payment of £115 if you work less than 16hrs. Thankyou
DLA to PIP timescale
My wife is on indefinate DLA and she has still not heard anything about a PIP. How long does this take?
Private prescription
Hi, I am considering seeing a Psychiatrist in England in the private sector as a Scottish resident. Trying to establish the cost of having any prescription dispensed in Scotland. Anybody able to help as I am baffled ? Also could the Psychiatrist write to my GP in Scotland tell him to issue as script for required drugs?…
ESA Support group in for a ROUGH Ride in 2017 (Support group to be CRUSHED!)
The ESA Support group is in for a rough ride with potential changes, which could make it more like the WRAG group, with getting the people who are in the support group to take activities, or see other therapists etc, and much more. "Government plans to make many ESA support group claimants undertake work-related…
PIP review question
Hi, I recently had my PIP review assessment. Got a text message on Wednesday saying "they have all the info they need to make a decision" When i rang them today i was told a decision has been made and a letter sent out. However they couldn't tell me what the decision is because they said it hasn't been scanned onto the…
ESA WRAG Group -Going abroad for 3-4 months/missing WRAG Interviews? and questions
Some questions For the ESA WRAG Group (not support group) 1) ESA SUPPORT VS WRAG? What things are different for this WRAG group, VS the support group, besides this: Support group have NOT got to attend anything, no WRAG. What other things, do the WRAG group have to do, that the support group doesn't? 2) What do the WRAG…

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