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redundancy and disabled child
Hello, all. Just heard I have a high chance of being made redundant (full time teaching assistant job). Before I started my job, as a single mother of 2 with one disabled child, I did not have to sign on weekly or look for work but was able to claim carer's allowance. I did this for a year or 2 while my child was having a…
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Who provides daily living AIDS?
91 yr old MiL just had 2 weeks in hospital with pneumonia. Prior to this she was fit and active albeit she struggled with stairs, bathing etc, but refused help as she felt it was a sign of weakness. Well now, she couldn't be discharged because she couldn't manage the steep stairs in her terraced house ( bedroom & bathroom/…
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Support through litigation
Hi :) I had an accident in 2011 which essentially left me disabled. I ended up losing my job which caused significant financial hardship for myself an family. As a result I ended up making a claim for compensation due to the TBI i suffered. During the claims process I was considerably stressed out and overwhelmed with the…
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Claim PIP or AA
I now have the PIP2 form to fill in and to be honest looking through it it seems a lot of work for little return. I am currently on DLA - HRM & MRC and have done so for the past 15 years on an indefinite basis. Due to my age I could claim AA instead (67 - 68 in June) I know that AA doesn't have the mobility element but to…
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Blue Badge Renewal
I am trying to renew my Blue Badge. I have been emailed a reminder and started the process today. However, I need to upload a photo and various other evidence. I can't fathom out how to do this so is there another way of renewing the badge, by post for example?
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Finding a cleaner
This may be the wrong thread for this.... but best i could find I have a couple of otherwise minor health issues that make cleaning my house - especially the bathroom- a challenge. I usually have a family member who helps with the rest of the house bt they won;t touch the bathroom. I need to find a cleaner who will give…
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Parkinsons and benefits?
Hi Guys, My work colleague has Parkinsons. I have worked alongside him 5 years. in these 5 years I have seen the decline in his health. He started his role as an order picker, and when diagnosed 8 years ago they gave him an office based role but left him on his order picker wage (£1 an hour more) Anyhow this past 12 months…
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Getting aunt into care home
Hi, this isn't exactly a money saving issue but I'm only a member of two forums, and the other one is a health-related one, so I thought I would try posting in here. My 85 year old aunt has dementia. She will ask four or five times in the space of twenty minutes what day is it and what time is it, and can't remember what…
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Giving up my mobility car
Hi can you help please. My illness is now worse than before. I am due for a new car in march 2017 but I really can't renew. My daughter was a second driver on my car but now she has her own car. I can't go out much at all and my car sits there doing nothing. I cannot drive it myself anymore due to medications I am on. What…
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Anyone else have problems getting GP's to write thorough letters?
Just wondering if anyone else has problems getting full documentation from their GP;s? She refused me a letter at all 2 weeks ago,.she got the practice manager to ring me and tell me she thought it was "inappropriate" to write a letter at all,it made me feel like a malingerer. She did do one, eventually . I am trying to…
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Excess inco pads.
I had turp op for prostate cancer that left me completely incontinent initially but I have had bladder sling and the incontinence has gone away. I still have 9 packets (30 in a pack) Tena Flex Super large from the continence service laying about which I now don't need, after looking online they retail at £19 a packet so…
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Pip decision
HI I recently had a home assessment changing from DLA to PIP.. I know the paperwork says the assessor does not make the decision but how much does the DM go by their report? My assessor said I should be entitled to enhanced on both parts but not sure what the DM will go by. TIA
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Using a mobility scooter sightseeing in London - is it do-able?
I fancy a couple of days in London later this year, a trip up the Shard (got an experience voucher as a xmas present), Borough market, Science Museum ... All stuff that is very hard on the feet and legs, which I'm not good at at all. I have a folding mobility scooter which fits in my car boot, and use that around town and…
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Negative changes to the Motability scheme as of 1st January 2017.
I have this week been informed that Motability have introduced a cap of £27,500 on all vehicles (£28,500 for 7-seater vehicles). All vehicles over this price have been removed from the scheme. Also, all SUVs and MPVs over 170bhp have been removed from the scheme. Finally, if you require a 7-seater you must now prove the…
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Pip application
I have finally been invited to apply for PIP to swap from my DLA. I have a question about the details they want though. They want my gp's details but he knows very little about my disability as i see a neurologist and MS nurse when i need to who discuss my needs/treatment etc. Would i be better off giving their details…
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'mobility car '; what are the costs?
Hi all, Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place.:o I have been awarded the enhanced rate in the PIp assessment (had DLA medium level before) as they now decided that after 7 years in a wheelchair a miracle is not going to happen! Anyway I think, but am not sure, that I will now be able to buy an adapted car at a…
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How to cope at pip tribunal
I applied for PIP back in April on the grounds of my hyper mobility and anxiety. My anxiety - specifically social anxiety - means I don't go out without someone with me. I can cope going to familiar places alone sometimes but I don't socialise alone at all. The only times I do socialise is when I take my grandmother to her…
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Enhanced Disability Premium
Good evening and Happy New Year; I've been hearing "Chinese whispers" so would welcome a definitive response before I do or do not contact DWP next week. I am on ESA and receive a disability premium as I am also on enhanced rate PIP. No-one claims carers allowance for me and I live with my Mum. Its been pretty crap year…
