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Disability money matters
Archives for February 2017
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Renting house to fund care without LPA
Hi . Asking for some advice on behalf of my cousins. My elderly Aunt who suffers from the onset of dementia and various other ailments took a fall at her home a couple of weeks and was taken into a rehab centre. After discussion with her sons, doctor and social worker they decided the best course of action would be a…
Blue badge
Hi. Hope everyone is doing ok. Just a quick question. My blue badge expires tomorrow, 10th feb. Can I use it up to midnight tonight or could I use it up to midnight tomorrow? I would like to use it tommorrow ideally. Not sure if it's going to be renewed,, my mobility claim might be stopped due to PIP but it's gone to…
How does the savings limit work for couples?
My partner and I are in the ESA support group, on a joint claim. My initial understanding is that we were only allowed £6,000 in savings. Does this mean combined or invidivually, for example is the limit actually £12,000 combined but £6,000 individually? Or are we treated as one entity due to the joint claim? But I'm…
PIP has put my life on hold
Waiting for PIP is awful. I am currently wait for my MR since 19/01/17. I feel my life has been put on hold waiting for the outcome. I suffer from (amongst other things) bipolar and depression, I lay in bed all day and have no motivation or energy to do anything. I am just waiting to hear back and I am so scared and…
Friend Going Deaf
A friend of mine is becoming very hard of hearing. We usually keep in touch by phone and what now happens is that the call goes OK until a certain point, when he suddenly says he hasn't heard what I said. I repeat it a couple of times, he still doesn't hear, then I spell out any key words, and he can't even hear the…
My sister has finally got a job but it's in London...
For ages, she wasn't able to find a job due to her disability. She managed to find a job suitable for her but it's in London. Our mother has said she'd go with her to live in London. Mother works as a traffic warden, I'm sure she'll be able to find one in London with little issues. My sister's new job pays around £30k a…
Do I tell DWP ?
I am on the verge of applying for a transfer from DLA to PIP I need to know whether DWP need to be aware that I am working for 3 half days a week ? I see nothing on the application form - specifically asking this - but when I am assessed - the assessor may ask how I get to work (I drive 1 mile and walk 100 yards to my…
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