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Refused Blue Badge
Below is a letter from my blue badge refusal. I am so confused. It states i walked upto 10 metres and i had to stop twice in this 10 meters but i was refused blue badge. The guidelines state that if you walk up to 30 meters you are considered as having considerable difficulty in walking. I was in a lot of pain and coughing…
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ESA .. change of circumstances .. universal credit ?? Help please
Hi all I was wondering if someone may be able to give me a little advice . I live in a 2 bedroom house with my son who has just left school . He has decided this week to move out . I currently claim esa and get the extra £60 a week included due to my disability . I currently claim pip - enhanced living . No mobility . I…
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Dad disabled after accident, unsure how to proceed
I've been doing some reading but would appreciate some advice as this is a world I'm not at all familiar with. My Dad had an accident and broke his hip at the end of last year and needed to have it replaced with an artificial one (only the ball part, not a full hip replacement). He's had trouble with infections since then,…
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Pip 1043 form
I was awarded standard care rate in September 2014 for 4 years. Today I've received this form which seems to be mainly tick boxes if nothing has changed. Do I need to get a letter from my GP costing £25 to support this? And if nothing has changed does it mean that I will just get the award until sept 2018? Nothing has…
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Help completing a PIP appeal
Hi I normally post on another thread but was passed over here for advice DH was given low rate DLA back in 2002 when he was paid off by the local council where he worked Pensioned off Union sorted out the claim and it was ongoing until last month He is hopeless at giving his symptoms always minimises everything Very proud…
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Moving and claiming pip
hi asking for a friend who has no internet, they are considering moving to scotland for a better life, she claims PIP would this sill apply in Scotland or not. or would she have to put in a new claim thank you :)
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PhoneCall from DWP Regarding PIP claim
HI Folks, I made my first application for PIP via telephone on the 24/07/17. I received my application pack within a week and filled it out and sent back on the 01/08/17. I then got a text from DWP on the 04/08/17 saying they had received the form and they would contact me with a decision. I had heard nothing until today…
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Bank account without online access??
Hi all...my son has severe impulsivity due to ADHD..Also Autistic. He's 21 and starting his first job next month..I'm worried sick about how to support him and prevent him from blowing all his wages on day 1..if he can access money he'll spend it...all household bank cards have to be hidden etc etc.. Im looking for a way…
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Filling in the form - timescale?
A friend, who currently gets DLA, has received the letter inviting him to apply for PIP. I understand that he needs to phone them, by a certain date, and they send the main form for him to fill in. How long has he got, to fill in the form, and return it? Is it perhaps a set number of days/weeks from the initial phone call?…
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Zero points on pip claim for severe anxiety
Hi all, I am hoping that someone will be able to provide some advice and guidance. Pip claim submitted April 2017, in the meantime in June I had to call the early intervention team who diagnosed as not psychosis but in fact severe anxiety disorder. Face to face assessment attended in July which was very distressing, copy…
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My DLA to PIP saga (won)
I received an 'invitation' to apply for PIP in November '16 after around 20 years on high rate care and mobility DLA. Form filled in and sent off in time and then a home F2F. The nurse who did my assessment was pleasant but very distant and I just felt things were going to end badly - they did. I was awarded 6 points for…
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Asking For Female Benefits Adviser At Job Centre - Reasonable Request?
Due to my autism I connect better with females as I find them genuinely more helpful and understanding. I'm just wondering if it's possible to request a female as my benefits adviser at the job centre? or would that be frowned upon? I've just grew up around females so feel safer around them.. Has anyone ever done this?
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Recently Disabled and needing advice
Hi folks, my name is Chris, 4 months ago at the age of 43 I had a hemorrhagic stroke whilst at work. As a result of the stroke I have been left with left sided paralysis, meaning I am unable to walk or move my left arm or hand and have lost all sense of balance amongst other issues associated with a stroke. The point of…
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Road fund license
Hi, Thinking of buying a nearly new ex demonstrator. How does it work with new vehicle excise duty rules? Is it still zero rate for disabled users with higher rate mobility allowance or do we have to pay the additional £310 for cars with list price plus £40,000?
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ESA Arrears
Hi! So I just passed my medical assessment for Employment and Support Allowance last week but because it wasn't done within their 13 week period they say they are going to back date my payments which means they owe me £745. The letter said to call the number on it if I hadn't heard from them within 5 days which I hadn't so…
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Assessors Report (PIP)
Well received the assessors report from my assessment last Friday... the talking part she took basically word for word, except she placed minutes when I'd stated 10 yards (distance from my door to local shop). But her report on the physical portion was an absolute joke. Said I could reach both arms to shoulder height...…
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PIP MS & Breast Cancer
Evening all, Wondering if anyone could advise. A good friend of mine has recently been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. The good news is it is already responding to treatment (yay!) but she still has a way to go (6 months chemo and then double mastectomy). She's only young, 35, and was also diagnosed with MS when she…
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Newly diagnosed with glaucoma
On Monday I was diagnosed with glaucoma in both eyes. I am 70, and carer for husband 79 who has mobility problems and is deaf.I already have some permanent damage to both eyes, as well as intermittent problems with blurred vision, floaters etc. The consultant tested eye pressure, gave diagnosis, informed me about use of…
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Help taking a disabled person out
Need someone to accompany a disabled person as not confident and need monitoring person Does not get out as needs someone Thank you
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Backdating Council Tax Exemption Severely Mentally Impaired Effect on other benefits
I have worked out that a family member (with severe Autism) is entitled to an exemption on their Council Tax due them being severely mentally umpired. We visited the GP today who signed the form from the local council. I have not sent this back yet. The property they are in is a band A and the council tax is £1010 per year…
