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The 20%
It looks like I’m one of the exclusive 20% club. A random payment to my account indicates that I’ve been awarded standard daily living during a mandatory reconsideration. Thank you everyone who supported me on the journey, until next time.
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council tax reduction - will they take note of improvements?
I have rheumatoid arthritis, and use a power chair indoors. I've recently realised that I could ask for the council tax reduction because of the extra floor space for wheelchair use, but I would like to check something before I apply. When we moved in to our present house, it was a 1 bedroomed cottage with a derelict barn…
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FI ESA MANDATORY 06/16 letter
Hello all, I am in the ESA WRAG and I am in the esa assessment phase, have my face to face on Tuesday. However today I received a letter named FI ESA MANDATORY 06/16 saying - "Helping you prepare for work in the future. You must come and meet your work coach." Does this mean I have been found fit for work? I am really at…
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Esa - here I go again
A few weeks ago now the envelope came in - ESA50 form. I filled in the form on the computer and sent it off. Now today I get the letter, I've been called for a face-to-face assessment next week. It's in a place I know, but have not been there due to my mental health problems for over 10 years. I avoid places with lots of…
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Disabled daughter now an adult ... legal and financials
I am interested to hear from other people in the same position as myself and my wife. Basic family position....married couple, 3 children born in mid 1990s. Singleton then twins. Twins born 12 weeks early and diagnosed with CP. Medical issues of a serious nature for first 6 years of twins life, all now resolved. Eldest…
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Inspire DLA holidays
We’ve booked holidays through inspire before but does anyone know the hotel booking service they use? It’s one of the big ones e.g trivago, booking.com or similar but I can’t remember!
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PIP Not Being Backdated For DLA Recipients
I have been awarded PIP standard daily living and enhanced mobility rates and applied for PIP back in September this year.I currently get DLA low rate care and high mobility and the DLA was an indefinite award. I contacted PIP as was confused regarding the date they say my PIP will start which, in the letter, is 12th…
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Blue Badges becoming useless?
A relative I take out has had a badge for many years, however I am increasingly finding it pointless as wherever we go all of the bay's are full, is seems more pronounced over the last couple of years. The badge is still handy for parking on double yellows & for the free parking, however the main need is to get the person…
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PIP Mental Health Law Change Help
I applied for PIP in 06/2016, requested an appeal (tribunal) 11/2016. I have severe anxiety and agoraphobia, I've literally not been outside for 10 years. I'm still waiting for my tribunal to happen, but I'm now concerned that I may end up losing PIP altogether because the government has changed the law so that the words…
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PIP Decision Letter Arrived Today 2 weeks After Assessment
After a very anxious wait and a traumatic home assessment ,i received my PIP award letter today:i didn,t expect it to arrive so soon as i just had the assessment carried out on 1st November./just over 2 weeks ago I have been awarded the standard rate care and enhanced mobility for 3 years which i,m quite satisfied with…
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Blue Badge for Child Asthma
What are the chances of getting a blue badge for a child who has severe asthma using the brown asthma spray. He only needs to walk a few yards and starts feeling out of breath and breathless.
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pip legislation on variable conditions
Is there any legislation on Health conditions that are variable and don't affect the claimant every day and how this can affect a claim for pip.
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Stairlift maintenance ?
My Mother-in-law had a stairlift installed nearly a year ago and the warranty will be running out in a few weeks. She's had a few problems with it since it was installed, but they have been sorted out fairly quickly by the company. Now the company is asking her to purchase a maintenance agreement which will cover any…
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Mobility Scooters on Train Journeys- your experiences please
Please can you give me your experiences of travelling by rail using a mobility scooter, including which rail company you use. I have a lightweight scooter (Sterling Little Star) which happily fits in most hatchback cars with no problem. Last week I needed to go to London from Nottingham. As my Sister regularly travels…
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Parked in Hospital Disabled Bay
Dear Forum, I have been driving my friend and family member always to Queens Hospital in Romford Essex for regular treatments as the y are both Disabled requiring space to enter exit and assistance. Unfortunately they don't hold.a blue badge as they don't n drive regularly. We use the Disabled Bay mostly when no parking is…
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ESA decision....relieved
My daughter got the dreaded letter today and she has been placed in the support group again.....can’t tell you how relieved I am, because she lives in a full Digital UC area I knew it would have been a nightmare. So both her PIP and ESA awards were made approximately 3 weeks after the assessments. No date on this letter…
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DWP requesting another medical report?
I’ve submitted my MR pointing out that for some areas I scored 0 points but in the nurses blurb at the start she had stated that I needed supervision/assistant/used an aid. Today I missed several calls from an unknown number and it turned out to be ATOS or whatever they’re calling themselves these days. So I called them…
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advise on EHCP Mediation
Hello everyone, I have a mediation appointment with the county council about my son educational and health care plan. My reason was more on educational side. A new SEN case officer was assigned to my son while on transition. And this new SEn officer issued a revised EHCP and changed my son's preferred school to a…
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Disabled Facilty Grant
Completed all the formalities, assessment by social services and the application was successful. They agreed to convert the bathroom into a wet room. The local councils rep have arranged their builder to do the work but three days in it is quite obvious the builder that is here hasn't got a clue what he is doing. Basic…
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Whiplash prognosis longer than assessed
In May this year, I had an RTA (not my fault) with the result that I received whiplash. I went through a 'no win/no fee' company and eventually was given a medical by an 'assessor' who assessed that my injuries would last about 5 months. After the other chap's insurance company said that my injuries couldn't have lasted…
