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Archives for August 2019

CHC Full Assessment - Anyone had one?
Hi everyone, A member of my family has just been notified they are eligible for a full CHC assessment. We have a decent understanding of what will happen, but there are some questions we can't find answers to and I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to answer them for me. Can anyone tell me what the assessment is…
Pharmacy2U
I just wondered if anyone is using any of the online prescription services for repeat prescriptions and if there have been any problems? I'm trying to set various things up online to try to cut back on the number of tasks I do for my son and wondered if getting regular medication this way works well for people? Many thanks…
Local Service Compliance Tele Interview
Hello I am in receipt of contribution based ESA and Pip. I know very little about the benefits system and am a newbie on here, too. I have received a letter saying that I am to have a Local Service Compliance Telephone Interview. I have no idea what level of threat this is to my benefits, and my stomach is churning with…
marriage
Hi, I a man 67y im on PIP & DWP payments due to a stroke 16 y ago, and been here 29y, marrying a Philippines girl 41y and not disabled and in good health. Due to my stroke I'm not very good at talking now. I live in a rented property, Private Landlord, 2 bedroom flat. The Council do pay the rent. What income am I likely to…
Can I Send My Mobility Car Back?
Hi, My mum had a drinking problem in the last 10 years, she went into rehab for 3 months, was sober for almost a year in total.. I wanted to get a mobility car to help get me around, she offered.. but now she's relapsed and the other driver on the insurance has passed away.. where do I stand? surely these are special…
ESA Support Group and Self-employment
Hi, Please forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, I've had a scan through and can't see any threads from anybody asking the same questions. I could really do with some advice and/or signposting. I have multiple physical and mental health problems/disorders and disabilities and was in receipt of DLA (both components…
Motability under PIP
PIP Descriptor "managing therapy"
Hi all, I am wondering if anyone will be able to clarify something that is mentioned in one of the descriptors. In activity 3 for daily living, it says as follows: manage therapeutic activities that are carried out in a domestic setting that are prescribed or recommended by a registered doctor, nurse, pharmacist or health…
PIP stats
I found this https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml on line At the moment - I am trying to figure out how to use it - but I am sure that it holds vital information fot claimants !!
Notifying the DVLA of a medical condition
I opted to give up driving for several years as I was finding it hard with a medical condition. I have decided to return to driving and have take some refresher lessons and been driving with my partner in the car and short drives alone. All of this has been done with the agreement of my consultant. They have now asked me…
Ramp for scooter.
I am just about at the end of my journey to get a mobility scooter. Now I need to get a ramp to get the said scooter in & out of my house. I have one step to get in & out of my house. Can any one offer any help or advice. Thanks :)
"Moving Around" PIP
How do they decide the distance that you are able to move in the PIP assessment ? Do they ask you to try to walk between two markers and time you with a stopwatch /? I understand that Dr's letters etc are ignored ......
Suitable cassette recorders for PIP interview?
I'm trying to help a friend source two cassette recorders for a PIP interview so that she can produce two recordings. She thinks that an inbuilt microphone isn't likely to be good enough but I'm struggling to find anything online that has a microphone jack. She doesn't have much money to spend. Can anyone suggest a…
Carers alliwance income
I am in the process of applying for the carers allowance. I currently have a part time job which is paid at £520 a month every month. Am i entitled to carers allowance? Thanks
PIP sorted
Awarded PIP today standard care enhanced mobility till 2022, whole process took 8 weeks . On DLA originally 20 years ago I was on mid care high; mobility, but for the last 17 years mid care; low mobility. Have to say that the assessors report was fair and mostly accurate and was obviously accepted by the DWP DM.
Who pays for what when care is needed?
My Mother is terminally ill and been told we are looking at months, she is end stage heart and renal failure, with other associated problems. I have been having problems with Social Services and the financial assessment in particular. At first it was nil then because she got higher rate AA from lower rate, the council took…
Mobility Car / PIP For my Dad, How to Apply?
Hi, hoping someone can help. My Dad has recently become disabled due to a brain infection and has ended up cortically blind and in a wheelchair. He is 78 and my Mother would like to take him out now and again from the nursing home but finding it impossible to do so without transport, just today we tried to book a…
DLA & Uni
Hi I am currently in receipt of a lifetime DLA award (and have been seriously keeping my head well below the PIP parapet 😉 ), which of course provides me with my car, amongst other things. I am also in receipt of Housing & Council Tax Benefit and ESA. I've been attending a local Creative Writing group for some years and…
pip on going award
Hi, My husband's pip is due for renewal in September, on the last award letter said he would be contacted September 2019, which is two months before his state pension age. We were only talking about it this morning, going the doctors for a supporting letter and up to date medical information, wondering when the forms would…
Another PIP post
So I filled in the form this morning. Not as bad as I was expecting but still worried as what I see here and what they say on the form conflict. I suspect I won't get awarded anything but one has to try. For me its not about the money its more about access to things. Really would like something like the nimbus access card…

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