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Archives for August 2020

Won my Tribunal - Enhanced both Daily living & mobility but...
Hey! I recently won my Tribunal and got awarded both Enhanced Daily living & enhanced mobility. Does this mean I will get both payments so £62 & £89? This has been going on for nearly 2 years now and got told i will get back pay
Assessors report for pip
Does dwp usually go with the assessors report on making their decision? I've asked for a copy and should get it tomorrow or Friday
Government Eco Scheme.(new boiler).
Has anyone used this scheme in order to get a new boiler installed,pip benefit was part of the criteria for it.It says free or lower advance payment.Is it a genuine scheme.
Pip assessment over telephone
So I had my assessment on the 15th of August just rung dwp and they have received the report and I will get my decision letter within 4-6 weeks is this time frame including your backpaymet if successful? But they did say over the phone it's been sent for processing does this mean that a decision as already been made?
Disabled Road Tax, Help needed, please.
I am trading my car for another nearly new used one and am set to complete the deal next week with a car supermarket.. My current car is classed as 'Disabled' for road tax. (My insurance for this vehicle expires the following day, so don't want to postpone the deal). Four days ago I requested a replacement Certificate of…
PIP Phone Assessment Question?
So tomorrow I have a phone assessment for my PIP claim that I made several months ago. I'm slightly concerned that I may have not provided enough evidence as at the time I wasn't sure what relevant evidence was needed as I haven't claimed PIP before. Basically on and off for several years now I have suffered with…
Mobility enhanced rate
Does anyone get the highest rate of mobility? If so was you eligible for a car/scooter?
PIP TRIBUNAL WON!
So I won my pip tribunal on the 7th of August. Spoke to DWP on the 11th they said they have received the tribunal award. Spoke to DWP again today (17th August) the lady on the phone said a note had been put on my account saying the claim had been approved and would be processed but she unfortunately couldn’t give me a time…
Mums Disability PIP address Change , Area Change
Hi All I have a Question Relating to my Mums PIP / Disability Benefits She Receives Where She Currently Lives. My Mum & Dad Currently Live in their for over 30 years now they are looking at selling their Home and moving in with me I am Their Son , Now Question is How do i go about transferring / Changing the Address…
how long does a digital sicknote take to come to your phone?
I called my GP on Friday to request a sicknote, i was told it would be sent to my phone and no need to collect it, however iv'e still not received, does anybody know how long it usually takes to receive it? i don't want to bother my surgery if its normal for it to take a few days. They definitely have the correct phone…
Home Ownership and Benifits
Hi we have a 43 year old disabled daughter who receives Working Tax Credit and Disability Living Allowance. A couple of years ago we bought a small house in our names and moved her in to see if she could live independently. This has been successful with daily support from us. She works part time and earns about £9,000 per…
Future care fees and gifting property.
My elderly father is planning to gift his house to me and my brother and move in with me (my son is currently living with him and assisting with every day living etc) my son is buying 50% of my of fathers property off my brother (to get him on the property ladder) and I will retain 50% , with my son eventually paying me…
Certificate Of Visual Impairment
My 88 year old Dad has severe macular degeneration in both eyes. In fact he is virtually blind. In order for him to get access to extra funding he needs a CVI. To get this he needs an eye test then a referral to an eye specialist. He is very frail & the logistics of getting an eye test & then a hospital appointment are not…
Care Homes and paying for them
can anyone please advice on the correct answers to give. My father is 91 and has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Dementia. Approx 8 years ago when he was of sound mind, he signed his flat over to my sister and I, our inheritance, should anything happen to him. Because of his diagnosis we are looking to find a dementia…
Part time distance learning while claiming New Style contribution based ESA (support group)
I have recently started a claim for ESA, four week ago and not heard anything yet. I'm hoping to be put into the support group (anxiety, Rheumatoid Arthritis and my need to require the toilet urgently and unexpectedly) However I have been offered the chance to undertake a Free level 2 course on Children's Mental Health and…
I won my tribunal (sorry I can't spell it)
Hi guys, I was made to move over to pip from DLA (not through choice of my own) in November 2017, I was told I didn't qualify for pip based on the assessment so I sent a MR and was still denied it, it went to a court tribunal who still said no, a few months later I recieved a letter saying they had gotten it wrong and I…

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