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New to the Disability Money Matters board? Start here
This board is a discussion of all issues surrounding disability and how they relate to MoneySaving. Discussing benefits, discounts, cheaper ways to see consultants, cashback for alternative health treatments, how to get specific medication cheaper (legally) are all perfectly acceptable forms of discussion. Relevant links…
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care support fees
For 18 months I have been trying to get my 90 year old mum into a care home but adult social care deem she can be supported at home. She has been safe guarded by the ambulance service twice following falls been in hospital over Christmas three years running, recently left all the hobs on at home with covers and been the…
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Access card?
We have just applied for one as we need it to go to an event and they need to see it before we can access disabled areas. Does anyone else have one, what can it be used for? https://www.accesscard.online/
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PIP renewal - Time scales and what happens next
Hi, My husbands PIP renewal arrived, we completed it and returned it and DWP had confirmation they have the form. Completed using new medical evidence and advice from a couple of charities, so a detailed reply. His mobility needs have changed. So its not as simple as DWP leaving his award as is. We are anticipating some…
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incontinence is expensive. Can my deputy refuse my continence purchases?
I buy my own pads because the NHS ones are rubbish, they are Tena slip Maxi but they are cloth backed and they are rubbish so I buy my own, which I get the better ones but they are expensive, but they are worth in for pease of security. It seems I keep asking my deputy for money for continence purchases, its not just the…
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Are social services being more strict with their care budgets?
I was going to a day centre that was run by the NHS for people with learning disabilities and I was going there for 15 years and had friends there and really liked the staff. I was going 4 days a week but they closed it down and left me nothing to do all day, I had somebody from social services come around my house and…
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Moved: PIP/Universal Credit Student Loans
This discussion has been moved.
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Newbie
Hello, hope this is the correct way to join in on forum. :)
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DFG - Do we have to agree with the assessors proposal?
My daughter has Muscular Dystrophy and we have applied for a DFG to allow us to convert the garage for a bedroom and bathroom. The proposal is to have a hydrotherapy bath as this will help her muscles but the DFG assessor has proposed a shower with shower chair. Ideally we would have a bath initially and if required in the…
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Parents joint bank and care home....
Hi, mum (74) and dad (75) dont own a house, they are tenants Both have just the state pension coming in (about £900 PCM) Dad looks set to be needing full time care following a stroke They have a joint bank account with £32,000 balance They have no savings or ISA's etc My question is, how do a council apportion the joint…
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A question about motability cars
I've just been awarded higher rate mobility allowance and am going to use it to get a car. I've decided on an automatic fabia. My question is - do I have to shop around with different dealers in order to get the best price or is it the same price no matter where you get it from because it is government regulated? Thanks in…
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Stairlifts - buy or rent?
I have arthritis in my knee and am having real difficulty with the stairs in my house. I hope to get a knee replacement within the next year or so, after which I’ll hopefully be able to manage the stairs again. In the meantime a stairlift would make my life a lot easier. What are your experiences of renting a (straight)…
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PIP review
Hello I have some questions please. I've been on PIP and had my review. Last payment was received 16th October Assessment took place via phone 28th October Next payment due date was 13th November I received the "your PIP review is complete, you should receive your decision letter in 2 weeks" text on the 12th November. I…
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Reduce water bills.
We recently had notification that our DD for water was gonig up by over £20. So I got in touch with Anglian Water, filled in a short form and now we are on a different tariff that is actually a few £s less than we have been paying. Saving £23 a month. The tariff is Extra LITE tariff.
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Council claiming they can't put letters in large print
Fed up of complaining about this issue every single time I get a letter from my council and nothing changes despite promises that they'll sort it The font is too feint which means a magnifying glass won't help I spoke to my councillor this year and he spoke to the council. I received a letter from them in large print. But…
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Extension / extra room
Im thinking of applying for a DFG as we are struggling with a lack of space. I have 2 reception rooms, one of which my disabled mother lives in. The problem we have is a child with severe disabilities who needs his own space and we are struggling to function in one room. Will I be told to ask my mother to move out or is it…
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Scam? Move to Appello Careline from NRS
NRS went bankrupt on 1st August and my mum was informed that Appello would seamlessly take over the operation. Apparently Appello had always provided the service under contract to NRS. For my mum, NRS also provided a responder service for an additional £12 per month, so £38.98 in total. I rang Appello in August to confirm…
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Is Support for Mortgage Interest a good thing
Hi, I have been offered SMI but not sure if to take it or not. I would like to hear people's opinions. I am worried that when I come to sell the house then I would be paying back a lot more than I would if I kept my mortgage. Because I have been accepted and need to decide if to carry on with it, I am being asked if I want…
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Luxury car tax for blue badge holder
Hi all, After spending hours looking online I've been unable to find any information if a car qualifying for luxury car tax is exempt from this under the blue badge scheme like the VED or are they two separate entities ? Thank you
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Mobility Car/DLA
Hello, I am really hoping I could have a little advice. I don’t want to go on too much but basically my father was admitted to hospital early hours of the 3rd of October for a very badly broken leg. He was told by several doctors it needed amputating. By the time they’d decided upon this, the final doctor refused to do it…
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50% car tax disability reduction
Just realised this morning that I’ve been overpaying car tax since 2018 and I’m cross. If you get complete exemption from car tax because of claiming higher rate mobility on PIP, DVLA change your V5C. if however, you get standard mobility on PIP, you are expected to claim by post every year. I sent them the first evidence…
