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Vehicle Excise Duty and enhanced PIP award
I have enhanced PIP for both daily living and mobility. I have only recently realised that we can have a reduction on our car tax. Husband went to the post office with all documents suggested on DVLA website but clerk said we needed a PIP ' certificate of entitlement'. I spoke to MacMillan about this and they said that…
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Council Tax reduction in connection to Carer's Allowance
HelloI've just found out that I might be eligible to get a CT reduction; I live with my adult child, 24, who receives top rate PIP/ESA etc for multiple disabilities, and I am a carer for her and receive Carer's Allowance. We already get a band reduction because of her adaptations/requirements but I see that we might also…
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NHS Travel Cost help please
Hi All, Wondering if anyone an help please. Husband has being receiving treatment for bone cancer. We live in Dorset, and treatment has been in Oxford and Manchester, so not exactly local. We have applied for a certificate for help with NHS costs, and it has come back saying we have to pay the first £110 per week in travel…
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Register EPA
My MiL made an EPA in 2005. My husband and his brother are named as attorneys. Fast forward to now and she is 97, about to go into supported living accommodation. She is still fully mentally aware it can no longer walk, therefore my husband has been drawing her pension from her bank with her debit card ( with her…
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pension forecast
I am confused as to where I stand in relation to the Government Pension since I have received conflicting information in the past. I was born in 1958 and I understand that my pension qualifying date was raised from 1960 to 1966. My history as far as contributions are concerned are as follows: I left college and immediately…
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71 year old - Below Knee Amputation, Kidney Transplant
Hello there, I am looking for some advice regarding my dad. over the last few years his health has deteriorated. Initially it was kidney failure due to diabetes, however he received a transplant around 4 years ago now which has been working well, albeit it he is alot weaker than he was. following on from the transplant,…
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ESA income-support 6k savings limit
Hello please advise me I'm so scared, I'm on PIP and ESA income-support. I thought that the person claiming ESA income-support benefit cannot have savings over 6,000 and I didn't until I got back pay from PIP (about £2000) two day ago, so I looked online because I knew that my balance went slightly over £6000 by £600 so i…
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Child's DLA counted as income in Divorce
I am getting divorced and have two children who are disabled and receive DLA and this also increases my Universal Credit Award. Their dad who doesn't see them by his choice has said that the children's DLA is 'income' for me (it goes into my bank so it will show up on Form E and i am to be honest and declare i get it). He…
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Broadband - Free or Discounted
Hi, a friend of mine is on Universal Credit because of a life-long heart condition. She cannot afford Broadband at home because the UC just covers all her other bills. She lives alone and has no other income. Is there any way she would be entitled to ideally "free broadband" on serious health grounds? If so who does she…
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Going into care
My Parents in Law transferred their house over to their 3 adult children in 1998. Dad died in 2009. Mum is now 97 & is no longer able to manage in her home. We have looked at supported living accommodation. She is no longer the owner of the house but is there any legal blocks to declaring that has no property. She has just…
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Family presents on behalf of Mum with Dementia deprivation of assets?
My mother-in-law is now in residential care suffering severe dementia. We have power of attorney and are paying 100% of her fees with her money. I know that in her healthy days she would have wanted to give birthday, Christmas and particularly wedding gifts to her grandchildren. All told she has around 500k of assets and…
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MSE News: 'I got a £15,000 council tax refund for my mum's dementia and had future bills axed'
Family members of a 98-year-old – who was refunded £15,000 in council tax overpayments and had future bills axed due to her having vascular dementia – have urged others in a similar position to check if they can do the same. Read the full story: 'I got a £15,000 council tax refund for my mum's dementia and had future bills…
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Transplant recipient, PIP
Helping a friend, and have 2 questions. 1. She was in complete kidney failure (diabetes) and on Enhanced/Enhanced PIP and SG ESA. Went in for transplant op, but there were severe complications. She ended up having 4 major ops, lost the donated pancreas, but is now home with functioning kidney (YAY!) She was supposed to be…
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Savings account for disabled persons trust?
My daughter has learning disabilities and will always need support for living. She had a trust fund set up by her uncle a few years ago, which is a Disabled Persons Discretionary Trust. We would like this to be an ongoing investment so that she will have access to funds for things like holidays long after the point when we…
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Council tax reduction for disability on second property, which I do not occupy?
Hello experts. Due to my recent disability I receive a council tax reduction. I own a second property and before I was disabled I let it out as a landlord. I now have to sell it due to my disability and I have received my first council tax bill on this second property now that the tenant has moved out. My question is, am I…
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Disability benefits and Inheritance
I have a profoundly disabled daughter who is currently in receipt of all applicable benefits and is being cared for in an independent living environment and we manage her assets to below the £16k limit to avoid losing any benefits. We (her mum and dad) are currently sorting out a will whereby on our expiry she will inherit…
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£150 disability payment
Still not received my £150 c.o.l disability payment is anybody else still waiting for there's.
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Access to Work - quotes and suppliers?
Hi All, Does anyone know if alternative suppliers to the ones in the AtW assessment can procure the items that have been recommended? That is, if I find an alternative supplier who offers the same price as the lowest one quoted in the report, can I use them? I am asking because my employer is likely to take MONTHS to have…
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Inheritance will stop all my disability benefits. No trustee?
My mum is soon to pass and i am beneficiary in her will. Not a huge sum but big enough to stop all of disability benefits and maybe survive a year or two on the inheritance. I know a discretionary trust fund would have avoided this stopping of benefits but I could not find a trustee to take on the trust! Any advice please.…
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Paying for staff support to accompany me on holiday just for the company.
I can travel independently but like company when on holiday. my friends don't like travelling so don't want to go abroad. I like going abroad. I live in supposed living and I get staff support, if I take a member off staff I'm looking at £2400 for staff wages for the week plus the extra holiday costings. I do like the…
