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NHS compensation
I've lost over a year of my life due to misdiagnosis through negligence on the part of an NHS consultant. This year I've spent over 6 months in bed, and three weeks in two different hospitals. During this time I have had no income and was not able to claim benefits because I didn’t have the support of doctors and was told…
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Deputyship - £300 property fee for dealing with all the administration relating to your residence.
Can somebody please explain to me what this means. Below is email I received from Deputyship person, Why do they need to send a annual report to the OPG? Why do I have to pay a £300 property fee. Does this sound like its a one off or yearly? I think its a ripp off something I don't want or need. This is email I received…
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Motability car 'mistakenly' cancelled by dealer, can I do anything?
I received a call the other day saying my dealership had mistakenly cancelled my car order…is there anything I can do? Specifically, can I ask them to prove it was a mistake?
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Charging me rent at 16
Hi I get this it should've become PIP a while ago but I'm still on DLA at almost 17. Scotland law applies. I get £345 a month its my only income and I'm being charged £120 a month in "rent". I dont think I can claim more benefits as not only would it effect her claim as I'd "owe" her the shortfall + from what I can see…
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Help - DLA and where to begin?
Hello, I have a daughter that is asd (assessed in another country but waiting for full dignosis). I have been invited to apply for DLA and carers allowance. Going through the dla form, I am not sure what to put down. My daughter is in school till 1 and taxi brings her home but I have to collect my other children at 3 so we…
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How can I cut costs on these visits
Hi, my son due to his disability and high care needs is residing in a placement which unfortunately is over 4 hours drive away from me. I visit him every other week for the weekend. I live for my visits with him however I am finding that it’s costing a fortune buying food etc. My local authority pay for my Premier Inn room…
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Disabled facilities grant is it worth applying?
Hi, My 3 year old is non verbal and is suspected as having ASD. He currently has to share a bedroom with his 1 year old brother but it's not working out. My son wakes up frequently and gets frustrated with his brother so could really do with a larger bedroom to himself with a separate sensory space. Is it worth applying…
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Right to buy Help needed
Hello I am In need of some help regarding benefits and the right to buy scheme. I am eligible for the right to buy the council bungalow i currently live in. I am on the disability benefits ESA and PIP and have lived in this property alone for the last 5 years. My brother is in a position to buy the property out right for…
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£150 disability c.o.l still not been paid
Has anyone else still not received there £150 disability c.o.l payment. Have already filled in the missing payment form a week ago and still not head anything. Is there a phone number to ring.
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Repayment of Attendance Allowance on award of NHS CHC
Hi.My Mum died in March 2020 after a year in a nursing home. She was a self-funder and received Attendance Allowance for most/all of that time. About a year ago we were successful in appealing a refusal for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding and about 3 months' worth of nursing home fees were paid to her estate. I assumed…
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Year13 Auditory Processing Disorder reasonable adjustment -assistive listening device - who pays?
Hi, my daughter, diagnosed with dyslexia age 15 has just had a diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) in Year 13 and recommended by consultant to have an assistance listening device and 2 ear pieces (around £1700)/ I contacted Local Education who said not their responsibility as she's over 16 unless she has an…
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PIP & STATE PENSION & GOVT. HELP
My mobility element of PIP has been frozen by legislation as I'm getting a state pension. I should be on the enhanced rate but am on standard rate. As far as I am concerned, that makes my PIP a means tested benefit as its dependent on my income. So I should get £650 for cost of living help for those on means tested…
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VAT Exemption on widening doors
Hi, My son has a permanent physical disability and uses a powered wheelchair. As a result my front door and a door in his bedroom to the garden ( we live in a bungalow) have to be widened. I have had a quote from a local firm and they have had me fill in a VAT Exemption form. They state that I have to pay the VAT and then…
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How many years bank statements are assessed for financial help with respite/care home?
Can anyone advise how many years bank statements are needed when being assessed for financial help with respite or care home?
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I now have a deputyship in place.
Does this mean I lack capacity with finances. Would this mean I get maximum points on PIP with me not being able to manage money?
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Personal health budget over a notional one?
I recently returned from hospital and now require 24 hour care with incalls and I've been offered a personal health budget (direct payments) and am I right in thinking it would just be me doing all the admin/leg work for the council/care company or does it give me the flexibility to say reduce the amount of care and use…
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Personal alarms - Admin plse move if wrong section
I have severe Osteoarthritis in my hip and waiting for a hip replacement. In the meantime I've become really worried in case I fall as I'm on my own and although I have my mobile, it's not always possible to have it on me. There are several companies that offer personal alarms so it's a bit of a minefield. Is anyone able…
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Equity release
One of my children is prepared to give me a large loan, (rather than me take out an equity release) to be reimbursed from the will with a mutually agreed (low) interest rate. Would the repayment of that loan reduce the inheritance tax liability? Would it be legal?
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Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
Has anyone got any experience with the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme? Friend had a bad reaction to Astra Zenica that caused his ME to relapse, so now he can't work more than a couple of hours a day, or do very much at all. We understand that you have to be more than 60% disabled by the vaccine to quality, based on DWP…
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Insuring your car for carers - limits on number of drivers
Which companies allow more than 4 or 5 named drivers on a car policy? Setting aside specialist car insurance for disabled people and any-driver policies, which are way too expensive, how do people insure a car for a disabled person with carers? I share a car with my daughter, we are both disabled and neither of us is able…
