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Discounts,Public transport,PIP& Carers what am I/we allowed to apply for/get?
Hiya, it's me again haha hope you are all doing well! I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction or talk from experience but to cut a long story short I have been diagnosed with an incurable illness that affects me greatly& makes me disabled & I am in receipt of PIP, but only for daily living even…
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Power of Attorney issues
If this is in the wrong section please move it. My husband and I have joint POA for an elderly friend with dementia. To be honest the role is far more complex and time consuming than I’d ever imagined, and made more complex by the fact that we have to run everything by his daughter as next of kin. As I’m sure many other…
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Need to be able to offer constructive encouragement
A close relative of ours has recently applied for and been given a blue badge card on the grounds of being determined Disabled due to long term depression & agitation. In fact he's only been out the house to corner shop in about two years. Now that he has this card, he and we are unsure "what next?". Will he be able to…
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PIP reviews
I was told by the CAB that I should be entitled to standard mobility allowance because of the changes to following and planning a journey. The last advice I can find on here is from 2019, when they had promised to review all cases without being contacted. However, since then I have been told that I will need to ring up and…
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Carer's council tax disregard
I’m interested in other users’ experience in claiming council
tax disregard for carers, particularly where
two adults are carers. My LA is insisting that only a carer in receipt of CA is eligible
and have awarded the disregard to my wife. They say that I have not proved I'm a carer because I do not
get CA. I’m currently…
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claiming pip /carer for husband
hi i have just applied for pip due oa in knee shoulder has anybody claimed as pip as carer for arthritis ,do you have any advise i am still able to help my husband his needs are supervision eg cooking and guidance budgeting ,going out things like .
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ESA50 contact - found !
Anyone trying to obtain an update towards an ESA50 submission might be interested in reading https://www.chdauk.co.uk/contact-usI emailed ESA from it - and obtained an almost instant response !
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Second Motability £50 insurance refund.
Just seen the following on the WMC forum, copied from the Motability website: https://news.motability.co.uk/scheme-news/covid-19-update-50-insurance-based-refund/
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Owning Own Home
Hi all. I have no idea where to ask this or even entirely sure what I am asking. I own a house outright that my sibling lives in. My sibling has various health issues and is in receipt of certain benefits. Is there any way he can own his own home but without losing his benefits? I'm not trying to swindle the system or…
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Motability car 9 points
Hi..I have had my motability car for 14 months but motability allowing me to change early to an automatic car due to change in my condition. All is well until Iam told by a friend that rsa can refuse to insure me because of the points I have acquired. I have got 3 separate speeding fines totaling me now having 9 points.i…
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Finances and Complex Mental Health Diagnosis
Hi all, Earlier this year I was diagnosed with complex mental health needs and described as severely dysfunctional, not lack for trying my absolute best to muddle on through life. I have started to sort out my finances and get on top of my debt. I work full time and have applied for PIP (family friends work within adult…
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carer for husband
hi am a newbie and need of some advice as carer for my husband of 12 years i find my self having problems with oa arthritis and don t know if i should claim pip as i don t know how to explain the problem i have as well as caring for my husband needs . i have pain my my knees ,shoulders and feet and my husband need help…
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Motability Driving Lesson Grant
Hello, This query is on behalf of my friend, My friend recently got a Motability grant for driving lessons (The full 40 hours) and has been having driving lessons with her new instructor. In the past few weeks she has been having a few problems, she told me, on the first lesson that the instructor couldn't be more friendly…
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Nursing Home refusing to give mother's ring to me
My mother is in a nursing home. She has dementia and doesn't know who I am. Some months ago the home contacted me to ask if I could provide a cheap wedding ring so that hers could be put in the safe, along with her engagement ring. Her engagement ring has a huge diamond, and is worth some thousands of pounds. It's not…
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contacting Motability on live chat
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Working on benefits
Does anyone work on long term PIP/ESA? I would like to return to work, but my health isn't reliable enough to commit to full time hours for a number of reasons. I would like to do permitted work at under 14 hours, but I have heard it's a sure fire way to get called in for an assessment and lose your money. Does anyone work…
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Looking for a bed aid
I am looking for a wal mounted heavy duty bar to help me to get in to and out of bedI previously had a bed lever that is not suitable for my new electrc adjustable bed - because a gap forms when the bed liftsAlso - it can;t be a ceiling mounted rod typeThere must be a "distorted" D shaped bar available somewhere - but I…
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I've already waited 6 weeks
Does anyone know how long roughly it takes to get a payment please I am already in receipt of pip I'm just waiting for extra weekly allowance they did say that I wouldn't have to wait long at all so I don't know thanks in advance
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No date on renewal form for PIP
Hi all received the dreaded brown envelop today with my PIP renewal. On the letter it says this but be sent back by There is no date. How long do i get to reply?
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DLA contact from abroad
Does anyone know any other contact details for DLA other that the 0800 number? I’ve moved abroad and need to tell them, but even though I still have a U.K. number, it won’t call the 0800 number. I can’t find any other number or email so don’t know what to do!
