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Timescales - Festive Period
I've just realised the date when I *should* receive my PIP Assessment decision falls a couple of days before Christmas Day. Does anyone know if the timescales regarding requesting Mandatory Reconsideration generally relaxed/extended over that period? Or am I likely to be spending Christmas Day and Hogmanay furiously typing…
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Data protection Breach
I claim PIP. It's not something i like people to know because of the stigma attached. I happen to work with someone who used to work for the DWP, he still speaks to ex colleagues and over the past year he has dropped various bits of information regarding my health problems into conversation, including almost direct quotes…
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SMI claim without PoA
Can I claim SMI discount on behalf of my father in law to even though I don't have Power of Attorney? No money will come to me. It just means he can stop paying. He is 95, diagnosed with Alzheimers, lives alone 150 miles away from me and is eligible for attendance allowance. His local Age UK say there is a savings…
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PIP Assessments during Covid crisis
Are DWP doing PIP Assessments again yet ?If so - how do they get around the social distance rules ?They can't come within 2 metres of you - so do they do it all by sound and vision ?And what happens if they send you a date - but you are too scared to attend ?They won't get very much out of me - if it is a phone assessment…
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Attendance allowance
Why do I not get toll charges free as a blue card disability holder
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Local Authority financial assessment query re elderly parent
I am due a call from the local authority regarding a financial assessment on my mothers finances for home carers/help. We are happy to pay what is due of course but the query I have is regarding rental charges. My Mother lives rent free in a bungalow owned by my wife and I. We bought it years ago as a rental…
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Timeline for motability renewal
Hi all. My daughter is in receipt of enhanced PiP (both componants) and we leased a motability car in March 2018. Her Pip award was for 4 years from Jan 18, we did get a car as soon as we were able but obviously had to wait for paperwork etc. I know her renewal will start around Jan 20 (normally 12 month in advance) for…
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Advice on riser recliner chairs and vat
hello all i have been looking at electric dual riser chairs as back has really gotten worse but unsure of reputable companies and how the vat scheme works, can anyone tell me what best disability equipment companies to us in the uk many thanks
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Cont-based ESA and applying for a graduate programme
Hi. I have been experiencing ill mental health for several years and have been receiving contributions-based ESA. I also have some physical ailments. I am currently seeking help to manage my mental health and accept that my physical health is limiting. I am keen to have a new challenge, albeit this may be a moment of…
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Access to work social and domestic contribution
Hi can someone explain how they work out your portion of the costs, I work 7 days a week but only 15 hours a week I got told as I only work 15 hours this equates to 2 full days and so my contribution is 5 days does this seem right ??
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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.
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How do the DWP know what you are earning when getting Universal Credit?
Just a quick question, with regards to Universal Credit, how do the DWP know what you may be earning if your income is not declared? Or, what if a change in circumstances is not declared? Is the whole system based on trust? Seems odd if it is..... Are pensions known to them? I know that it would be fraud by not declaring…
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Pip advice please
In my mid 20s i was diagnosed with Cervical Spondylosis i am now 61 and over the years the condition has worsened as to be expected .I have on certain occasions visited my GP,and I have had acupuncture and cortisone injections.I did ask to see a physiotherapist and was very disappointed as all she was interested in was why…
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Tribunal hearing
Just a general question if a pip tribunal hears an appeal and it goes in your favour they say appeal allowed if it goes against you what do they say then? Disallowed
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Fitters of Used Mobility Scooter Car Hoist
This was a thread a couple of years ago, but like many others, I have been given a nearly-new Autochair Car Hoist. The problem is that no-one is interested in fitting something they did not supply! Someone back then mentioned a firm in the East Midlands who would fit (and supply) used hoists, but my search has had no…
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Local lockdowns - respite care. Any information?
Hi all, I'm new to this area of the forum. My parents live in Northumberland (local lockdown area), I live in Norfolk. My dad is registered disabled, my mum is his registered carer. They are both in the Covid high risk categories, and shielded right up until August. My mum is sole carer for dad, and herself is 76 years…
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Pip, state pension & attendance allowance
My husband is just now getting his state pension, we’ve been advised that the attendance allowance will stop 🛑 but I’ve heard of another carer allowance we can claim . I’m 71 and still part time working so can’t get pension credit . Help !
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ESA back dated money
I was taken off ESA in Dec 19 after an assessment. I was told to apply for UC instead. I requested a mandatory reconsideration. I then appealed the decision and I won my Tribunal appeal in July. In August UC adjusted my claim to include the extra amount but no backdated money was paid even though it clearly states kn the…
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Wheelchair lift planning permission refused
I rent a bungalow, when I moved in, my disabilities were not as bad, however they have progressed significantly over the past 3 years. In October last year I requested a grant to get a wheelchair lift to take me to ground level, the house is accessible by a gentle slope and 4 steps. The council granted the grant and works…
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Zero on my PIP assessment... something that confused me
Hi there, I'm not sure what to do here, or whether I even have a basis to attempt to get this decision changed, but there's some things that seem off. (I'll skip the stuff I agree with and just list the bits that seemed wrong in my PIP assessment letter). Just so the following makes sense, I don't have any physical…
