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Sick pay
I am already in receipt of ESA permitted work , I am currently off sick, can I claim sick pay ?
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Capita face-to-face home assessment I didn't request
When I received my "how your disability affects you" review form, I knew that a F2F probably wasn't far behind and, lo and behold, yesterday I received a notification from Capita to schedule one. Oddly though, it's been set to take place in my home, which I didn't request. I have mental health issues and physical issues…
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Pip Tribunal Won
I recently won my pip tribunal, getting standard rate daily living. I understand this is backdated to the date of my claim. I am also on income support, which I believe I am also entitled to a disability premium for? Does anyone know if this also gets backdated to the date of my original pip claim? TIA
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Advice on painting the ergonomic grip on my new crutches.
I've purchased my new crutches, the ones you see in the picture. I'm about ready to personalize them by painting the grips and shoulder cuff parts. My question is simply, which type of paint would be best? I just wish to spray them black, no tricks, flames, just black. Primer coats then base coats of black and then seal…
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Long delay for NHS operation
I’ve read the rules and think i ok with this. I have a close relative who has a severe back problem and cannot work. He had been expecting an operation, but this has been delayed for various reasons, not his fault, and now has fallen foul of Coronavirus. He does not have medical insurance and is considering self pay, which…
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DIY Lasting Power of Attorney- Have you done one Yourself?
Hi All Don't know if right forum for this but has anyone done their own "Lasting Power of Attorney" forms on the Gov.UK site and if so how easy or hard was it to do? A solicitor told us that so many forms were rejected by The Public Guardians Office that it was best to get a solicitor to do it???
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Mobility car returned but log book not updated
Hi all I had a mobility car that I returned on 4th march 2019 bit they didn't update the log book and I was took to court in my absence has I moved address due to domestic violence and didnt get the details till it had been in court and charged £811 fine and 6 points I wasn't the keeper at the time the offence took place…
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Motability scheme double take.
I have a car. I have in the last year become pretty seriously disabled. They have sent me in the post info about the Motability Scheme. I did a double, triple take. It is unbelievably generous.Astonishingly so. As I see it you get a free lease car in exchange for a proportion of PIP, free car tax, free insurance, free…
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Disabled road Tax disc exemption, What documents do the Post office need?
When applying for exemption for a vehicle road tax disc, (due to being on PIP), when you go to the post office to get this processed, what documents do you need to bring with you? * Vehicle tax reminder (from DVLA) ? * The latest passed MOT certificate? * original certificate of entitlement (PIP certificate), DLA404? and…
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Home Moving Grant Available ???
Hi. I'm disabled and now have to downsize from a 4 bed Housing Association house to a 2 bed, as my 2 grown up daughters are in the process of moving out. I only have 1 young daughter (under 10) at home, so it will just be me and her. I'm on disability benefits (PIP & ESA) and I need to move so that I don't have to pay the…
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Disabilty discrimination from Bank of Scotland
I have a serious complaint about the BOS - They do not have any way that a non-speaking customer can contact them ! They have NO live chat - on non business accounts They have NO customer support email They only have a phone number They do claim to have a TXT number - but I have txt them several times over the last week -…
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Blue badge-2 drivers?
Hi all Just been awarded a blue badge for our 9yr old autistic son, which is great. However, as the badge is his, we only get the one, for his use. Fair enough But there's lots of occasions when my wife drops him off somewhere and I pick him up, or vice versa. If she has the badge, I can't use it, if I have it, she can't,…
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Pip award review
So this landed through my door this morning which i was quite expecting . What i wasn't expecting was for it to be so thin . I thought it would be the big fat form with the big boxes to fill out over and over again with the same information that was filled in last time . So i was wondering if someone could advise on how to…
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Eon Disability Discount? (PIP/ ESA) Electricity bill Discounts?
For Eon electricity what discounts are available for customers who are on PIP (higher both rates) and /or ESA Support group? What discounts are available? Is money towards the electricity bill given/ or a reduction of the amount of bill you pay? How much can be saved? What criteria for eligibility ? and are you getting a…
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Dla payment not made
Hi, my dla payment was due today and it’s not been paid has this happened with anyone else? I’m due a pip assessment next Tuesday but apart from that there’s nothing going on? Will ring them if I have to but I’d rather know if it’s just me before I spend my day on hold!
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Totally confused, now terrified.
Hi, I'm after some help. I claim ESA and PIP. Now when i got married in 2016 we went to the local job centre and explained the situation, my husband does not live with me full time. He comes home two/four days a week, then goes back to his mums to care/help her. I explained this to the job centre ''adviser'' who looked at…
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stamp duty question
Can anyone help me with this. Have daughter with Cerebral palsy - buying her Ground floor flat nearby to my home so I can assist her with care needs. Do I really have to pay the more than one property stamp duty rate as I own my current home as well. Me getting her to property takes her off housing benefit where she…
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Questions for Capita
At my CAB we are to have a speaker from Capita, who conduct PIP and ESA assessments in our local area. We are going to have the opportunity to ask questions. So far we have got - do you have targets? - why do so many of our clients tell us that the assessors’ reports are full of lies? Any more ideas, please?
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Boots rip off nhs
I am disabled and receive ESA as well and Every time I go to options is paid by NHS therefore the option doesn’t charge me at all because they paid by nhs until now for the first time I went to Boots options and they made me sign nhs vouchers and they changed me £70 when I complained how come all options in United Kingdom…
