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marriage
Hi, I a man 67y im on PIP & DWP payments due to a stroke 16 y ago, and been here 29y, marrying a Philippines girl 41y and not disabled and in good health. Due to my stroke I'm not very good at talking now. I live in a rented property, Private Landlord, 2 bedroom flat. The Council do pay the rent. What income am I likely to…
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Am I entitled to compensation
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask for advice but here goes. Its a long story but I used to be a teaching assistant in a primary school (my dream job) however i was looking after a poorly child mother refused to take the child home early the child had slapped cheek syndrome unfortunately I caught it off the…
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CHC Full Assessment - Anyone had one?
Hi everyone, A member of my family has just been notified they are eligible for a full CHC assessment. We have a decent understanding of what will happen, but there are some questions we can't find answers to and I'm wondering if anyone here might be able to answer them for me. Can anyone tell me what the assessment is…
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Local Service Compliance Tele Interview
Hello I am in receipt of contribution based ESA and Pip. I know very little about the benefits system and am a newbie on here, too. I have received a letter saying that I am to have a Local Service Compliance Telephone Interview. I have no idea what level of threat this is to my benefits, and my stomach is churning with…
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PIP sorted
Awarded PIP today standard care enhanced mobility till 2022, whole process took 8 weeks . On DLA originally 20 years ago I was on mid care high; mobility, but for the last 17 years mid care; low mobility. Have to say that the assessors report was fair and mostly accurate and was obviously accepted by the DWP DM.
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ESA Support Group and Self-employment
Hi, Please forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, I've had a scan through and can't see any threads from anybody asking the same questions. I could really do with some advice and/or signposting. I have multiple physical and mental health problems/disorders and disabilities and was in receipt of DLA (both components…
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Notifying the DVLA of a medical condition
I opted to give up driving for several years as I was finding it hard with a medical condition. I have decided to return to driving and have take some refresher lessons and been driving with my partner in the car and short drives alone. All of this has been done with the agreement of my consultant. They have now asked me…
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PIP Descriptor "managing therapy"
Hi all, I am wondering if anyone will be able to clarify something that is mentioned in one of the descriptors. In activity 3 for daily living, it says as follows: manage therapeutic activities that are carried out in a domestic setting that are prescribed or recommended by a registered doctor, nurse, pharmacist or health…
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Medical Evidence
Hello, I just wondered if anyone had any advice about getting medical evidence. I went into my GP surgery a week ago and then said they would send me a letter but I haven’t received anything yet. Does this usually take a little while? I’m not sure if I should have contacted the consultant I saw at the hospital instead? Any…
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Motability Increase Good Condition Bonus
I have just seen this on another forum: As mentioned on another often used forum, from 20th September 2018 Motability are increasing the Good Condition Bonus payable when a vehicle is returned in good condition at the end of the lease period. The Good Condition Bonus for a standard 3-year lease will increase from £250 to…
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Motability under PIP
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PIP stats
I found this https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml on line At the moment - I am trying to figure out how to use it - but I am sure that it holds vital information fot claimants !!
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Filling in PIP form on computer
Hi everyone. well my brown envelope arrived "inviting" me to apply for PIP because they are stopping my DLA. As my handwriting is chuffing awful (because my hands don't work properly) I want a version I can type into instead. I seem to recall there was a link on here some time ago, but I can't find it now. Please could…
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DLA & Uni
Hi I am currently in receipt of a lifetime DLA award (and have been seriously keeping my head well below the PIP parapet 😉 ), which of course provides me with my car, amongst other things. I am also in receipt of Housing & Council Tax Benefit and ESA. I've been attending a local Creative Writing group for some years and…
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"Moving Around" PIP
How do they decide the distance that you are able to move in the PIP assessment ? Do they ask you to try to walk between two markers and time you with a stopwatch /? I understand that Dr's letters etc are ignored ......
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Suitable cassette recorders for PIP interview?
I'm trying to help a friend source two cassette recorders for a PIP interview so that she can produce two recordings. She thinks that an inbuilt microphone isn't likely to be good enough but I'm struggling to find anything online that has a microphone jack. She doesn't have much money to spend. Can anyone suggest a…
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Carers alliwance income
I am in the process of applying for the carers allowance. I currently have a part time job which is paid at £520 a month every month. Am i entitled to carers allowance? Thanks
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Who pays for what when care is needed?
My Mother is terminally ill and been told we are looking at months, she is end stage heart and renal failure, with other associated problems. I have been having problems with Social Services and the financial assessment in particular. At first it was nil then because she got higher rate AA from lower rate, the council took…
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Proofread and check appeals letter for PIP please?
Would there be anyone happy to proofread and check my appeal against a PIP claim, please? I’ve looked at a few examples of letter layouts and suggestions and used the .Gov site, and I’m pretty sure I have the information I’ve needed to be included, but I want to be sure I’ve covered points correctly based on the…
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Another PIP post
So I filled in the form this morning. Not as bad as I was expecting but still worried as what I see here and what they say on the form conflict. I suspect I won't get awarded anything but one has to try. For me its not about the money its more about access to things. Really would like something like the nimbus access card…
