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Paying for care at home
My Mother has end stage kidney failure and end stage heart failure and we have recently arranged care for her to remain in her own home. As a result a financial assessment was carried out, the majority of the DRE was not taken into account. The end result though was that she has nothing to pay. However she has now been…
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Setting up a trust
Hi, I was wondering has anyone successfully set up.a.vulnetablt.adults trust fo themselves? I'm struggling to receive.help.and advice. I have approached STEP, Unbiased, for help from IFAs and Solicitors, but so far no one can assist me or advise me. My information.sent.to them. Hi I have been awarded 20K from a CICA claim…
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2 Questions😃
Firstly, just a quickie! Can I still gift aid when I donate to charity as I’m no longer working? It’s mainly bits and bobs to the BHF etc and probably less than £150 a year in monthly standing orders. Secondly, I occasionally do a little bit of volunteering- not much, it’s part of my CBT. It’s not just me, quite a few of…
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TUI Holiday free welfare taxi
An update to my previous thread on holiday booking, As far as i am aware this is TUI only When booking holiday as stated in my previous post only use the TUI welfare number. For transfers from airport to hotel / hotel to airport, you have 2 options. A free coach or a bookable taxi at an extra cost. As my previous post…
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Am I missing a disability payment ?
Howdy ! I have been on universal credit only recently in the scheme of things . My first payment was £315 on 5th of March . I actually joined universal credit on 29 jan My next payment is due on Tuesday £317. Fair enough . When I went to my first appointment with my coach at the job centre I was advised to get a fit note ,…
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resigning to care for child with dla
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any advice about resigning to look after child with middle level dla. I currently work part time and when I am working my mum looks after my child but she is in her late 70's and it's getting too much for her. I spoke to universal credit today and they said you can have sanctions for up to…
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Transporting a mobility scooter from seller to buyer?
My Mum would like to buy a mobility scooter from a friend who lives about 15 miles (20 minutes) away - from West Malling to Swanley in Kent. Does anyone know of a service that will do this sort of delivery? I thought about a "man with a van" service, but as the scooter weighs about 100kg it might not be that…
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PIP assessment for pensioners
My brother has been claiming PIP for several years. He is coming up to 69 years old. He has multiple health issues mostly stemming from genetic problems. After collapsing in 2014 with sepsis, when he nearly died, his one functioning kidney failed and he has since had dialysis 3 times a week. The kidney was subsequently…
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Carers Allowance break
My wife is convinced that she needs to inform the carers allowance people that she is taking a break from caring for me - she is away (at her parents) for 3 days Should she inform them or is she just wasting her (and their) time by doing so ? I am aware that she can take a 4 week break every 6 months - without it affecting…
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council tax discount backdated
i have just realised that i may have been entitled to a discount on council tax whilst my son (adult) was living with me as he has a mental impairment on reading about this on their website they say they dont backdate claims is this legal and should i apply anyway?
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Help Needed with Blue Badge Please
Hi everyone, I have applied for a renewal Blue Badge for an elderly friend, it had to be done on a computer! Anyway, I uploaded all the info needed + attachments. She had a letter back saying they needed a copy of her birth certificate + a copy of her council tax bill and a photo (which we had already sent). She had…
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Suggestions for very light, warm duvet please?
Please can I pick your collective brains, I need a very light, very warm duvet for a little old lady who does not have the strength to move the down and feather one she has. I think it's 12tog, she uses it all year round! Is there some alternative filling you can suggest? TIA
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Help for Hearing Impairment
Hi all, I thought I'd set up a thread for people (like me) with hearing impairments :hello: I have two CIC hearing aids and can't really hear much at all without them!! I'd like to ask if anyone knows of any sort of equipment that I can use in conjunction with (or in place of) my alarm clock. I've reached a point now where…
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Childs DLA for extreme eczema?
We have been told we can claim child's DLA for our child who has extreme eczema and is unable to walk. The local GP pushes a lot of very strong steroids and antibiotics which do help the symptoms but we think make the problem worse in the long run by damaging the Imune systems ability to heal. Anyway, because we want to…
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Hearing aid insurance
Hi i im supposed to ware nhs hearing aids. My problem is i have been told if damaged it £150 to replace and moneys tight .I also have a sone 23 who has some spectacular autistic meltdowns. Now im woried when heaving a shuffle with him theu could get damaged . The net result is they spend more time in a drawer then on my…
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Disabled Persons Railcard
Just received my card through the post but was surprised to see it doesn’t have a photo on it. I was asked for a photo as part of the application - is my card printed correctly? Has anyone else got a card without a photo?
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PIP or ESA and moving abroad? HELP am overwhelmed with the info
Dear all First and foremost if this is the wrong section of the site, apologies, I get a lot of brain fog with my condition, so if there are other places to be sign posted to please let me know. I am currently not receiving any form of financial support and very confused about the PIP/ESA application and what's best if am…
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Carers Allowance
Hi, Just wondered if anyone can help. My partner is reg disabled and I'm basically a carer, I have been told that i can claim carers allowance. I just wondered who pays the carers allowance, and is it payment basically taken from my partners benefit to then pay me? if you know what I mean. Thanks everyone for your help.…
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Issue with Motability Car
I’m very unhappy with the service I have had, even though the car is ok, I did not get the car that was 100% suitable for me and should have had because firstly at first they were not honest with me and didn’t tell me that they had a Renault Captur GT Line in stock at Renault Aldershot SMC even though they supposedly…
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Paid early what's going on?
I usually get PIP on a Tuesday and the last time I got it was the 26th of February and so I was expecting it on the 23rd, but instead, I received it today. Does anyone know why? Is it because of the new tax year?
