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Wheel chair - public transport
Your views on the photo please. I am involved in transporting wheelchairs in my job, but facing a wheelchair backwards does not sound right. Is it really safer, just in taxis, trains, buses and cars?
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Depression... PIP?
Hello, I have no idea about PIP as don’t know anyone who claims it. My husband has been suffering depression for a year almost, now on his third antidepressant and it’s getting no better. He has symptoms like not being able to get out of bed in the morning, doesn’t care about anything, will blow money to try and make him…
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Pip Review timescales
Just had a quick question to put my mind at ease Have submitted an AR1 review form for my pip back in October which was received on 26th Oct but still no update. I have spoke to pip section few times over the course but still sat to be checked by decision maker if it needs to be forwarded to IAS or not. I have been on pip…
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Refused dla!!!!!
Hi has anyone else been refused dla my son is 8 1/2 has been diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy and incontinence...I got refused dla so asked for a mandatory reconsideration which today has also been refused.. it's so disheartening....he needs more help than a another child his age his muscles are affected in both legs…
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council tax exemption for permanent severe mental or social impairment...
Just found out that an exemption exists for council tax of you have a permanent mental and social impairment, I had never heard of it before.. have any of you claimed for this?Rethink says this: xemption due to severe mental impairment The council tax rules say that a person is exempt from council tax if they have a…
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can you get sectioned for anxiety and depression?
I went to my ESA assessment alone because I had nobody to go with me, I was in their 20 minites and the women asked me how i got there and I said but bus which is a 50 minite bus journey there and back.. I spoke about how my depression and anxiety affects me but I think going on the bus alone there when I wrote in my…
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Beware of holiday company rip off
Went in store TUI to book a short haul holiday. Checked hotel had disability adapted rooms, wanted room as member of party is in a wheelchair, this is a deal breaker. TUI rep confirmed all details & asked for a £400 non refundable deposit. I asked if the room was confirmed. He replied NO, its a request, it would be after…
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Motorised wheelchairs
This is not strictly benefit related but does involve someone who receives PIP and ESA. There is a lady who belongs to a group I go to now and then who really needs a motorised wheelchair. Social Services have offered her an indoor version but that would mean not being able to use it out of her home, to be honest, with…
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Pip mobility
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I am thinking of making a claim for pip. I wear prescribed insoles and toe supports from the NHS, I'm unsure if these count as an aid but I can't walk or stand without them. Sometimes I am too exhausted or vomiting to walk anywhere and end up spending a lot of time in bed. But on a better…
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Esa form - question and advice please
Hi, I've received the esa50 to fill in - by 25th Dec, which means I won't really have 4 weeks as I'll have to post it early! I asked for an extension as my father is very ill in hospital but they were having none of it. I was really choked on the phone but they said to write down why it may be late!! I said I couldn't take…
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Help with running of communial hall
I live in a housing assosiation's sheltered scheme , now the communial hall was run by a committee but our HA desided that we couldn't have a committee about 2 years ago and our money , almost £2,500 was supposed to be put in safe keeping by the HA . Now it appears that during that time a woman who lives in a privately…
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PIP Assessment help
My daughter has her first PIP Assessment scheduled for the end of this week, we informed the provider at the time of booking that we will record. The provider has called to say the Assessor is unwilling to record but my daughter can be offered an appointment with a willing assessor in 5 weeks time, or go but not record. My…
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Age limit for reviews?
If you are already on PIP and are a pensioner (missing the cut-off to stay on DLA) at what age, if any, do they stop calling you for reviews?
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Are you allowed to invest in a pension on ESA?
Hi, I have been on ESA for 4 years now and my health does not show any signs of improving. I am very concerned about the future, seeing as I don't have a private pension. With the way things are going, I am likely to be in poverty if I'm still sick by retirement age. I currently live well within my means and could afford…
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DLA without a clear diagnosis
Hi there What the title says really. Am I still able to claim DLA for my son even thought he has not been formally diagnosed yet. He is under social care, speech and language, communications and disability team, physio and audiology. He has some sort of neuro developmental condition, just hasn’t been formally diagnosed…
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Nine UC payments = Mortage SMI
Is that correct from help with Mortgage Interest if I were to receive Nine UC payments (when eventually switched from pip) Then Nine UC payments could be one eligibility benefit to then apply for mortgage SMI.
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careers allowance
have put in for my pension on which i will get £400 per month only can i then claim carers allowance my wife is on suitable benefits , thank you xxx
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Pip rang me?
Hi. Thanks in advance for any replies. I applied for pip last year. Turned down after face to face. Turned down after mr. Lodged appeal and received emails and letter confirming it has been accepted. Anyway today I had a missed call from the pip helpline number saying “hello this is mark calling from the dwp in regards to…
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Personal Emergency Alarm?
I do hope this is the correct forum for this, but I am looking for a Personal alarm that someone elderly could use/wear and when they fall, it call directly to a specific mobile phone number? My Father has terminal cancer, and is now very unsteady on his feet. We would prefer an Alarm he could wear but instead of it…
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Great 'What discounts can I get when I'm disabled' Hunt
Great 'What discounts can I get when I'm disabled' Hunt Some companies (plus the Government) offer extra discounts and incentives for disabled people and their carers, such as free cinema tickets or bus passes. But these discounts can be difficult to find, so we'd like to tap MoneySavers' knowledge for where these savings…
