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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…
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Severe Disability Premium - Advice
Hi Just looking for some advice please I work full time and receive PIP (Lower care High mobility) My mum lives with me and is retired she does work a few hours a day escorting children to school in a taxi. I think has far as I am aware carers allowance cannot be claimed because she is retired and aged 66. I cannot…
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ESA/WORK ASSESMENT Help
Hi there, Basically I've been on esa just short of two months, I have a work assessment today, the thing is my fit note runs out next week and I feel like I will be ready to go to work, do I seriously need to attend this assessment? If I don't what will be the repercussions? Will I recieve the esa up untill my fit note…
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Struggling with disability any advice would be very much appreciated.
I am along time sufferer of tinnitus (ringing in ears) and I also have very bad OCD. I coped with it for most of the time I have had it (10 years+) but it is getting unbearable now to the point that I am becoming very depressed and on off suicidal thoughts with it plus I do not sleep a lot due to the worry of what to do in…
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Is it worth triggering a DLA to PIP transfer?
Or is it even worth it? My supported living manager is leaving the company. I'm worried that the new manager won't know enough about me to write a factual report on my care needs. I suffer from anxiety about losing my benefits and being made homeless. I have loads of written proof about my disability and illness (Mild…
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PIP worries
My child has made the application to go from DLA to PIP. Sent in the paper form and my child was invited to an assessment. So we went together as I am his appointee. I was surprised that his PIP was refused and he was given zero points!!!! So I asked for the full report to be sent and now I see why he was awarded zero…
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Cica review advice
Not sure where to ask this, so if its in the wrong place please move it. I recently received an award of £3000 from cica due to historical sexual abuse. I was also physically assaulted by the offender but on seperate occasions to the sexual abuse. The offender has been convicted.Looking at the calculator used to work out…
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any council tax reductions for disabled tenants?
Hi Sorry if this has been asked before or if this isn't the right place to ask, don't know my way around the forum very well. Our daughter is just moving into her own disabled council flat and is sorting out her bills. A friend said, 'I'm sure you can get a reduction on council tax for being disabled, but they don't tell…
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Transfering from no end date DLA to PIP?
Hi all, The person I care for just got a dreaded letter to say they need to transfer from DLA to PIP. The letter nicely warns that just because they're getting DLA now doesn't mean they're going to get PIP and I've seen plenty in the press to cause serious concern. The person I care for has MS and has had it for thirty…
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Boiler repair help
Good evening and happy new year to all, i read a link that said if you are registered disabled there is somewhere you can get help with a boiler repair, me and my partner are both blue badge holders so i'm pretty sure we would be entitled to any help, question is does anyone know who/what/where offers emergency loans for…
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Private Diagnosis
A friend is considering going for a private psychiatric diagnosis. Does anyone know a psychiatrists that you can pay privately? The person concerned does not want to see someone on the NHS. To many bad experiences. He prefers private health care.
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Universal Credit Work Group and Mental Health
I have been out of work for over a year due to my mental health condition. I am now ready to go back to work, however as advised by my Doctor I must take small steps (part time, only doing work I feel comfortable doing). I started claiming Universal Credit two months ago. I gave them my fit note and told them that I want…
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PIP - paper based assessment
I applied for PIP at the beginning of December. I have schizophrenia and am detained under the mental health act on a community based order. I received a text from PIP this week to say that they have received my assessment. This made me confused as I haven't had an assessment. I phoned up and the advisor explained that…
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Discretionary Trusts / MENCAP
Hi, we are just doing some inheritance planning... my daughter is mentally disabled and receives higher rate disability benefit - it's likely she will be on this for life. Through a support group we attend we came across a seminar on discretionary trusts run by Mencap which we attended. Basically the idea is that you pay…
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Stairlift - means testing and costs
HI all, Sorry if this has been asked a million times, but I'm just wondering about the maximum costs of having a stairlift installed via my local council/social services. I need a stairlift reasonably urgently, and am weighing up the costs as well as the time factor (I hear it can be months before you get a stairlift via…
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return to work/redundancy/disability struggles
Sorry, didnt know how to write a simple subject..and its a long one... I've been working full time via a service provider (my employer) for almost 3 years in the same job for the same client (worldwide company). For the last 2 years i have worked from home twice a week (as a reasonable adjustment) as the commute was making…
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Anyone else still waiting?
Is there anyone else on here waiting to change from DLA to PIP?
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PIP Assessment Cancelled
It was due today but the assessment provider cancelled due to illness. The problem is my daughter will be back at school next week and it is unfair to take her out during her GCSE year. Every lesson is important, she is already at a disadvantage. They say some Saturday appointments might become available but can't be sure.…
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Help with SDA and pensions
My father (81) passed away just before Xmas and I find myself having to sort out my mum's (76) money affairs, about which I know nothing. As far as I can tell, he received pension credits for both of them – something like £280 per week. He got DLA too and carer's allowance too. I've now cancelled all this by telling the…
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Car Tax Confusion ! Please advise x
Hi everyone I’m due to get a new used car tomorrow and am entitled to 50% reduction in my car Tax. It says I need to send off a insurance cover note and the part of the log book that I need to send to the dvla. Now it’s gonna take a week probably to get a cover note back and the log book needs to go to dvla, so my question…
