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Giving up work help
Hi we have a new born baby my partners on maternity leave and I work full time 48 hour week shift work. It’s got to the point where I know Im going to have to leave my job been there 16 years started at age of 21. My partner has a disability and recieves middle rate care and higher disability living Allowance and is not…
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Budget 2018
Opening his Budget 2018 the Chancellor promised ‘a budget for the strivers, the grafters and the carers’. There are some measures that will ease the pressure on some families and these are to be welcomed. But, the Chancellor has failed to make the spending commitments to improving financial support for unpaid carers or the…
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Managing donations to support treatment
Hi all I've a friend who is very ill and is now on a treatment which isn't funded by the NHS so is "co-funding" it. They haven't set up a gofundme or any other similar thing, but have received (unsolicited) donations from friends and family to help with the cost. They've asked if I could help with the admin of this, as…
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Where to sell Hearing Aids
Any suggestions where is the best place to try and sell a pair of Hearing Direct hearing aids? We have a pair of HD 430 RI's which are no-longer required.
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Am I entitled to ESA
Hi, I'm 17 years old and I am about to drop out of college due to severe medical issues. I cannot even sit in my wheelchair right now, and I haven't been able to attend since the first week in September. If I drop out, my mother will lose all benefits pertaining to me, and I know we cannot survive without it, and I already…
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Complex issue Loans and deprivation of capital.
This is my first post, so HELLO ! Due to cancer and other health problems Ive recently claimed both my pensions early. Ive £24000 in my account as a lump sum and an income from both pensions of around £555pm. Ive informed DWP. I know I will be off ESA due to the lump sum. What is critical is my SMI I cant find out if it…
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Carers uk petition to raise carers allowance. Scotland now gets £8.50 more per wk.
Carersuk's has started a petition which requests that Carer's Allowance is raised. Please sign.…
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Advice for PIP claim
Hi a friend of ours is currently going through PIP and has just missed enhanced rate by 2 points. The assessor has said that his eating aids (cutlery)are not prescribed by OT so are not considered an aid. Is this usual?
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Benefits & returning to work
Hi! I'm looking to pick some brains & get advice on what to expect with my benefits if I try to go back to work. I say try as it's really uncertain whether or not I'd be capable of working & maintaining a job because of how my health effects me on a daily basis. I haven't worked for roughly 7 years now but I'm really…
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Pip Decision taking for ever
Hello everyone just wondering if anyone's in the same situation as me? Basically my PIP claim started on 27/04/18 I had my F2F on 06/08/18 They received the report on 07/08/18 and said I should hear back within 4 weeks. I've still not heard anything, I've called up 3 times and the past 3 weeks it's been with claim…
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DVLA renewal - fed up and worried
I have a medical condition that causes sleepiness, but it has been well controlled by medication for years now. I declared it to DVLA when I first got my licence... big mistake! I wish I’d never bothered doing the right thing due to the bureaucratic nightmare I now find myself in. I had to renew my licence in July. First…
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Equalities act 2010
Has anyone ever tried to impose the Equalities Act 2010 on DWP for not making a "reasonable adjustment" by way of offering a (working) email address to contact their local JCP office to a non-speaker ? I have started the complaints process !
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PIP stopped after missed assessment
Hi- Looking for some advice please. I was in receipt of DLA and was called for assessment for PIP. I missed the appointment as I was too unwell on the day of the assessment. My DLA has now stopped due to this. I have a partner who I live with who claimed Income Support and Carers Allowance. Both of these have now stopped…
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NI Contributions to enhance state pension
Hi, My husband has recently been retired due to ill health at 53 after having a major stroke 3 years ago. His work contract was terminated. Does anyone have any idea how the system works regarding NI contributions? He is no longer earning and will get a small pension plus his PIP. We'd like to ensure he gets the maximum…
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Will gym count against me
I am still waiting for the PIP conversion from DLA (having been on DLA for 13 years) - I have recently been going to the gym for health reasons and am concerned that this will be taken as a sign that I am more capable than I really am ! My DLA is mid care - no mobility - but my mobility is considerably worse than 13 years…
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Carer’s did not have Tax
We really don’t want to continue with my son's Care Agency as we have evidence that one of the Carer’s did not have Tax on the car DS2 was riding around in. Therefore not insured. I did have a bump on that Carer’s car who has started a County Court Judgement for nearly £5000. Even though I am fully insured and we exchanged…
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PIP Advice Needed!
Hello, I was recently forced to move from DLA to PIP. My assessment report is pretty positive, and upon adding up all the points it appears i should get enhanced for daily living and mobility. Is this correct ? I did not attend any assessment, the healthcare professional at Independent Assessment Services was brilliant and…
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PIP claim no face to face assessment what does this mean for me?
Hi everyone, I am a 21 year old male who has suffered from life affecting depression, Insomnia and Anxiety for my entire life ( yes I have been diagnosed ) and alcoholism since i was 13. I am being helped through the PIP process by one of my DWP work coaches. On the medical side of things I see a regular psychiatric…
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Child DLA Processing Times
Hi I have submitted a claim for DLA for my 12 year old daughter. I received a text to say that it had been received and that it would take up to 8 weeks to process and receive a reply. I know it's a bit "how long is a piece of string" but does it usually actually take that long? SS x
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Do DLA and PIP have a different payment run?
It's just come to me that when I was on DLA I got paid on a Tuesday but my PIP is paid on a Friday. My NI number ends in the 70s. Does PIP have a different payment run to DLA?
