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Smarty Mobility scooter - can i get a spare key cut??
Currently someone i know has a mobility scooter but wants an additional key. can these keys be cut?? price range??? need to only contact the supplier??
How to manage
I don't know what to do anymore. I have always tried to find a strategy and remain as independent as possible, despite all odds. Today, I have tried to communicate on the phone but it was so difficult for me that I burst into tears. Friends say they will help but they are to busy. Even when I leave numbers etc with them of…
Road repair for disabled access
I live on an unadopted road and it is in a bad state of repair with very large potholes in it. I know the council won’t repair it but my problem is I regularly see my elderly neighbour take out her disabled husband for appointments etc. She really struggles with the wheelchair if we see this we do help but we work and are…
help required - need to find a adaptable car.
hello all, Driver lost there leg last year. needs an adaptable car. needs also to get a hoist as the the friver has a mobility scooter (fold up version). Anyone can help with how to go about this??
IAS Not sending out appointment letters? Prevention
IAS Not sending out appointment letters? Prevention IAS =Independent Assessment Services have heard that IAS do Not send out assessment letters sometimes for claimants ( for example NOT sending a letter in the post that the claimant has a face to face on xyz date) Which means that the claimant can miss their appointment,…
Wheelchair taxi in London
If someone was arriving by train at a London rail station in a wheelchair, is there a known taxi service that transports to a London hospital (and back later)
ATOS Assessment questions...Help !
Previously I had some questions about a PIP claim, it has been found out that the questionnaire is with Independent assessment services One thing, they wrote a letter asking that they would be writing to one of our health professionals to get more info. This was to a health professional we saw 10 years ago, which we had…
Dla to pip
I have received the letter saying that my dla is stopping in May and have to now apply for pip. I telephoned them to my the claim and was told that I will be contacted in the next two weeks and if I don't get a from by the 2nd of May then to ring back. Does any one know what happens next. Thanks Kimberley
Unfair carers costs
My mum had a spinal operation last year that left her paralyzed from the waste down, she has had a care package in place for the past 7 months and has now been told that she has to pay £85 a week leaving her with only £100 a month to live on, she is totally gutted about this as her husbands pension(my dads) has been taken…
disabled facilities grant experienced help required
Hello hope you are well We have been successful in getting a DFG for our son for his ongoing needs the purpose of the DFG is for a downstairs Toilet Bathroom wet room . The council are prepared to put the full amount according to the cost to create the facility required. We also want to do other work at the same time to…
Acorn stairlift hard sell warranty
3 weeks ago I had a acorn stairlift installed for my 86 year old mother. I had read a few reviews of stairlifts and online guides and contacted [TEXT DELETED BY FORUM TEAM] to send a Acorn stairlift salesman around. The salesman came and I paid the deposit then the balance on fitting. Since then my mother has been…
Hospital stay
Hi guy My wife as been in hospital for 3 weeks now and is being transferred from Basildon hospital in Essex to the London hospital because the opp she has had done is not working and she as quite a few problems that's why they are transferring her to the London. She get income support and disability allowance i also get…
Unemployment due to depression or dyslexia/dyspraxia.
I was wondering if there was a link between unemployment and these conditions. To clarify, dyspraxia is a clinical name for someone who appears clumsy and may lack organising and social skills.
ESA claim for my son
So, the time has finally arrived. My son is twenty years old next week, and child benefits stop, so I've claimed ESA today on his behalf. I'm his appointee as he has a severe learning disability and numerous other conditions. It took about five minutes on hold before I was able to speak to a call handler, then around…
Personal Health budgets/wales
Hi hope someone can help me on this- as I am getting very confused with different authorities etc. My wife will need substantial care when she leaves hospital. Our consultant (based in Walton/England)- has agreed to support her in getting a Personal Health budget. Our Welsh council/Conwy has said Wales don't do these ?? Is…
pip renewal today - terrifed
i wonder if you can help I am a disabled chap - who gets PIP, higher mobility and normal living rate I do deserve this - and i would say i was entitled to it. Recieving this payment changed my life entirely, and i have been recieving it - for a tiny bit over 2 years. It has allowed me to return to work, and live a happier…
registered vehicle as disabled class (exempt)
hmm can't edit the title that should say registering Apologies for possibly asking a really simple question but I've made myself dizzy going around in circles of links on the gov.uk website. How do I register my van as disabled class when the tax isn't currently due? I'm entitled to it (enhanced mobility PIP) and the…
Denied PIP what next.
Hi, Just after some advice really. please. I'm have mental health and other problems. been on disability for long time now. done all the pip paper work, then had my assessment. cut long story short, i got denied pip from the letter they sent me. what i don't understand is, they lied about most of it, even saying they made…
Question re PIP and Eating and Drinking
Hello all, I'm filling in my son's PIP form and just wondered if anyone can answer this: it says on the descriptors 'needs prompting to take nutrition'; do they mean prompting for every mouthful and every sip or just some prompting? My son can and does eat and drink unaided but needs to be told it's time to eat and…
employed and unemployed relationships
My partner and i are thinking abut moving in together he is on ESA as he is disabled and unable to work, and i work full time, would he lose all his benefit, if i move in with him or would i be better of going part time before i move in with him

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