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PIP - How long for a decision 'Without' a face to face assessment?
For those of you who did a PIP form (or people you know, or helped with the forms) From the moment you sent your PIP How your health affects you questionnaire back to them, for cases where they gave you a decision 'without' you having to have an face to face assessment (they wrote to you giving you you an award letter, on…
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Help with moving and furnishings
Hi Folks I am seperating from my domestic abusive husband (non violent) and have finally been shortlisted and offered a home after 2 years. I have progressive Multiple Sclerosis and get Dla and Esa. Only problem is the housing assosiation wants 2 weeks rent in advance (£307) and asim leaving my husbands property I will…
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Travel insurance - ASD - cancellation cover
Hi all We have a 17 year old son with autism. We have booked a two week holiday in July, but because of increasingly violent behaviour (police called out yesterday) we are sadly thinking of cancelling the holiday. TUI's policy is to charge 70% of the holiday cost as a cancellation fee, so I was wondering if we could claim…
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Pensions and Learning Difficulties
Morning all, I'd appreciate knowing what you guys think about my son's current situation? :) He's 16 and has learning difficulties (as well as other conditions). I was made his DWP appointee when he turned 16 and we're waiting now for the result of his PIP assessment. I've always been very frugal and saved as much of his…
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pip and houseing benefit
i get pip, and my partner works as a auxilary nurse (dont know pc name for it now) would we be entitled to help with rent and council tax, as partner pays full rent and council tax monthly, which takes a lot out of her wages monthly
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NHS Continuing Care help please?
It is a long story but the basic facts are these. My Brother who is in his forties after being rushed to hospital spent 5 months in there. He was finally discharged on the request of his family.He was discharged under a NHS Continuing Care plan taking place at his own home. He has brain tumours and secondary lung…
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Aspergers, PIP appeal WIN and ESA - Budgeting and growing income
I won my PIP appeal so expecting an back payment of 2 years. I had an back payment of ESA awhile and after an few months I was skint again. I don't want that to happen this time. So I'm understanding you can have ESA and PIP... But I still don't trust myself to not be skint. I've been (Audio) reading like Rich Dad, Poor…
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Manic episode led to debts
i was wondering if you could help.... I've just recently come out of a bad manic episode and opened 4 store cards online and spent on them. I have really bad credit and I'm not sure how I got them. I'm sure I remember something about how it i could prove i wasn't of sound mind (my therapist will back this up) i could…
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Eligible for Disabled Railcard?
I looked into getting a Disabled Railcard, which would save me a LOT of money, but it says you have to be in receipt of ... then lists every disability benefit except ESA, which is what I have. Although I should be eligible for PIP, I had to appeal twice and still got turned down because the evidence I submitted was…
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Can I get Severe Disability Premium if brother lives in the same house?
Only just found out that Severe Disability Premium existed and I'm wondering whether I should have been receiving it whilst I was on DLA (I was on the middle rate care component), and whether I should receive a backdated SDP payment if my PIP appeal is successful and I'm awarded the living component). I live at home with…
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Just retired from ESA support group - much poorer
Hi I'm new here, After breaking my back and suffering the agony of a failed fusion operation (leaving me unable to walk or look after myself and on a cocktail of drugs that make normal life impossible), I've reached retirement age and lost over £50 a week!! There are 2 reasons my state pension is much lower than my ESA…
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Pip assessments
My husbands lasted 13 minutes and the report thereafter was full of fabricational medical facts that meant he scored 0 points. 9 months later and on appeal at Tribunal from 0 points he was awarded 23 points, 14 for daily allowance, 9 for mobility. Has anyone ever challenged the that the disabled are not being even allowed…
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any advice for PIP assessment please thank you !?
hey all thank you for reading my thread maybe you can help me [please] i have anxiety and depression so i have applied for PIP a Snr Mental Health Recovery Worker (Employment and Training) at Rethink suggested that i do this so if anyone has any advice on attending a PIP assessment [i am going on Thursday 7th June 2018] i…
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PIP assessment
Yes...another PIP assessment thread. I apologise in advance as have made no effort to find out any information or answers elsewhere yet! My brother got a letter saying his PIP is being reassessed. He has paranoid schizophrenia. He's got until 26 June to complete it and submit any documentation. Initially he suggested he'd…
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PIP on bbc radio 4
hey did anyone hear the programme about PIP on bbc radio 4 last week?
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Fees for Lazer Removal of Scars
Hello everyone, As a child I had extremely severe acne. I went to the GP and the prescription medicine they prescribed me was not effective. I was referred to a skin specialist who gave me roaccutane which greatly reduced the acne. However, the acne has left me with quite noticeable scarring on my face, enough for some…
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Chronically ill? Over 50? Early pension
Just found out I can access my pension early because I’m 52 and my health is unlikely to improve. A bit scunnered that if I want to take more than 25% out, I need to pay huge amounts of tax, but still glad I can get some money out.:beer::j
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Hiring a wav
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Is a stroke a dissability?
Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place to ask this but I have no idea with this i'm afraid. Long story short. My mother had a severe stroke two months ago. She will soon be leaving hospital and going into a rehabilitaion center for roughly 6 weeks. From there she will either stay there at cost, or go back home for my…
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Blue Badge Eligibility?
Morning everyone Im looking for a little advice please regarding potential eligibility for a Blue Badge. I don!!!8217;t claim any benefits as such. I work on an amended job part time office based and part time at home. I had a partial knee replacement last year, it didn!!!8217;t go very well and I!!!8216;ve been left on…
