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Disabled facilities grant advice please
please could someone advise me on a disabled facilities grant. I dont want to name the area or council as they have always been very helpful and polite but seem very understaffed and underfunded. I contacted the council early May this year to apply for a small adaption that i need to make access to my property easier. I…
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Hearing aid has stopped working
I hope this is the best place to ask and I'll be glad of any information, thank you. I have two NHS hearing aids and this afternoon after hearing the alert sound that the battery needs to be changed I changed the battery when I got home but the intermittent "battery low" sound was on for several hours before I could change…
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Stoma supplies in Spain
Hi, I have been offered a job in Spain which would allow my wife to join me. She has a permanent Stoma and receives her products free in the UK. We have found similar products in Spain but not sure if she is entitled to and help from the NHS while in Spain. She doesn't qualify for an S1 yet and don't if the S1 will even…
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Potentially written off motab car.
Hi We got our motab car in April and sadly someone crashed into us in July. So not long at all. We have been waiting since then to get a rear bumper sorted but with the global parts problem it's been painful waiting. Also the hire car we had was totally not suitable. A jeep thatu husband was told is self charging but it…
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Can Lloyds/Halifax account Vue Cinema voucher be combined with CEA card?
So I would use the voucher for a disabled kid and CEA card for myself to go free as a care?
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Grant for mobility equipment
Hi, I am trying to find a way to get a grant for a mobility scooter. I am disabled and I have been unable to work for the past few years due to various health problems. I have unfortunately found myself reliant on benefits. My mobility has worsened significantly over the past few months and I am really struggling to walk.…
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Pip - Planning and following journeys
My daughter has been awarded standard rate mobility but I think it should be enhanced. She has no physical impediment to walking but she will only leave the house once maybe twice a week and only if I accompany her. She had to quit college as I was not able to take her and she was unable to use the bus due to her level of…
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Carers Allowance
I work from home 20 hours per week and am a full time carer for my husband who receives both components high rate PIP, I have been advised even if I wasn't working I am not eligible to claim carers allowance because we are married, any comments greatly appreciated
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Deseased Motability Car responsibility
Who is responsible for a deseased person's motability car? There was only one named driver who uses the care for their persona use although they shouldn't. Is it down to motability to retrieve the car or executor? If it comes back damaged, late or maybe not even at all who is responsible? Will motability bill any damage to…
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I think reading online papers everyday is making my anxiety and MH issues much worse.
With what's happened the last couple of weeks in this country plus potential economy troubles its making me really anxious and I'm catastrophizing about it all. And this is making me depressed as well. I'm going to talk to my community nurse tomorrow about it who's coming to give me my monthly injection. Would it be a good…
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ESA/LCWRA
I have recently been assessed with LCWRA, i have a joint UC claim with my wife who also has LWCRA, i am on ESA too but according to what i've read we won't receive any extra money for my assessment, i currently work 10 hours pw and am a full time carer for my wife, so while i have been deemed 'unfit' for work i will still…
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Power of attourney
My sister has persuaded my elderly parents to give her power of attourney they are both in their 90's are reasonably ok ..I am the oldest of the family . Recently things didn't seem to ring true , my father's bank card no longer works so iy is not possible for him to draw out money the only money they get is what she…
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Carer's Allowance overhaul needed to prevent 1,000s being chased for overpayments, says charity
Demands to repay Carer's Allowance overpayments are having a "shocking" impact on unpaid carers' lives, according to a new report from Carers UK. The charity has called for urgent action to prevent carers from unwittingly building up huge debts – an issue MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has also raised…
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Universal credit 18 year old
Our son had his first UC callcwith a job coach today. I am his DWP appointee and the lady didn't ask to speak to him. She said he won't have work search commitments and they will call me occasionally, just to see how he is. She didn't say anything about limited capacity pay. How will I know if he will get the extra amount…
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DWP ESA with complex medical needs.
My husband has an extremely rare, complex incurable disease. He has a RESPECT document and is on the palliative care register. We have been in receipt of income related ESA for several years now as we both had to medically retire. He was originally my carer (unpaid) and when his health failed I also became his carer with…
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Pension Credit and Carer of Disabled Proof
Hi, I've become a pensioner on pension credit, so my carer's allowance has stopped. I used to have a letter proving I'm a carer for my disabled adult daughter who is on full PIP, but now I don't I'm wondering how I prove I'm a carer of my disabled daughter at venues please?
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Return to work after surgery complications or take a drop in pay
Firstly, I'm not really sure whether this is the right place for this post, but I can't see where else it should go... I had scapula fixation surgery on 29.02.24 for for MD and I've had nothing but issues ever since. I now have frozen shoulder, a complication of the sugery. I am having physio and have been referred for…
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PIP social broadband tariffs
Have you applied to any network for the PIP social broadband tariff? What’s your experience? Were you accepted and what proof did you supply to support your application?
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DLA renewal of appointee
Hi, We had communication about our son's DLA requesting that we re-appoint my wife as an appointee, as he is coming up on 16. We sent this form off in the post, months ago now and have heard nothing back. Does the form usually get confirmed in a letter? I have tried ringing the helpline but after being on hold for over an…
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Permitted work
I'm currently on ESA income related WRAG and also recieve PIP so get SDP. I also do 7.5 hours a week of permitted work for a local mental health charity for which I have a permanent contract. They have asked if I would do an extra 2 hours but as a sessional worker so it would be seperate from my contract. I'm aware you…
