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Blue Badge for Child Asthma
What are the chances of getting a blue badge for a child who has severe asthma using the brown asthma spray. He only needs to walk a few yards and starts feeling out of breath and breathless.
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FI ESA MANDATORY 06/16 letter
Hello all, I am in the ESA WRAG and I am in the esa assessment phase, have my face to face on Tuesday. However today I received a letter named FI ESA MANDATORY 06/16 saying - "Helping you prepare for work in the future. You must come and meet your work coach." Does this mean I have been found fit for work? I am really at…
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Disabled daughter now an adult ... legal and financials
I am interested to hear from other people in the same position as myself and my wife. Basic family position....married couple, 3 children born in mid 1990s. Singleton then twins. Twins born 12 weeks early and diagnosed with CP. Medical issues of a serious nature for first 6 years of twins life, all now resolved. Eldest…
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Inspire DLA holidays
We’ve booked holidays through inspire before but does anyone know the hotel booking service they use? It’s one of the big ones e.g trivago, booking.com or similar but I can’t remember!
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Home PIP assessment
Hi everyone. My mum had her home assessment for PIP today. The lady was very nice. I just have a few questions, as my mum was upstairs in bed (this is where she spends most of her time, due to toilet being next door), the Health Professional stated that she is unable to carry out the assessment upstairs, so we would need…
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PIP Not Being Backdated For DLA Recipients
I have been awarded PIP standard daily living and enhanced mobility rates and applied for PIP back in September this year.I currently get DLA low rate care and high mobility and the DLA was an indefinite award. I contacted PIP as was confused regarding the date they say my PIP will start which, in the letter, is 12th…
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PIP Decision Letter Arrived Today 2 weeks After Assessment
After a very anxious wait and a traumatic home assessment ,i received my PIP award letter today:i didn,t expect it to arrive so soon as i just had the assessment carried out on 1st November./just over 2 weeks ago I have been awarded the standard rate care and enhanced mobility for 3 years which i,m quite satisfied with…
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1:6 Ramp or Step Lift
We have some steps at the front of the house and I am slowing becoming wheelchair bound. For various reasons we have to choose between an external step lift or a 1:6 gradient ramp (1:12 is the normal standard). The council has offered us a Disability Access Grant to pay for the lift but due to private income we have to pay…
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Mobility Scooters on Train Journeys- your experiences please
Please can you give me your experiences of travelling by rail using a mobility scooter, including which rail company you use. I have a lightweight scooter (Sterling Little Star) which happily fits in most hatchback cars with no problem. Last week I needed to go to London from Nottingham. As my Sister regularly travels…
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pip legislation on variable conditions
Is there any legislation on Health conditions that are variable and don't affect the claimant every day and how this can affect a claim for pip.
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Parked in Hospital Disabled Bay
Dear Forum, I have been driving my friend and family member always to Queens Hospital in Romford Essex for regular treatments as the y are both Disabled requiring space to enter exit and assistance. Unfortunately they don't hold.a blue badge as they don't n drive regularly. We use the Disabled Bay mostly when no parking is…
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Stairlift maintenance ?
My Mother-in-law had a stairlift installed nearly a year ago and the warranty will be running out in a few weeks. She's had a few problems with it since it was installed, but they have been sorted out fairly quickly by the company. Now the company is asking her to purchase a maintenance agreement which will cover any…
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Talking microwaves.
My visually impaired Auntie is looking to replace her microwave oven and I saw that the RNIB have links to a talking one. It's quite pricey though. Does anyone have one, or something similar and,if so, could they please advise. Many thanks.
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ESA decision....relieved
My daughter got the dreaded letter today and she has been placed in the support group again.....can’t tell you how relieved I am, because she lives in a full Digital UC area I knew it would have been a nightmare. So both her PIP and ESA awards were made approximately 3 weeks after the assessments. No date on this letter…
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DWP requesting another medical report?
I’ve submitted my MR pointing out that for some areas I scored 0 points but in the nurses blurb at the start she had stated that I needed supervision/assistant/used an aid. Today I missed several calls from an unknown number and it turned out to be ATOS or whatever they’re calling themselves these days. So I called them…
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Disabled Facilty Grant
Completed all the formalities, assessment by social services and the application was successful. They agreed to convert the bathroom into a wet room. The local councils rep have arranged their builder to do the work but three days in it is quite obvious the builder that is here hasn't got a clue what he is doing. Basic…
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advise on EHCP Mediation
Hello everyone, I have a mediation appointment with the county council about my son educational and health care plan. My reason was more on educational side. A new SEN case officer was assigned to my son while on transition. And this new SEn officer issued a revised EHCP and changed my son's preferred school to a…
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Job application when disabled. Opinions please.
Hi I'm posting for a family member whilst in some ways wish they would post themselves, but I've been asked to help with filling out an application form for a part time job. It seems to be the ideal starter position so far, although I know it's a long way to go and I understand not like normal applications. Anyway we've…
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Whiplash prognosis longer than assessed
In May this year, I had an RTA (not my fault) with the result that I received whiplash. I went through a 'no win/no fee' company and eventually was given a medical by an 'assessor' who assessed that my injuries would last about 5 months. After the other chap's insurance company said that my injuries couldn't have lasted…
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Home visit assessment
Hi all, Could anyone advise please on how easy it is to request a home visit for an assessment? I got a letter yesterday asking me to attend an appointment at an assesment centre for this coming Friday (dont give you much time do they to organise). I think it must be for my ESA I filled in one of those renewal forms in…
