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do you have to be severely disabled for direct payments
How does it work? I've basically been on my own since I fell out with my foster parents living off my ESA. I have trouble budgeting and am in debt and I'm living in unsanitary conditions and I think my friend is taking advantage off me because he only comes around when I've get paid my ESA and we get drunk together but I'm…
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Wheelchair accessible vehicle
Hi all, My mother is over 70 and has become wheelchair bound. She'll be moving in with us. It looks as though we'll only be eligible for the attendance allowance. We won't be eligible for the motability scheme... I'm looking to buy a car that is wheelchair accessible and is big enough for a large family. I'm looking to buy…
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pip appeal
Hi i had to go for a pip test and because the woman doing it lied lput down a load of crap i got turned down i have put in an appeal do you still get disability payments while you wait to hear if you back from appeal ???
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Pip Tribunal success backdated ESA???
Hi everyone,hope I am in the right place. When my husbands Pip renewal was declined in October, it affected his ESA payment as well. We have now been to tribunal for PIP and won and had his PIP money reinstated and backdated to October, but we still haven't heard anything from ESA. I know they tell each other information,…
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PIP stopped
Is there any reason why PIP payments would just stop Friends son has started this week doing some voluntary work at the Job Centre - his dad was logging on to his account to help him see if a payment had gone out for some clothes he had ordered online. Anyway it seems he hasn't been getting his PIP for 3 months - he didn't…
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Letter
I have got a letter telling me that my disability premium is being stopped iam unsure why and they were not sure themselves I have just applied for pip will this have anything to do with it thank you
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Blue Badge Renewal.
Hi, my father's blue badge is up or renewal this month can anyone tell me if he will get a letter or form through the door to fill in his details or do you have to go to the post office to get a form or will it be easier to do it online thanks.
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New PIP Application
Hi folks, New to forums but have just started a claim for PIP and having forms sent out to me. I have done a lot of reading up and researching and believe I am within rights to claim (and be awarded). I have multiple (most) joint pain (being tested for arthritis at 26 y/o) and constant back pain so even getting up first…
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ESA to JSA then trying to hand in sick note but can''t
Hello I was wondering if anyone can advise me on what I should do. I had been on E.SA. for just over 12 months for clinical depression. On my re-assessment I was deemed fir for work having only scored 6 points. I was told on this forum I should ask for a manual review, sign on for J.S.A wait for my first payment before…
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Attendance Allowance
I have read most if not all of the Regulations relating to the above but cannot find anything that relates to repeat claims. I presume AA is different to ESA, but then how long do you have to wait before making another AA claim? If made too soon after a previous failure, would the DWP look at the previous F2F assessment to…
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Clutch adaption for manual cars
My husband has just had the dreaded PIP assessment result and we were presently surprised that he got standard rate care and mobility, however this means we lose the mobility car. He will get the £2000 so we have started looking for suitable cars. We were going to get an automatic because he has problems using the clutch…
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Heating Eligibility
Hi, my wife and I, both pensioners, have a 46 year old severely mentally disabled son, who is almost totally deaf and suffers with Reynauds Syndrome which means we have to keep the house warm for him during the winter which costs a fortune in gas, he receives a few benefits but my query is although neither of us is…
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PIP Mobility Advice Please
Hi Just looking for any advice please I have cerebral palsy that affects my walking and balance. I am 33 and I am now struggling more with pain and walking distances. I have never looked into claiming anything before but was wondering if I would be eligible for the mobility part of pip. I have sent off for a form but feel…
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Holidays and Attendance Allowance
This relates to my wife's aa award. She has just had a letter from the DWP giving details of the increase to £83.10 a week. The letter also says: LEAVING THE COUNTRY You must tell us if you are going to leave Great Britain for more than 4 weeks.......... Reading the Regulations it says: You can claim the following benefits…
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Dropped Kerbs
We have a road junction near us - by a post office - with no dropped kerbs - which makes wheelchair access to the post office extremely difficult/impossible - The road that I live on has a dropped kerb, some 100 yards back down the road but cars generally park in the way and in any case, I don't fancy my chances on the…
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Define Managing Therapy OR Monitoring a Health Condition
The answer to this may help many people as it has me confused. The words are simple to understand but what is the background to them? What is managing Therapy? does it relate only to physical or psychological attention? What is Monitoring a Health Condition. Is that simply someone supervising, prompting or assisting in…
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Down's Syndrome
My son was born nineteen years ago this week, with Down's Syndrome and several congenital abnormalities of the digestive system. I'm extremely proud of him and his achievements, as most parents would be. Today I was talking with a man whose son has Down's Syndrome. The little one is nine months old. The man was asking me…
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Nan in care home not happy
Hi all, My 87 year old nan who has always been independent and lived in her own bungalow for years fell at home and was in hospital for about six weeks. About a year ago she was still walking ok and getting about but has declined gradually and could not balance very well and would easily fall backwards. In hospital she was…
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Free bus pass
Hi all. I am asking this question for a relative who doesn't use the internet. My sister in law is 62 and has hearing problems. She hates visiting her GP who usually send her to the hearing clinic for her ears to be syringed but, this made no difference. She was told by one of her friends she could claim a free Bus pass…
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Travel Costs Grants
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