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Changes to compensation laws and discount rates
First of all, sorry if I have posted this in the wrong section, I did not know where else to put it. My question is in relation to the change in laws that came into effect today regarding Compensation payments, loss of future earnings because of a disability and the way that the Lord Chancellors Discount Rate is applied.…
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BBC android News app....
....has got rid of Disability section !!! Why would they do this ?
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PIP: Not All Horror Stories
My 25 year old daughter has ADHD, Dyspraxia & Expressive & Receptive Language Difficulties. She currently receives DLA, for life at higher care & lower mobility. I have been trawling the various Forums, read all the horror stories etc and one thing I have come to appreciate is; It is a fact that the majority of people only…
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Power of Attorney on behalf of daughter
Not sure if this is the correct section for this. Today we have been advised to apply for a 'Power of Attorney' for our adult daughter who has a learning disability. As she is living with us and will always, or with her elder sister or brothers later in life who we have nominated as her guardians. Would we apply for a…
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PIP Award Review & ESA questions
I've recently been sent a PIP Award Review form. It says that after I return it, I could get a telephone call or have to go to a face to face consultation. I'm finding the process extremely stressful and it's weighing on my mental health. Luckily a friend is helping me fill in the form, but I don't know if I can deal with…
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DFG -The solution proposed!
HI all, I have applied for a DFG for my son who requires access to sleeping and bathing facilities ( upstairs). It is accepted that i lift is required to meet the need. The HIA have provided a draft solution to fit a lift in the living room to hi bedroom. We imediately complained as we have serious concerns with other…
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Fun & Games - PIP
Just had a letter from the DWP telling me that my DLA award is now suspended because I have not returned the PIP2. The form was sent to them on the 9th Feb - it was due back by the 12th. I paid £7.20 for Special Delivery as well and have a printed copy of when and who signed for it at 5.32am on the 10th Feb Anyhow just put…
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Equity Release
My in-laws are considering an equity release scheme and both are in receipt of direct payments to help to pay for daily personal care. We contacted the local authority to ask if their allowances will be affected if they go ahead with equity release and were told that they would not be able to answer this question until the…
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PIP invite letter
Regards family member, they have responded to their invite to apply letter. The were asked if they wanted current dla info used for this .. I'm not sure if they meant from last dla claim form. Should we assume it's better to say yes here and does this mean they will use past info to make a decision or will they always send…
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ESA & DLA/PIP Question Please - Re: Disabled Student
Hi there, My 21 year old son is a Disabled full-time student in advanced education. He was recently awarded a small amount of ESA (Income Related). The only reason he is entitled to claim ESA is because he meets all of the 3 criteria for a student to qualify. He is.... 1) In 'full time' 'advanced' education and 2) He is…
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Pip help
Does the more points you get increase the payment for this benefit? Thank you
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Pip assessment questions
Does anyone know what type of questions they ask? Thank you
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would the care part of pip change if you lose a limb?
hello all, a colleague at work currently has the low level for the care part of his PIP, and the high level of his disability. Recently he lost one of his legs. will this have an affect on his pip payments???
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Hospital charges for blue badge parking
My local hospital is planning on changing its parking charges (raising them to £4.50 for two hours) for all drivers (up until now, Blue badge holder could park free of charge for up to 3 hours) - this must make my hospital the meanest hospital in the country ? This is to pay for a new carpark, where hospital staff are…
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How late can the first sicknote be for ESA?
I'm helping a friend with an ESA claim. She applied over the phone on the 30th Jan and was told that her sicknote needed to be from the 6th Feb. She's only just managed to get a GP appointment this Friday (march 3rd.) Is she too late? The sick note will have to be backdated to the 6th Feb but when I was in the ESA…
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Not in the right post code for Disabled Facilities Grant
On behalf of a friend - Our council has said it only gives people entitled to Disabled Facilities Grant if they live in certain post codes due to funding. Do other councils do this and is there anything she can do about it?
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M.R WON esa
Hi after a wait of 16 weeks my oh letter has come through that he has won his m.r for esa . He received the letter just under two weeks and it said a second letter would be sent explaining more . I haven't received that letter yet . I was just wonder if anyone knew how long these second letters take . thank you
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How to cope at pip tribunal
I applied for PIP back in April on the grounds of my hyper mobility and anxiety. My anxiety - specifically social anxiety - means I don't go out without someone with me. I can cope going to familiar places alone sometimes but I don't socialise alone at all. The only times I do socialise is when I take my grandmother to her…
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Friend Going Deaf
A friend of mine is becoming very hard of hearing. We usually keep in touch by phone and what now happens is that the call goes OK until a certain point, when he suddenly says he hasn't heard what I said. I repeat it a couple of times, he still doesn't hear, then I spell out any key words, and he can't even hear the…
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Severe disability and carers council tax exemption
Hi. I'd recently heard about these exemptions for council tax exemption if you were a carer and severe learning disability, so I filled in a form last November. . Our circumstances at the time I filled in the form, were that there was myself, the one wage earner, my wife a carer and our daughter who is learning disabled…
