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Conversation in a WAV
We use a WAV (wheelchair access vehicle) Because when I am sat in my wheelchair in the back, it is, if you can imagine like sitting in the back of a van with all the road noise etc. I fine it very difficult to hear what anyone in the car is saying to me and vice versa. I asked a similar question some months back but cant…
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Face to face PIP assessment?
Hi, my Husband applied for PIP on 9th Nov due to him having COPD amongst other things, he received a letter stating he has to go for an assessment on the 16th Dec. On reading the pip assessment guide, updated in Sept 2016, and written by the DWP it says illnesses that should not require a face to face assessment (or words…
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ESA Query Amount
Hi all I have a query that I wonder if anyone can help with. I applied for ESA on behalf of my daughter in June this year and as yet, she has still not been placed in a group. She is currently receiving £57.90 per week. During this period, I was asked to apply for PIP for my daughter. She currently receives middle rate…
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Protected Virgin Line Rental for Disabled and over 65.s.
" Virgin Media has today taken Ofcom’s new probe into the cost of landline rental to heart and announced the launch of a new “Talk Protected” plan, which will freeze the price of line rental at £17.99 per month for its elderly and disabled phone-only customers. Customers currently on Virgin Media’s phone-only plans (NOT…
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'Disability Allowance' to be counted as income.
I have just received the following email. My questions are ..... 1. What is 'Disability Allowance'? Have I missed something or do they actually mean DLA? 2. Is it actually even legal to count DLA as income for the purposes of assessment? If there are any disability benefits experts on here I'd be very interested to know!…
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Government petition-Make dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia testing free on the NHS
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How to split a joint account for Financial Assessment
I need to fill in a financial assessment form with regard to care home funding. Need advice with regard to a bank current account held jointly between married couple. Scenario being say balance in account at date of going into care home £30k, Paid £2000 per month out of this account to fund care home for three months, So…
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TK MAXX - Poor Service!
TK Maxx online no longer collect items to be returned by disabled people. I am unable to get to a post office or have someone return my parcel to the store. I rang customer services and I was quite rudely told that it was no longer their policy to collect items. The lady I spoke to told me 'It wasn't her fault that I was…
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carers allowance
Is it true that when i am 65 my pensionable age, i lose my carers allowance that i get for caring for my wife???? I struggle to see why it should finish ???? thanks
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PIP reconsideration
Hi I had my assessment back in July and asked for a copy of it well it finally arrived yesterday it's like I'm reading about someone else he's put incorrect things down example he asked if I'd be ok to go on an unfamiliar route in a taxi I said no not with out someone with as my anxiety would be through the roof he's put…
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am i allowed sdp bit confused
Ive been Told by some people that I can some people I cant so i'm very confused to what is allowed and all this stuff confuses me so I don't know if I am or not I live by myself i'm on JSA and get Enhaunsed pip care
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Disability premiums?
Im moving into my own house next month and was wondering if I would get any disability premiums? I couldn't get any before as I was staying with my mum but now I will be living alone. If I can get them do I just phone the job centre or will they know when I move?
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Disability benefit help
Hello my situation is as such, I'm a lone parent disabled currently get PIP enhanced care & standard mobility until 2020, ESA I'm in the WRAG but currently going through the process to go into the support group, also get child tax creds, HB, CB..enhanced disability premium.. My daughter is currently sectioned and has just…
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ESA Assessment
Hi everyone, I had an ESA assessment about 2 weeks ago which I've been worrying about a lot after reading so many horror stories about them rejecting it and making you have to appeal while you have no money for months. I've not yet received a decision letter, but when my money was paid into my account a couple hours ago, I…
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Hospital and benefits
Hi I am just posting as I am in a bit of a state over my husband's benefits. He has suffered a severe stroke and two weeks after a pulmonary embolism in hospital resulting in significant clots in both lungs. He has been in hospital for six weeks and I rang DLA and they are stopping his care and mobility payments (been…
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London taxicard?
Does anyone here have a taxicard for the disabled? If they do do they find that it's worth it, do you get good prices for cabs? Because of various disabilities, I only travel by cabs anyway and have only seen about this card, which would help me out if there are savings, there are places I don't go at all because the cab…
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ESA income based and permitted work
if you are on ESA income based and you don't recieve any payments because your partner earns over the amount stated , but you get National insurance credits paid can you do permitted work and get the payment of £115 if you work less than 16hrs. Thankyou
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Private prescription
Hi, I am considering seeing a Psychiatrist in England in the private sector as a Scottish resident. Trying to establish the cost of having any prescription dispensed in Scotland. Anybody able to help as I am baffled ? Also could the Psychiatrist write to my GP in Scotland tell him to issue as script for required drugs?…
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Question re:severe disability premium & carers
I currently receive severe disability premium in my income support due to my disability and being a single parent. My partner will be moving in shortly and will be looking after our son as im struggling to manage. Our son has learning delay and quite behind (not yet walking at 2 1/2) amongst other things and I am awaiting…
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PIP review question
Hi, I recently had my PIP review assessment. Got a text message on Wednesday saying "they have all the info they need to make a decision" When i rang them today i was told a decision has been made and a letter sent out. However they couldn't tell me what the decision is because they said it hasn't been scanned onto the…
