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Accessible housing
Not sure if this is the right forum but it's relevant so here it goes. My husband is physically disabled from birth, he was born with arm malformations on both arms. We've been assessed by an occupational therapist for accessible housing and have been confirmed that due to safety issues surrounding family life (I have back…
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PIP assessment home visit?
Just received a letter saying that ATOS will be sending an asssessor to my home as part of the claim process for PIP transition from DLA. I'm just wondering how common this is and what to expect? Has anyone else had a home visit? THANKSin advance for any helpful replies.
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Prescription Pre payment card
I am not sure that this is the right section for this post but I don't know where else to post it. My partner has an NHS prepayment card for his prescriptions as he is on quite a lot of medication. He pays monthly by direct debit. It is usually me who collects his medication from the chemists and they dont ask to see the…
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Bpd
Please can anyone help me? I have recently been diagnosed with BPD - Borderline Personality Disorder and really want to get well I have been told that the MHT for my area no longer offer DBT to help with my condition. So I am finding that I need to research and find therapy books that can help me. I was wondering if anyone…
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What to do if turned down?
A friend had a lifetime disability award (is that DLA? sorry not au fait with all the terminology) for years but this is stopping I think and she has since been turned down for PIP despite appealing and is waiting the outcome of an ESA interview. She's pretty certain she'll be turned down for that and is talking about…
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will i lose pip
hi i have a question, im currently getting esa in support group and pip, ive now got a reassesment coming , and i wonderd if i lose my esa will i also lose my pip, ive been awarded pip for 3 years starting last month. thank you
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stair lift
mother is 84 and has a stairlift which need repaired at a cost of £545 she is registard disabled can she clam back the vat thanks all j.g
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Folding boot mobility scooter & best time to buy advice please
Hi I'm disabled aged 32 and my condition has recently deteriorated further which means I cannot walk more than a few meters without being in agony. I need to get a mobility scooter does anyone have any recommendations and am I better waiting till after Christmas to buy one? I need one that folds up into the boot and can…
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DLA to PIP timescale
My wife is on indefinate DLA and she has still not heard anything about a PIP. How long does this take?
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Microcar Laws For People On DLA/PIP
A learner driver with a provisional car entitlement cannot drive a three-wheeled vehicle unless they meet certain disability criteria.[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin Does anyone know the rules for a disabled person on DLA/PIP and their possibility of driving a Microcar? mopeds are way too dangerous.. but do…
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Disability Blue Badge
I would welcome advice please. My husband aged 69 has just had a 2nd knee replacement.After his first op. 5 years ago we obtained a temporary badge to help him cope with getting in and out of the car and accessing the shops etc. This time we seem unable to get a badge, and using normal bays is not easy, as he needs extra…
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Duped into a situation...
Hi everyone, This is my very first post to be forum so I hope it in the correct area thread! I am looking for some advice in regards to a situation I have found myself in and didn't quite realise what iit was all about. Basically a couple of months ago ago my sister approached me to ask if she could use my address for some…
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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…
