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Carers Allowance question
Hello, hope all is well. Just wondering if someone could please give some advice? My Mother receives employment support allowance and is quite ill, unable to do much around the house, unable to cook and sometimes unable to wash herself. She walks with a stick around the house and we have a wheelchair when going out. I…
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Attendance Allowance Questions
Hello My dad receives the lower rate attendance allowance and he uses the money towards paying carers. I also spend about 4 or 5 hours a day with my dad (without the driving to/from) He has now become even worse, he can not stand with out support so he is going to need more care. Is it possible to re-apply for attendance…
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Financial Assessment for PA award from Social Services
Hi I wonder if someone more in the know can advise. I have a 20 year old son with ASD. Social Services have decided to pay for 12 hours PA assistance for him. He's undergone a financial assessment to see how much he needs to pay towards this service. They have correctly stated he gets full ESA.., but also said he gets…
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Just a little rant (well just talk) about cutbacks to my support.
I wrote before about cutbacks originally had carers about 12 hours a week meant to be going up to 18 then it went silent and was told they had to cutback so I ended up getting no support but was told about a local autism group. A few months ago social worker wanted to meet me and said I no longer get social work support as…
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Attendance Allowance
Assuming a married couple are both in need, can both claim/receive attendance allowance?
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friend on pip is she entitled to carers allowance
A very dear friend of mine id on esa support snd pip but not sure which. her mum was diagnosed last year with vascular dementia. my friend is having to have her mum down at her house after her mum care has hot her up and changed. would she be able to claim carers allowance for looking after her mum, her mum is on…
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friend on oip is she entitled to carers allowance
A very dear friend of mine id on esa support snd pip but not sure which. her mum was diagnosed last year with vascular dementia. my friend is having to have her mum down at her house after her mum care has hot her up and changed. would she be able to claim carers allowance for looking after her mum, her mum is on…
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How best to manage my son's finances?
Hi everyone, I hope you can give me some help on this - My son is 32 and physically disabled. He is getting ESA support group, DLA, Housing Benefit and I have just applied for Severe Disability Premium for him. I have Lasting Power of Attorney - both health and finance. Although he has capacity, he is pretty hopeless about…
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PIP regulations
Is this the latest version of PIP regulations - or has a new updated version been brought out ? This version is from 2013 and I was assuming that a newer version existed - but I can't find it anywhere ....(except for minor amendments)
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PIP Delays
How long after midnight the day your PIP's due does it usually arrive? I've been checking every time I wake up, and finding nothing.
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DWP sending DLA file over when passporting to PIP
So I received the tribunal evidence from the DWP today and was shocked to find that my DLA evidence had not been transferred over to PIP despite me asking for them to do so both by answering "yes" to the person on the initial phone call when asked if I wanted it considered and asking this on the form. it also wasn't…
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Anyone have a wheelchair stair climber ?
I've been googling wheelchair stair climbers They appear a great idea but I cannot find how much they cost. Are they that expensive that they are afraid to tell anyone . Anyone out there know how much they cost and as to whether they are any good. Would be very grateful for any advice.
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Cutbacks to social work/support groups for autism making life a nightmare!
Just got my assessment letter for ESA but as my social work support in last 2 years was cut back from like 12 hours a week private support and a few times a month social work support to losing support totally then recently my social worker I have nothing then local autistic group has closed due to lack of funding. So my…
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PIP - Carers
Hi Everyone First time post, be nice! A friend of mine is on PIP, and her husband is down as her main carer. Her husband has recently been seriously injured in an accident, I suggested that he should claim for PIP, he may never work again, The're concerned that if he claims for PIP, they wont be able to receive any payment…
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Living Near An Alcoholic Family Member - Please Help !! I'm At My Wits End...
I have my own problems and having this family member coming to my house and constantly ringing me drunk is causing me to become even more depressed.. I'm usually in a good mood before they try to ring me. And get me angry/upset/mad again.. I don't want these feelings as I'm generally a happy positive person. Any possible…
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DLA to PIP advice
Hi everyone I have now received the dreaded letter to apply for PIP for my son who is 20. My son has a severe learning disability, autism, type 2 diabetes, and a very rare genetic disorder of which there are only around 12 cases in the whole world (according to the geneticist) he has a deletion on part of his chromosome 6…
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Carers allowance effecting housing benefit
Hi my son is 22 and disabled, he was informed he was entitled £506 a month housing benefit for a one bed flat. So we found him a flat and now they are paying him half the amount. They mention that his mother (myself) gets carers allowance for him. So is this the reason why? I'm shocked they didn't tell us his before he…
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Disabled Railcard
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Unhelpful GP
My GP isn't bad they're just not particulary great. I recently wrote to them explaining that I had a relapse of my iatrophobia and that I'm not mentally stable enough to attend after reading a medical report from SALUS (DWP PIP "medical") implying that I'm exaggerating and its triggered mental health problems that go back…
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Old age pension and benefits
Hi in December I am 65 and will qualify for OAP. At the present time due to disability I receive PIP and as I work in a limited way tax credits. My question is I assume the OAP will effect my tax credits award? That being the case should I defray taking out my OAP so as to keep getting tax credits or take the OAP. Seems to…
