dla-what do you use it for?

peediedj

ok a bit of a personnel question,sorry if it offendes anyone,was wondering the other day,what does every who gets dla use it for? we get high rate for both care+mobility,but opted not to take on a mobility car,thought it was to much hassle so we both bought 2nd hand clios(myself and wife)we use ours to pay our mortgage and do up the house,as the way we see it our disabled son will never leave home so might as well get it the way we want it,we extended his bedroom a few years back(got a 3/4 grant from age concern we payed 1/4) put in a small sitting room and walk in shower room /toilet,and have recently put on a conservatory for a bit of peice when sons watching tv,so it all goes to benefit him in the long run,whats everyone else use it for?

claire1234

hiya,
my husband get the high rate for mobility and low rate for care,
we have just picked out a car and that is all sorted.

the money goes into the current account so usually its all swallowed up by bills anyways (mortgage etc) so pretty much just into the account towards everything,

hth

shazrobo

i get higher rate care and low rate mobility for both my sons, some of the money goes on running the car, some of it pays for a sitter now and again, to give me a few hours respite, and some pays for the extras that make life for the boys and myself, eg days out etc, to keep them entertained

a11waysindebt

What should the dla cover.

kendalls_cave

I get HRC and LRM and it goes to paying for therapy I can't get on the NHS and for taxi's to help me get out alone

Thorntonone

What should the dla cover.

anything you want i suppose it is your money so spend it as you wish.

justontime

My son who has Autistic Spectrum disorder gets high rate care and low rate mobility. I use it for weekly one to one tuition to help him cope with school issues, a 'buddy' to take him out to cinema/town or whatever a couple of times per month to help with social skills. It also helps me to keep the car going and it has enabled me to change my work arrangements so that I can support him more appropriately eg getting him to and from school. It helps me to replace the things he breaks/damages and I can buy him a few extras to support his interests/studies.

Oldernotwiser

peediedj wrote: »

ok a bit of a personnel question,sorry if it offendes anyone,was wondering the other day,what does every who gets dla use it for? we get high rate for both care+mobility,but opted not to take on a mobility car,thought it was to much hassle so we both bought 2nd hand clios(myself and wife)we use ours to pay our mortgage and do up the house,as the way we see it our disabled son will never leave home so might as well get it the way we want it,we extended his bedroom a few years back(got a 3/4 grant from age concern we payed 1/4) put in a small sitting room and walk in shower room /toilet,and have recently put on a conservatory for a bit of peice when sons watching tv,so it all goes to benefit him in the long run,whats everyone else use it for?

How old is your son?

jox_2

i get high rate care and high rate mobility, i cant work through no choice of my own if i could work i would work hard and earn a good wadge , i think its unfair for people who cant work to not be able to have nice things also, all of my mobility gose on a car , im then left with £60 care and £45 esa after paying my bills running the car buying my food im left with around £20-30 a week to spend on my self you can imagine the great life im living i wil never be able to get a morgage now i will have to live in rented housing my whole life i will never have nice things

LindsayO

Mine just goes into my bank account. I can't say what I spend it on, once it's in the account it's just the same as the other money

tenacioust123

I get HRM, LRC and IB.

I'm lucky I have a partner who works full time, it's still tight as I worked up until early this year (I do hope to start again next year).

I use the money to keep my car on the road, I decided against a mobility car as mine was relatively new. I have someone do my ironing as it's one of those jobs that I can't do. It also pays for those extras that help.