Sign up to save AA and DLA

spikeysoul

Both of these benefits are under threat at the moment under the new social care green paper. This is in fact a step backwards for the disabled, right now they contribute towards our independance - handing the money over to SS would make us immidiatly dependant on them. DLA was introduced because of evidence showing that disability increases living costs regardless of income - to remove it is to place a new 'stealth' tax on disabled people.

Stop us being the easy target for cuts in a recession - http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/disability-living-allowance-(dla)/dla-aa-cuts

You don't have to be disabled to sign up, this will effect carers too and parents of disabled children. They need 1000 people and only 100 days to do it in.

misty_blue_2

thanks for posting this
this will affect many many people

msmo_2

http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/disability-living-allowance-(dla)/dla-aa-cuts

Anyone seen this In the press ? I certainly havent !!

spikeysoul

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/08/green-paper-elderly-disabled-care-whitehall-delays

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/29/attendance-allowance-support

http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2009/07/adult-green-paper-could-be-cat.html

These are also the first people that saw through government lies that said we would be paid more under ESA than IB. They truly do champion the rights of disabled people.

dmg24

Please read the full information regarding this paper before going into a panic. There is a lot more to this (some negative, some positive) than the above link is implying.

healy

It seems to me that people in genuine need will still get the help that they need.

To be honest I think it is overdue that DLA/AA is changed because there are alot of dodgy claims out there.

System

whats AA ?

healy

AA = Attendance Allowance.

theworldsgonemad

healy wrote: »

It seems to me that people in genuine need will still get the help that they need.

To be honest I think it is overdue that DLA/AA is changed because there are alot of dodgy claims out there.

That's as maybe but any 'dodgy' claims will more often than not relate to the mobility side of DLA and what I can see, they are so far saying these new policies (if brought in at all) will relate to the care component only.

healy

theworldsgonemad wrote: »

That's as maybe but any 'dodgy' claims will more often than not relate to the mobility side of DLA and what I can see, they are so far saying these new policies (if brought in at all) will relate to the care component only.

I think there are plenty dodgy claims with the care component involved too as very often people receive both.

spikeysoul

I honestly hope you never have to navigate this system I don't mean to offend but you seem very nieve. I wish the system was fair but it isn't and in practice people who need help more than I do do not recieve it - that doesn't mean I don't need help with washing, dressing, having food and general other things people take for granted. No one cares about wether you really are ill, disabled, need help or are desperate - it's very hard work being ill.

It is hard work to prove you qualify, very stressful, difficult - and according to their own rules after two tribunals I still don't recieve what I am entitled to but I was too tired to go to appeal again - which I was entitled to do but just couldn't manage, it takes years.

I wish I was making a dodgey claim - as then I wouldn't be so ill - and the claiming process wouldn't make me iller.

The rate of fraud on DLA is very low - it's a very difficult benefit to get.