Disabled Car Tax Disc (no payment)

Pssst

NeverInDebt wrote: »

DLA isn't means tested so whether you earn 40k or earn 10k its irrelevant. The idea of DLA is to help you have as normal life as possible, obviously money couldn't replace lost arms/legs or other disabilities but it goes some where to help you get around or be looked after

Indeed and i am not prosecuting an anti DLA debate. I am simply having an open discussion in which we recognise that many cases are deserving but as with all things,there are others who know how to work the system.

Obviously if someone incurs significant additional expense as a result of buying in goods and/or services which facilitate them in leading a "normal" or close to "normal" life then all well and good.

I do not see however why the state should give people money simply becuase they have a particular affliction which does not bring about additional and burdensome expenditure in order to live a "normal" life.

daska

Pssst wrote: »

Indeed and i am not prosecuting an anti DLA debate. I am simply having an open discussion in which we recognise that many cases are deserving but as with all things,there are others who know how to work the system.

Obviously if someone incurs significant additional expense as a result of buying in goods and/or services which facilitate them in leading a "normal" or close to "normal" life then all well and good.

I do not see however why the state should give people money simply becuase they have a particular affliction which does not bring about additional and burdensome expenditure in order to live a "normal" life.

I think you need to look at how DLA is awarded, you obviously have an erroneous belief that it is based on diagnosis and not on care and/or mobility needs.

Pssst

daska wrote: »

I think you need to look at how DLA is awarded, you obviously have an erroneous belief that it is based on diagnosis and not on care and/or mobility needs.

I have already read it. I was considering applying for it myself.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DisabilityLivingAllowance/DG_10011816

daska

Pssst wrote: »

Indeed and i am not prosecuting an anti DLA debate. I am simply having an open discussion in which we recognise that many cases are deserving but as with all things,there are others who know how to work the system.

Obviously if someone incurs significant additional expense as a result of buying in goods and/or services which facilitate them in leading a "normal" or close to "normal" life then all well and good.

I do not see however why the state should give people money simply becuase they have a particular affliction which does not bring about additional and burdensome expenditure in order to live a "normal" life.

Pssst wrote: »

I was considering applying for it myself.

If you qualify for it then you will know that the qualifying conditions are all ones which incur additional expense to live normally. So your argument is dead in the water.

Pssst

daska wrote: »

If you qualify for it then you will know that the qualifying conditions are all ones which incur additional expense to live normally. So your argument is dead in the water.

Indeed,thats how it should be,but isnt...

a11waysindebt

daska wrote: »

If you qualify for it then you will know that the qualifying conditions are all ones which incur additional expense to live normally. So your argument is dead in the water.

This is why it should it be looked into.

May be I should also claim for it aswell.

Ruby_Moon

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Thanks all, it's not for me; just a general enquiry.

I've just noticed my neighbour has one, he is 75 and does have some disabilities, but he is always telling us how poor he is and if he has to get a high rate disability benefit to get the exemption, then he actually has this, his State Pension and his Teachers' Pension, so I don't think he's quite as badly off as he always says he is!

Thanks once again!

He might have a War pension but he isn't going to get very much state pension if he has pensions else where.
I don't think you can effectively access how well off he is by totting up what benefits you think he gets as you do not know the ins and outs of those incomes or his outgoings.
It is feasible that he gets less than £100 a week.

daska

Pssst wrote: »

Indeed,thats how it should be,but isnt...

In what way do the needs that qualify you for DLA not incur extra cost?

seven-day-weekend

Ruby_Moon wrote: »

He might have a War pension but he isn't going to get very much state pension if he has pensions else where.
I don't think you can effectively access how well off he is by totting up what benefits you think he gets as you do not know the ins and outs of those incomes or his outgoings.
It is feasible that he gets less than £100 a week.

Absolutely no chance.

He has a full State Pension and a Teachers' Pension at least, whether or not he gets any sort of Disability Allowance.

And as I say that is not a problem to me, he is entitled to them. I was just curious about the tax disc!

State Pension is not means-tested.

Ruby_Moon

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Absolutely no chance.

He has a full State Pension and a Teachers' Pension at least, whether or not he gets any sort of Disability Allowance.

And as I say that is not a problem to me, he is entitled to them. I was just curious about the tax disc!

State Pension is not means-tested.

You really have no clue at all about pensions, benefits or anything of that ilk and you are guessing because it suits what you want to think of him.