Student summer benefits - paying rent

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

poet123 wrote: »

I think you are confusing my point. BCS said that she was claiming compensation for depression, but that depression had not been caused by her treatment. My point was that either she had depression before (which it seems she had)and therefore cannot claim for that, or the worsening of the depression had been (quite inderstandably imo) caused by the results of the surgery and the issues sirrounding it.

The point being that if you get compensation for medical negligence then benefits paid for illness surrounding the claim are repayable. BCS said that the illness and the benefits are not linked, so therefore benefits are not repayable.

However, reading her posts I cannot see how they are not connected.

I'm not 100% sure but from what I read if you have claimed benefits as a direct result of the negligence then the benefits are repayable but I was claiming my benefits before I had my surgery so I didn't think they were.

I'm probably wrong but i'm sure i'll find out soon either way.

Indie_Kid

Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »

I'm not 100% sure but from what I read if you have claimed benefits as a direct result of the negligence.

Yeah, this is true. If you have an accident or due to medical negligence and claim benefits and are awarded compensation, you have to pay some of the money back.

custardy

sh1305 wrote: »

Yeah, this is true. If you have an accident or due to medical negligence and claim benefits and are awarded compensation, you have to pay some of the money back.

I believe its the same with the likes of employment tribunals
if you are awarded unfair dismissal then any benefits paid can be claimed by the DWP

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

sh1305 wrote: »

Yeah, this is true. If you have an accident or due to medical negligence and claim benefits and are awarded compensation, you have to pay some of the money back.

What happens if you were already claiming benefits, in my case I was already on IB before I had my surgery?

poet123

I presume they will take account of whether you are likely to have recovered but if the compensation is in any way related to the conditions noted on your medical certificates I would assume you would need to repay. With industrial injury compensation the recovery is made direct not sure what happens with IB.

Oldernotwiser

I don't understand how you can't have reconstruction on the NHS but you can if you have it done privately - it's either possible or it isn't!

Fridge2

Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »

Do you know what, I hate being autistic & would give anything to be normal, it causes me so much distress & pain.

If being disabled which having autism is classed as gives me more rights then I will use them to make my life more bearable & im not ashamed about it.

I thought it was Aspergers you had?

It seems to me that you use the word "Autism" to make it sound more dramatic.

Yes, I am well aware it is on the spectrum as I also have Aspergers as you know from a previous thread. There is no way in a million years that I will allow my condition to be classed as a disability. It does a gross disservice to those who truly are. Despite the distress and pain that it also causes me, I decide to just get on with it.

I clearly remember posting my story in another thread thinking that it might prove useful and inspiring, but all you could do was turn it into some sort of personal attack on you.

In any case,in what way do you think your rights are compromised by being "autistic"?;) I haven't noticed any curtailment of my freedoms due to it...

custardy

My last RM office had a guy doing a foot delivery with Aspergers

poet123

I have taught quite a lot of students with Aspergers and none of them would say they were disabled. They have difficulties, not a disability.

Oldernotwiser

poet123 wrote: »

I have taught quite a lot of students with Aspergers and none of them would say they were disabled. They have difficulties, not a disability.

Perhaps they haven't learned yet that there's money to be made out of disability?;)