Budget - tougher for DLA claimants

cyclonebri1

easy wrote: »

I really, honestly, don't believe that a long-term benefit (which is what DLA is) will be decided solely on the strength of a single meeting. I'm certain that medical history will be sought, as it is now.
Don't forget the PM has experience of living with a disabled child, and, as I saaid earlier, you can write to the minister to express your concerns, while they are formulating the policy.

I also have an indefinate award. But I'm certainly not going to spend the next 3 years worrying about this. Life is for living NOW. Worry about a problem when the problem arises, rather than worrying about something which might never happen.

Anyway, you could have won the lottery/inherited a fortune from a long-lost aunt by then, in which case DLA will be just a drop in the ocean.

Brilliant post easy and of course it is the correct way to think :T

But some will worry, and some may also think what the hell, I'll be dead by then. Allways two trains of thought my friend

easy

sh1305 wrote: »

And this means he knows everything about every disability how?

Oh I bl%%dy give up !!!

There are a number of people on this thread who just won't look at this in a rational, sensible way at all.

OK, you have decided that you are all going to be pushed into a room, with a chap who is going to bark instructions at you, refuse to listen to a word you say, dismiss you from the room, and then write a report which says you are fit as a fiddle, and don't deserve anything.

And what's more, you are going to fret about this for the next three years !!!

I've tried to help you. I've suggested you write to the appropriate authorities.

I'm off to live a little.

ash4becks

the issue with you own docs doing this iam not sure about like my doctor knows loads about my menatal health and on my latest dla gp report said so but about my phyical issues she knew nothing often because iam not able to get out of the flat when iam that bad , but also were would the docs find the time g.'s are alredy pushed as it is

iam i just the only person this applys to i think not , medical records looked at etc i can see the point of but also what about people that go untreted like i did for years , i dont have a cpn, socail services say iam not high enough need but my OT says differert,

as for atos i have been to two medicals 1 for myslef and 1 for friend, she was heavy preg but still having bad morning sickness right thou till she give birth this was declined, the lady doc was horrible to her and said she should be able to deal with this and if she couldnt why was she having a baby :mad:

second was for myslef i was in there 10 mins i was a mess and had tryed and get the appoint changed had flu the 1st app and this 1 granda had died 3 days before hand doc was older gp probs retiered and very sypathitc wished me well but was annoyed they hadnt cancelled appointment

i will say yes the system needs changed but maybe docs that have a intrest in mental health , reumatoligy etc would give a better idea of needs as they see people with these problems day in and day out

Trialia

easy wrote: »

There are a number of people on this thread who just won't look at this in a rational, sensible way at all.

OK, you have decided that you are all going to be pushed into a room, with a chap who is going to bark instructions at you, refuse to listen to a word you say, dismiss you from the room, and then write a report which says you are fit as a fiddle, and don't deserve anything.

You SHOULD give up - because that's exactly what my first IB medical was like!

missmoneysave

I think the reason most genuine claimants are worried is because it's hard to communicate the extent of your disability to a stranger in an alloted time slot.
In my experience (I have Aspergers Syndrome) people with a disability spend their lives trying to be as 'normal and able' as possible then a medical comes along and you have to take stock and look at all the negative things you do and the limitations your disability brings. I don't know how others feel but I find this embarrassing and difficult to do. I don't like having to list all the things that are wrong with me. People who are fobbing the system don't have this problem, they can list the symptoms of a condition with no emotional response as it's not really themselves they are describing.For genuine claimants it's completely different.It's sometimes hard to provide the person doing the medical with the best information when you are scared and emotional. It isn't if your lying, you can tick every box when that is all you are concentrating on.
Also, I think it's important to point out that getting dla isn't a 'perk' of being disabled. There are no perks, I have to watch the world go by knowing I will never be fully able to take part. DLA gives me the financial chance to take part as much as my ability allows. It is allowance for disabled people to live on, i have the same rights to a life as non disabled people and dla helps me achieve this.
I would not be on the benefit if it was my choice and I think all genuine claimants would agree with me.
Apologies for the incredibly long post but I read this thread hoping to find others that were as worried as me, not to find narrow minded people judging and in some cases insulting disabled people.I am so disappointed and angry, I hope these people never have to struggle with life like I do.

colin13

missmoneysave wrote: »

I think the reason most genuine claimants are worried is because it's hard to communicate the extent of your disability to a stranger in an alloted time slot.
In my experience (I have Aspergers Syndrome) people with a disability spend their lives trying to be as 'normal and able' as possible then a medical comes along and you have to take stock and look at all the negative things you do and the limitations your disability brings. I don't know how others feel but I find this embarrassing and difficult to do. I don't like having to list all the things that are wrong with me. People who are fobbing the system don't have this problem, they can list the symptoms of a condition with no emotional response as it's not really themselves they are describing.For genuine claimants it's completely different.It's sometimes hard to provide the person doing the medical with the best information when you are scared and emotional. It isn't if your lying, you can tick every box when that is all you are concentrating on.
Also, I think it's important to point out that getting dla isn't a 'perk' of being disabled. There are no perks, I have to watch the world go by knowing I will never be fully able to take part. DLA gives me the financial chance to take part as much as my ability allows. It is allowance for disabled people to live on, i have the same rights to a life as non disabled people and dla helps me achieve this.
I would not be on the benefit if it was my choice and I think all genuine claimants would agree with me.
Apologies for the incredibly long post but I read this thread hoping to find others that were as worried as me, not to find narrow minded people judging and in some cases insulting disabled people.I am so disappointed and angry, I hope these people never have to struggle with life like I do.

you are 100%correct it is hard to sit and tell a stranger how ill you really are,,especially 1 that has now intrest in you and as has been said following a script,,I have MS,and I am always 100% positive,,and try never to tell the truth about how I am feeling to any 1 apart from my angel of a wife,,it may b there will b a lot of appeals going in afetr the first medical we get

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

easy wrote: »

But you will probably be going to a meeting where you get to explain those needs !!!!

What is it that is so difficult to understand about that ????

If you have a form of autism incredibly difficult as you have problems with communication.

I can write really good, descriptive letters explaining things but can't find the words when i'm put on the spot, feeling anxious, worried that the stranger i'm telling about my difficulties understands or believes anything im saying.

peediedj

colin13 wrote: »

you are 100%correct it is hard to sit and tell a stranger how ill you really are,,especially 1 that has now intrest in you and as has been said following a script,,I have MS,and I am always 100% positive,,and try never to tell the truth about how I am feeling to any 1 apart from my angel of a wife,,it may b there will b a lot of appeals going in afetr the first medical we get

my 13 year old son,looks normal,only way you know he,s disabled is when you see him in his wheelchair,i would give up every penny i have had in dla over his lifetime for him to be normal,and to go out with mates,riding bikes and especially playing football! i know he,ll never get married,have kids,live on his own,work,go to the pub or drive,but as i say would give it all up tommorrow for him to be normal,he never will be so just have to get on with it

WhiteHorse

sh1305 wrote: »

You make it sound as though disabled people don't pay tax. Shock horror - some of them do work and pay tax.

It is not necessary to work in order to pay tax. Petrol and VAT for instance.

WhiteHorse

easy wrote: »

OK, you have decided that you are all going to be pushed into a room, with a chap who is going to bark instructions at you, refuse to listen to a word you say, dismiss you from the room, and then write a report which says you are fit as a fiddle, and don't deserve anything.

Actually this really does happen, and more frequently than the public appreciates. Claimants have even been assaulted.