DLA apeal

sox8369

Haha sorry DX - our posts crossed in cyberspace - wasnt saying no to you - was saying no to her question of did she have to put in a representative !!

when_will_it_end

hi all filled in the gl4 an its in the post any one have an idea of what happens now as in aprox how long do i wait i am dreading this appeal board, i did read some where that they can change there mids before it gets that far if so how long does that take or do they wait untill the week or so before the appeal board meeting
thanks

idvi

hi op, just to be clear,

have she been awarded any rare of dla? (ie. low rate care?)

or is this an appeal for being turned down altogether??

BLT_2

concerned43 wrote: »

Hi WWIE - your story makes me so angry - bloody DLA they appear to want everyone to go through hoops these days to get the benefits they deserve! First of all if you need help with form go to your local CAB who can help fill out the form for you, secondly you are allowed to bring whoever you want to the tribunal. I know its a pain in the !!!! but don't give up just get the support you need. Good Luck.

I fail to see why people having to go through hoops to get benefits makes you angry. There is a system in place to prevent fraud, if this system was not in place everyone would be claiming for non existent illnesses.

Some of the reasons given by the OP are tenuous at best for DLA I would have assumed, eg depressed, not wanting to get out of bed in the morning and failing to keep her hygiene up to scratch, that sounds like a fair number of teenagers to me, and doubtless to the tribunal.

I hope there is a successful conclusion, I would certainly not like to be in the OPs position, but I suspect this is going to be a difficult case to fight, not least as the Psychiatrist has stated that some of her problems are due to low moods.

If I were to be authorising public money, I would certainly not give it on the basis of a depressed teenager who had problems getting out of bed and washing.

Indie_Kid

BLT wrote: »

I fail to see why people having to go through hoops to get benefits makes you angry. There is a system in place to prevent fraud, if this system was not in place everyone would be claiming for non existent illnesses.

Some of the reasons given by the OP are tenuous at best for DLA I would have assumed, eg depressed, not wanting to get out of bed in the morning and failing to keep her hygiene up to scratch, that sounds like a fair number of teenagers to me, and doubtless to the tribunal.

I hope there is a successful conclusion, I would certainly not like to be in the OPs position, but I suspect this is going to be a difficult case to fight, not least as the Psychiatrist has stated that some of her problems are due to low moods.

If I were to be authorising public money, I would certainly not give it on the basis of a depressed teenager who had problems getting out of bed and washing.

:mad: I see you know what depression is then!

As for problems being due to low moods - funnily enough, this is what depression is. Unless you've been there and done that, I don't think you can comment.

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

BLT wrote: »

If I were to be authorising public money, I would certainly not give it on the basis of a depressed teenager who had problems getting out of bed and washing.

I'm depressed, have problems getting out of bed/dressed/washed due to low motivation & i'm not a teenager so I don't think you can say that is just normal teenage behaviour.

Indie_Kid

Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »

I'm depressed, have problems getting out of bed/dressed/washed due to low motivation & i'm not a teenager so I don't think you can say that is just normal teenage behaviour.

When my depression was severe, (this was around March) I had thee problems too.

sox8369

OP - our GL24 went in three weeks ago - got a brief acknowledgement letter saying they have accepted we want an appeal - but havent heard anything since then. I think its a long drawn out process.

They will get another DM to look at the claim before they process the appeal - I understand that if they agree with the original decision then they gather all the evidence they used to make their decision and send it to you to respond to - this then gets sent to the appeals department (i think this is right - but anyone who knows different please correct me)

I dont know if they can change their mind about the decision at this stage or whether you have to go through to the tribunal ?

Best of Luck x x

BLT_2

Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »

I'm depressed, have problems getting out of bed/dressed/washed due to low motivation & i'm not a teenager so I don't think you can say that is just normal teenage behaviour.

I take your point, however to my mind being depressed and not wanting to get out of bed or get washed due to low motivation is hardly a reason for being subsidised by the tax payer.

Notwithstanding this my original point was made as someone complained about people being forced to jump through hoops to get the DLA they deserved. These hoops are there to ensure that individuals do deserve the DLA they are claiming and must remain in place.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

BLT wrote: »

I take your point, however to my mind being depressed and not wanting to get out of bed or get washed due to low motivation is hardly a reason for being subsidised by the tax payer.

Notwithstanding this my original point was made as someone complained about people being forced to jump through hoops to get the DLA they deserved. These hoops are there to ensure that individuals do deserve the DLA they are claiming and must remain in place.

Is someone forgetting to read the bit about psychiatric intervention, self harm and suicide attempts? Or is that 'normal' teenage behaviour?