EMA allowance / ALG allowance

Indie_Kid

Does the council offer subsidised taxi fares for disabled people?

kazzah60

missstropy

PLEASE check out if your daughter is entitled to ESA - it was formally known as Incapacity benefit
I am not 100% sure, but I understand from a friend whose son is similarly disabed to your dd
that if your child is in receipt of DLA at the higher care component then it is virtually guaranteed that they will qualify for ESA
my friends son is away at residential college and he is in receipt of ESA - so please check out if your daughter is eligible

Indie_Kid

kazzah60 wrote: »

missstropy

PLEASE check out if your daughter is entitled to ESA - it was formally known as Incapacity benefit
I am not 100% sure, but I understand from a friend whose son is similarly disabed to your dd
that if your child is in receipt of DLA at the higher care component then it is virtually guaranteed that they will qualify for ESA
my friends son is away at residential college and he is in receipt of ESA - so please check out if your daughter is eligible

People on high rate care have to undergo the medical assessment like everyone else does. The criteria for DLA & ESA are different.

Oldernotwiser

missstropy wrote: »

I cant understand why she and any other disabled young person can not have the same grant as a normal person doing a full time college course.

Leaving aside your use of the word "normal", nobody gets ALG unless they fulfill the conditions. For example, nobody can get ALG for a Level 1 course or for an NVQ 2, say, if they already have the 5 good GCSEs.

You're looking for discrimination where none exists.

Oldernotwiser

kazzah60 wrote: »

missstropy

PLEASE check out if your daughter is entitled to ESA - it was formally known as Incapacity benefit
I am not 100% sure, but I understand from a friend whose son is similarly disabed to your dd
that if your child is in receipt of DLA at the higher care component then it is virtually guaranteed that they will qualify for ESA
my friends son is away at residential college and he is in receipt of ESA - so please check out if your daughter is eligible

This is likely to be considerably less than the money the OP receives in CB/CTC, so pretty pointless to apply whilst these are still in place, as you can't get both.

lovetowinacar

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

I think whether our children are disabled or not, we all know that at some point they might want to go to college or university when they are 18 years old.

We all have had the opportunity as parents to save a small amount of money aside over 18 years for this.

I am amazed that you find having to contribute to your child grossly unfair.

skcollobcat10 wrote: »

Does you daughter have a father and if so does he not support her as well?

And if you have been her carer all her life I am sure that you could have even put a £1 a week away for her, some others on benefits manage to be frugal and save a little.

Oh dear.....

Unfortunately, some people are so ignorant and perhaps don't realise the financial strain placed on families with disabled children (let alone the mental strain) when a parent becomes full time carer - perhaps the poster believes you should have saved from your £53 a week carers allowance:cool:. (edited later - how remiss of you not to put £1 a week aside!!! when people don't experience the same problems it is easy to judge and make sour comments..... I totally understand the extra costs that come with some disabilities,)

My very best wishes to you both.:)

snoop2008

missstropy wrote: »

My daughter is not in receipt of any benefits, she is still on my child tax credits until she is 20,and then she will be entitled to in her own right.

She is at college rather than be sat at home in front of the tv, she is not studying towards any qualifications, she is unable to, she still watches Dora the Explorer at age 19, basically she is doing life skills at college, how to cook a meal, how to wash and dress herself etc, She isnt at a university doing qualifications, she will never leave home or get a job unsupported and even that is doubtful whether she will ever be employed supported.

How can I have put any money aside when Ive been a full time carer for her all her life, I have managed on the basics since she was born, no holidays no luxuaires nothing

Hello Jayne,

I have a brother who has a mental illness. Unfortunately due to his mental age, he would need a lot of support studying in college, FE, etc.. . He has however attended Life skill courses, like your daugther and as far as I am aware, there is no funding or allowances for this as it is not recognised as a course that leads to a qualification or a job as some members have mentioned. This course was intended for the purpose of living independently within the community which he now does. I am aware your daughter is with you and the only suggestion I can make is to research trust funds and charities.

I wish you well and understand your concerns.

http://www.guidestar.org.uk/Default.aspx

http://www.turn2us.org.uk/

kazzah60

I do understand that the claimant will have to undergo an asessement the same as everyone does, but if she is so disabled that she is unemployable then surely she would qualify under these rules;

If you are aged between 16 and 20 (or under 25 if you were in education or training at least three months immediately before turning 20), you must:

• have been too ill to work because of an illness or disability for at least 28 weeks (this limitation only applies to contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance, but you may still be eligible for income-based Employment and Support Allowance)
• have been too ill to work before you turned 20 (or 25 if you were in education or training at least three months immediately before turning 20)

kazzah60

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

This is likely to be considerably less than the money the OP receives in CB/CTC, so pretty pointless to apply whilst these are still in place, as you can't get both.

it may be in the short term, however at 20 she will lose both benefits and still not be empolyable
the rates of ESA are as shown on direct.gov

in the first 13 weeks of the assessment stage

A single person aged 25 and over up to £65.45

a single person aged 25 or under is up to £51.85

after the 14th week of the claim for a single person under the age of 25 in the support group it is up to £96.85

which once the CB and CTC run out, would be worth having.

Oldernotwiser

kazzah60 wrote: »

it may be in the short term, however at 20 she will lose both benefits and still not be empolyable
the rates of ESA are as shown on direct.gov

in the first 13 weeks of the assessment stage

A single person aged 25 and over up to £65.45

a single person aged 25 or under is up to £51.85

after the 14th week of the claim for a single person under the age of 25 in the support group it is up to £96.85

which once the CB and CTC run out, would be worth having.

I don't think anyone was saying that she shouldn't claim ESA when the CB/CTC runs out, just that it's inappropriate for her to claim it at present.