How do I cancel my DLA claim.

moneybuster

on challenging our local MP on his shop local campaign i reminded him that on his expenses ( Allowance) sheet he had a kettle for £49.00 bourght in London for his MP flat,

i pointed out to him that one in Wilkinson's was £5.00 and local so why not buy that, and what gave him the right to spend my tax payers money like that. he muttered something about connivance.


MB

moonbeam2007

If you really wanted to cancel your claim surely you'd just ring and ask to cancel?

Indie_Kid

goffo wrote: »

Then we have JSA, who in their right mind would ever want to attend one of those offices - you come out feeling worse and dejected afterwards!

Which really isn't that bad. I have quite a nice adviser.

SingleSue

Quite SH.

I have to attend WFI at the job centre as part of my income support and my advisor is really good. She understands my wanting to get back into work, despite the fact I am exempt as a carer and helps in whatever way she can with that but at the same time, warning me not to take on too much as my priority must be to the children and an ill me (through trying to do too much on top of my caring responsibilities), would not be the best thing for the boys.

We did have a minor disagreement last time though - she was insistent that I should try for DLA and a blue badge because of now having to use walking aids....I was just as insistent that I was not disabled so had no need to make a claim for those things. We finally agreed to disagree....

jonnypb

merlin68 wrote: »

I just can't deal with all the stress of all the changes coming in.

What changes are coming? Are the government thinking of taking benefits way?

Thanks

SingleSue

She is a normal lone parent advisor...she advises lone parents whether they are carers or not. She also is the one who would 'badger' the lone parent coming up to the age where income support is no longer claimable, to get a job.

I don't think of myself as disabled, I see no-one that would support disabilities and the workplace and I would not expect to see one either.

I have been unemployed in the past (for the grand total of less than 2 weeks), and ok, there was a little bit of down treating but that is par for the course. I just proved to them that I was not intellectually subnormal, that I did want to work and as for respect...well that has to be earned and I did just that by proving my worth....it was water off a ducks back to be honest.

pipkin71

SingleSue wrote: »

and as for respect...well that has to be earned.

Why does it have to be earned, Sue.

Why is respect not autiomatically given until such a time someone sees the person for what they are?

Would you, on your first meeting with a job centre official, treat them disrespectfully because they had not yet earned your respect? No, of course not.

Why should a claimant have to earn respect? Why is it not given from the very first meeting?

Sorry, but I really disagree with you there.

Indie_Kid

goffo wrote: »

Which I presume is a disability advisor. They have to be nice!!!

As for those that don't have a disability, or choose not to disclose one, then matters are a little different!

Actually no! It's one for JSA.

Indie_Kid

I wouldn't know. Whilst they might be mentioned on the screen he has, (to type in what I've done in the last fortnight, plus if anything he's given me) he has never mentioned anything about them to me. I've never needed to mention them to him either.

SingleSue

pipkin71 wrote: »

Why does it have to be earned, Sue.

Why is respect not autiomatically given until such a time someone sees the person for what they are?

Would you, on your first meeting with a job centre official, treat them disrespectfully because they had not yet earned your respect? No, of course not.

Why should a claimant have to earn respect? Why is it not given from the very first meeting?

Sorry, but I really disagree with you there.

Sorry, you will have to forgive me, I knew what I meant but my brain isn't quite working the way I want it to....what I meant really was, that no-one should expect instant respect but should allow for someone not giving it to them and not think bad about that person.

I would give a job centre official, my boss, a vicar etc instant respect...it's been bashed (not literally) into me over my childhood years but I would not expect someone to instantly respect me until I have proved I am worthy of that respect. If they are disrespectful, yes it would get my back up but then I would make allowances for them not knowing me and let it pass (usually with the thought of "You poor soul for being judgemental"). In those times, I like to then show them just what I can do and have the last laugh (as it were).

Still don't think I am making sense but it does in my head....but then my head is rather woolly with cold :rotfl: