How do I cancel my DLA claim.

Indie_Kid

Pink_Mummy wrote: »

Does anyone know when these changes are planning on taking place?? I also suffer from anxiety and have back and hip problems.. I only go out on my 'good' days.. the thought of having a medical examination to prove my incapabilities scares me and annoys me (because it is a huge reminder of what I can no longer do!!)

I get DLA MC & HM and have a motabilty car, my claim is valid until July 2012.. Would I have to have a medical examination before then?? Should I give me car back and come off DLA to save the stress of it all or should I hang on until July 2012 then not reapply??

Any advice would be greatfully received

These changes will start in 2013/14.

petrolhead.

sh1305 wrote: »

It's all speculation right now, isn't it? I don't think they said "we're definitely doing x or y".

Yes you are right.

Speculation, uncertainty, fearful, worry, stress - they are all directly related.

Some people cannot live without uniformity and knowledge that things won't change.

Pink_Mummy

sh1305 wrote: »

These changes will start in 2013/14.

Ok thank you for your reply, so does that mean that the assesments etc will start then??

Thank you so much for your help.. Its so stressful!!

Indie_Kid

Pink_Mummy wrote: »

Ok thank you for your reply, so does that mean that the assesments etc will start then??

Thank you so much for your help.. Its so stressful!!

Yes. What they do now (which for the majority is just speak to their GP and make the award based on that - a few do have a medical ssessment) will continue until at least then.

Pink_Mummy

Yeah I have had DLA for 3 years, my latest award was for 2 years starting July 2010 - July 2012.. I see my GP regularly etc who would have filled all the necessary forms in etc for me.. I was worried about having to have loads of medicals etc when my claim runs out in July 2012! Thank you for your help

quietheart

petrolhead. wrote: »

I am sorry but I never said or inferred that you were.

Am I so wrong? What I did say was that with your comments, you are more than likely to fall into that particular section.

Your comments were clearly an indication of what you think and believe, all I was trying to point out was that not everybody is able to have the same qualities, thought processes or indeed strength as you clearly have.

There are many deserving cases of people that do not claim their entitlements simply because of the worry and stress involved. You should not dismiss them so easilly. I myself are one of them.

I wasn't dismissing the op I was trying to reassure that they've been awarded dla and with conditions listed certainly sound like they need it.
why be so negative and assume the worst of posters? your assumptions about me just make me regret posting on this board.

petrolhead.

concerned43 wrote: »

These 'changes' if successful will not be in before the next election and therefore I would suggest you keep your DLA and not to worry. DLA is the hardest benefit to get and any changes will not effect your claim so please rethink and forget about the scaremongering as there really is no need to worry.

So we have to await our fate until the next election?

It is so wrong to say that the changes will NOT affect the claim. If that is the case why the change?

People like me and others on this thread are dreading what is instore.

Of course we are going to worry, it's the very nature of being ill or disabled that makes us that way. We have no control over our lives - changes will be made and there is nothing we can do about them.

Whether DLA is hard to get or not is immaterial, are you suggesting that the OP keeps the benefit because after the changes it may not be possible to obtain it again?

DLA is there - for every genuine case. The way the benefit has to be claimed and the pressure put upon the claimant thereafter is intolerable and into the mix we add the unknowing changes for the future.

If the OP is happy to give it up they should be allowed to do so and not feel pressurised into changing their mind. If they are happier without the benefit then that must come first!

sweetersong

Petrol-For some the energy in getting a part time job would be more detrimental to their health than fighting to get a certain benefit, but I wouldn't say you are "obviously fitter than you make out" just because thats how you choose to cope with a situation, you can't say something like that about someone without being in their exact situation, sorry but its true

I physically couldn't cope with having a regular job, even if it was part time, as I can never guarantee how many hours I can cope with, how many at a time, or when on a regular basis, but although the stress of fighting for ESA/DLA would temporarily make me v ill, I could cope with this by staying in bed for the next few days when I have a stressful day with it, to get the money we need.

Some people can't just "do without" the money, we have no debt other than our mortgage, our mortgage is significantly low compared to most peoples (£101,500 on a joint salary of £45,000 at the time), we have cut our bills down since I left work, but we still have bills to pay. Our only other option would be to sell up, but I don't even think we could do that by the time we would have to extend the lease for the flat, and pay the fixed rate get out fee, it may not be covered by the sale of the flat at current prices

dmg24

petrolhead. wrote: »

Yes you are right.

Speculation, uncertainty, fearful, worry, stress - they are all directly related.

Some people cannot live without uniformity and knowledge that things won't change.

But why should stress about the future make someone end their claim now? If you get a review form through in one, two years time and feel you cannot handle it then you can cancel your claim. What does cancelling it now achieve?

SandraScarlett

I understand exactly what Petrolhead is saying. My husband has all the anxiety problems mentioned, but he found an easy way to cope with them - he leaves it all to me! I complete forms on a voluntary basis, for friends and friends-of-friends, and my contact details are with Age Concern, and it never ceases to amaze me the amount of information required.

As most of these people are in the same age category as my husband (in their 70s), they have an inbuilt distrust of letting people "know their business", and, as someone else posted, that is why so many fail to claim Pension Credit, even though this generation have probably worked for decades and paid in far more than they would ever get out.

I know you're anxious Petrolhead, but can I make a suggestion please? Try not to worry too much until you get notification by way of a letter, or form about your benefit. Then contact your local branch of Age Concern and ask if they have a volunteer who would help you. Those of us who do this aren't interested in your financial affairs and whether you're entitled to anything or not.

All we are there to do is help, not judge. If there is nobody available at your local Age Concern, then the CAB can help. The worst thing I could say is "don't worry", because I know you will, but just don't do anything rash like giving up what you are perfectly entitled to. Take care. HTH

xx