How do I cancel my DLA claim.

petrolhead.

Brassedoff wrote: »

Ok, I see where you are coming from, but did the system of change not always exist? If you get DLA now, the chances of losing it when the changes come in are small. At present any recipient is better off and gets a percentage of something. Giving the benefit up mean getting 100% of nothing. Look at the appeals for ESA, that benefit is simpler to get and they are snowed under. DLA/PIP will be the straw that breaks the camels back. When your assessment/re-assessment comes, apply, nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Yes I agree with the mathematics of your argument, but to get to the point of actually being awarded DLA is for me, a step too far.

Indie_Kid

petrolhead. wrote: »

Likewise with DLA, I have been told that most claims fail in the first application.

That's because the claimant either doesn't write enough information (and expects the DM to understand that having x means they can't do y) or because they focus on what they can do.

petrolhead.

sweetersong wrote: »

And I am still waiting for an answer......

Petrolhead-I am not saying you are doing anything wrong, as I don't know your situation. If someone managed to find me a job that I could do despite by ME and wouldn't make my ME worse, I would do it, I get fed up of not being able to work, but try as I might, such a job doesn't exist for me, but there may be one for you, I hope there is.

I am just trying to understand why you say that anyone who can fight a benefits decision must be fitter than they make out? Because for some of us, getting a job would be a lot harder and make us a lot worse than fighting a decision

For me the opposite is true. Finding a job that fits in with my abilities and constraints due to my illness, is a much easier option than to put myself through an endless charade of form filling, and appearing before the appeal court everytime I claim for something. Then being told that once you get to the end result, they want to start all over again.

Horses for courses as they say.

Indie_Kid

petrolhead. wrote: »

For me the opposite is true. Finding a job that fits in with my abilities and constraints due to my illness, is a much easier option than to put myself through an endless charade of form filling, and appearing before the appeal court everytime I claim for something. Then being told that once you get to the end result, they want to start all over again.

Horses for courses as they say.

You make no sense at all.

Billy_two_speakers

This consultation seeks your views on the Government‘s proposals to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) with a new benefit – Personal Independence Payment. The Personal Independence Payment will continue to be a non-means tested, extra costs benefit but everyone receiving it will have to undergo a new assessment (including people currently receiving DLA).
The Personal Independence Payment, is scheduled to be introduced in 2013/14, when the DWP will begin reassessing the working age (16-64 year olds) caseload. The Government is also considering whether to reassess children and people aged over 65.
Personal Independence Payment will have two components - mobility (based on a person’s ability to get around) and daily living (based on a person’s ability to carry out other key activities necessary to participate in everyday life). There will only be two rates of each component (currently, DLA has three rates for ‘care’ which is being reformed into ‘daily living’).

Other features of the Government plans:

• people must experience conditions for six months before and be expected to continue to experience conditions for a further six months in order to qualify for the new benefit (including people likely to want to transfer from DLA);
• there are no automatic entitlements, apart from special rules for people who are terminally ill;
• the new benefit will consider aids and adaptations that people seeking the new benefit could use;
• there will be regular reviews of all benefit awards;
• there will be penalties if people receiving the benefit knowingly fails to report a change that would have resulted in a reduction in benefit;
• signposting of people to other support will occur (eg opportunities to discuss health conditions/impairments with appropriate professionals);
• a review of how the new benefit will support people to access other support (including social care) will occur alongside the Government reform;
• the role of an ‘independent healthcare professional’ is seen as crucial to the new assessment:

“7. Key to the benefit will be an objective assessment of individual need, which we are developing in collaboration with a group of independent specialists in health, social care and disability, including disabled people. The new assessment will focus on an individual’s ability to carry out a range of key activities necessary to everyday life. We will gather information from the individual, as well as healthcare and other professionals who work with and support them. We also believe that advice from an independent healthcare professional should be an important part of the new process. In most cases, we envisage that this will involve a face-to-face meeting with an independent healthcare professional, allowing an in-depth analysis of an individual’s circumstances.”

The consultation applies to England, Wales and Scotland.
Closing date for responses

The closing date for responses to the Government consultation is 14 February 2011. If you are responding to our survey on the Government consultation please submit them to us before 10 February 2011.
How to Respond

You can download this consultation and find out more information about how to respond to it from the DWP website link below.
Disability Alliance will be responding to the consultation. You can feed into our response through our online questionnaire at www.surveymonkey.com/s/dlareform.
This will help us respond in full to the Government’s plans and ensure we cover all your views Thank you for completing our survey.
We would also like to see your answers to the Government’s consultation questions which we have provided online here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/dlareformgovtquestions

Please also see the DWP consultation document online at: www.dwp.gov.uk/consultations/2010/dla-reform.shtml



from http://www.disabilityalliance.org

Indie_Kid

Billy_two_speakers wrote: »

the new benefit will consider aids and adaptations that people seeking the new benefit could use;

They already do this. One time, I wrote that aids don't help me (if they did, I would have greater vision and wouldn't be on the partially sighted register) and was told that if I use aids I would have no problems.

petrolhead.

sh1305 wrote: »

It's every 2 weeks actually. I don't understand how ESA is the easiest to cope with - to claim ESA, you need medicals. To claim JSA, you need to do a few hours of job hunting each week and then sign a piece of paper.



Huh?

[QUPTE]And besides which, the £65 that I get doesn't go anywhere near enough to cover my weekly outgoings.

PC for a single person is around double that per week.[/QUOTE]

Yes I have had two medicals up to now - both complete failures. I have won once at the appeal court and now they want to start again!
I have sent in an appeal against the latest medical and from what I have been told it should take 12 months to be heard. In that time I am hoping that I can be rid of the benefit and support myself. I just need the right break and the right employer.

I have 12 months of freedom without having to answer to anyone on how my job seeking is going on. I will succeed in finding employment without the help of the Government. I have never needed help before and I certainly don't need it now.

Yes you do make it sound easier to claim JSA, but from some of the horror stories on here the place where you sign on is not a place I would choose to go to. On top of that, they seem to have the power to stop your benefit as and when they decide for the simplest of transgressions. It seems that they can make you apply for jobs, any job. I don't need that and I certainly don't need to go to a place like that!

Yes you are right about Pension Credit, but that is means tested and my savings will probably not allow me to get it.

Oldernotwiser

sunnyone wrote: »

Ive had that same feeling for some time and the poster is confirming it post by post since I then, we will see soon because they just cant resist it!

Perhaps he thinks that switching boards has confused us?

sunnyone

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Perhaps he thinks that switching boards has confused us?

Another clue in post 68, cant get PC due to means testing.

Indie_Kid

petrolhead. wrote: »

Yes you do make it sound easier to claim JSA, but from some of the horror stories on here the place where you sign on is not a place I would choose to go to.

I signed on for 13 weeks. It really wasn't that bad. Yes, I was sent on a back to work thing too - but that was only for a few hours and did help me.