Disabled parents and school

blue_monkey_2

But lindos, the OP can have her car. She has HRM, she is entitled to it.

However, she still wants the Local Authority to provide transport for her children to get to school - despite her getting mobility to make her life easier. They are chosing to spend that money on a Mobility car - for which the children will not be able to get to school in, because her partner leaves for work too early She does not want to use the money she gets for mobility to get the to school, she thinks they need the car more becaus eher partner is young and paying for car insurance is causing them 'financial hardship'.

Only the Government will not give her children transport to school and she wants to know why. She said it is not fair because disabled children who get DLA get taken to school.

lindos90

blue_monkey wrote: »

But lindos, the OP can have her car. She has HRM, she is entitled to it.

However, she still wants the Local Authority to provide transport for her children to get to school - despite her getting mobility to make her life easier. They are chosing to spend that money on a Mobility car - for which the children will not be able to get to school in, because her partner leaves for work too early She does not want to use the money she gets for mobility to get the to school, she thinks they need the car more becaus eher partner is young and paying for car insurance is causing them 'financial hardship'.

Only the Government will not give her children transport to school and she wants to know why. She said it is not fair because disabled children who get DLA get taken to school.

I understand, (ish) but theres two (at least two) issues here. The first is whos responsibility is it to get the children to school, (the whole reason for the thread) the second seems to be about if it is lawful for the OPs spouse to use the motorbility car for travel to work and back, due to the interpretation/s of the motorbility scheme and car tax exemption. My last post was about the second issue, not about the school run.

I admit to not knowing the details, such as distance from school, issues about fitting car seats in taxis etc, working arrangements etc.

I would have thought though, that a taxi to school and back, four times a day, five days a week could far exceed the OPs DLA anyway, so may not be a viable option, and its very possible that her partners employer isnt very flexible about working around school runs either?

Theres always two sides to a story.

GlasweJen

It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure that children attend school.

A local authority is required to provide transport to children who live 2 or more miles away from their school (high school, I think it's 1 mile for primary) or if the route to school from the childs house is classed as dangerous. It is still the parents responsibility to ensure that the child attends school either by using the transport laid on by the LA or by other means.

Children with disabilities can be allocated specialist transport to school if the nature of their disability means that they cannot walk to school or they cannot use the transport provided by the LA.

Adults with disabilities are expected to get their children to school too. There is help via SS for adults who cannot take their children from school, as the OP has already been in touch with SS we can assume that the OP does not meet the criteria, probably because the house has access to a car.

As I said before the OP will be expected to use the car to drop the children at school particularly if this is a mobility car. If the OPs husband wishes to use the car it becomes his responsibility to get the kids to school and back as that car is specifically for the OPs mobility needs which include dropping kids at school. He will be expected to utitilse "wrap around child care" such as breakfast clubs and after school groups in order to do this as using the mobility car full time essentially makes him the OPs legs, he needs to do all her running around.

jetta_wales

GlasweJen wrote: »

It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure that children attend school.

A local authority is required to provide transport to children who live 2 or more miles away from their school (high school, I think it's 1 mile for primary) or if the route to school from the childs house is classed as dangerous. It is still the parents responsibility to ensure that the child attends school either by using the transport laid on by the LA or by other means.

Children with disabilities can be allocated specialist transport to school if the nature of their disability means that they cannot walk to school or they cannot use the transport provided by the LA.

Adults with disabilities are expected to get their children to school too. There is help via SS for adults who cannot take their children from school, as the OP has already been in touch with SS we can assume that the OP does not meet the criteria, probably because the house has access to a car.

As I said before the OP will be expected to use the car to drop the children at school particularly if this is a mobility car. If the OPs husband wishes to use the car it becomes his responsibility to get the kids to school and back as that car is specifically for the OPs mobility needs which include dropping kids at school. He will be expected to utitilse "wrap around child care" such as breakfast clubs and after school groups in order to do this as using the mobility car full time essentially makes him the OPs legs, he needs to do all her running around.

Care to post a link to all of these things that you state as to be expected of my carer because we'd have a motability car?

Fact is it's all just what you think should be the case but it doesn't make it so and it is not you who can dictate such things.

Breakfast club does not start until 8 and he is already in work by 8 as are a great many tradesmen.

SS are simply playing pass the buck at the moment but others have already stated that they have received such support and the case review (I think that's what it was called but it's many pages back now) was a very good idea. It's good to know that it's possible.

starchild1972

Neighbour tried it, got told that as she had a motability car they were no longer responsible to transport the child to the bus stop for her to catch the school bus (she goes out of county). The only time she was allowed transport help was when she was "between" cars after her old car went and she was waiting for her first motability car. As soon as she got the car the transport was withdrawn.
She has available transport.

Dh got told that if our younger 3 were to attend the local primary school he would have to walk them if we didn't have a car because he has a wheelchair, this is regardless of the house having steps and electric wheelchair being heavy. He has Chair=transport for him to get kidlets to school as school was walking distance for the children. (They are H.E. anyway so the info provided by OT was pointless, as was the OT. We still have the steps.)

Oldernotwiser

jetta_wales wrote: »

The issue was not wether or not it can be used for your own needs it was wether or not in the case of a parent or spouse it is deemed to be in the benefit of the dissabled person if the parent/spouse were to use the car for work where by they are the main breadwinner and are finacialy supporting the dissabled person and can also thus be with the person in the capacity of their carer for signifigantlu more time each day with regard to a motability vehicle.

But is this the case for you? If your partner is only earning an apprenticeship wage and you are getting a package of benefits for yourself and your children, I would think that you are supporting him , rather than the other way round.

Oldernotwiser

lindos90 wrote: »

I would have thought though, that a taxi to school and back, four times a day, five days a week could far exceed the OPs DLA anyway, so may not be a viable option, and its very possible that her partners employer isnt very flexible about working around school runs either?

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Why would you assume that her child would come home for lunch?

jetta_wales

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

But is this the case for you? If your partner is only earning an apprenticeship wage and you are getting a package of benefits for yourself and your children, I would think that you are supporting him , rather than the other way round.

Not all aprentices earn less than minimum wage though they usually do in the begining, his wage is £7 an hour about £14.5k a year. We are entitled to tax credits he has working I have child but that is all. His wage will be able to increase greatly in the future as is the purpose of skilled aprentiships.

jetta_wales

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Why would you assume that her child would come home for lunch?

I think that was referring to there and then back x 2.

lindos90

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Why would you assume that her child would come home for lunch?

Im not assuming that sorry for any confusion. Going to school and back twice per day, is four journeys per day altogether. Apologies if the way I worded it was not clear. Why would you assume that Im assuming the child comes home for lunch?