Can i claim DLA - Blind in right eye

Gemmzie

Anthillmob wrote:

loopy can your mum not get aa? i cant understand why she cant get dla anymore just because she is in a nursing home.

excuse me if im rude, but if your mum is a poensioner she should be allowed to claim AA.

OP i cant see why you cant claim DLA. i came accross a claim today where the claimnt received low rate DLA because of his limited sight.

You can still get AA if you are in a nursing home.

If you pay for your care, then you get the payment.

If Social Services pay, then it comes off their bills.

Savvy_Sue

While there may be a few conditions which automatically entitle you to DLA, I thought in most cases it was a question of filling in a form to demonstrate what you CAN'T do that a non-disabled person can.

For example, I believe that if you've had one leg amputated below the knee, you're not entitled to DLA unless there's some other condition present which makes life even more difficult for you than only having 1.5 legs.

So, what difference does having sight in only one eye make to your practical living arrangements? Does it stop you going out, walking, cooking, shopping, caring for yourself? If not, then with all due respect, get on with your life! And spare yourself the stress and hassle of filling in those DLA forms, and the weeks of worry when they reassess you, and turn you down even though you're no more capable now of looking after yourself than you were last time you applied, and you have to appeal ...

Obviously if life is very difficult for you as a result of your limited vision, go ahead and apply, but be warned it's NOT an easy benefit to get, or keep.

(And my dad's had very limited sight in one eye, and it's never stopped him living a full life, and Mike Tucker in The Archers lost the sight of one eye YEARS ago and was soon back to driving again and I've never heard talk of him claiming DLA there ... :rotfl:)

clairec79

I don't think so - I only used to have sight in one eye (I had a corneal graft which restored some sight - it's not wonderful and apparently I'm so used to not using that eye that I turn it off - so if I close my right eye it does take me a while to adjust and then it's not good enough to do anything with really, ok if I wear a really strong lens on that eye I can) - I never tried to claim it, but it was never mentioned at all and to be honest it never really stopped me

loopylass

Anthillmob wrote:

loopy can your mum not get aa? i cant understand why she cant get dla anymore just because she is in a nursing home.

excuse me if im rude, but if your mum is a poensioner she should be allowed to claim AA.

OP i cant see why you cant claim DLA. i came accross a claim today where the claimnt received low rate DLA because of his limited sight.

To cut a long story short she was living with my dad about 4 years ago and lost her sight 7 years ago sometimes completely they both had income support as a couple and her DLA anyway she needed 24 hour care and dad couldnt cope so my mum and social worker suggested a residential home(she had been to this home several times for respite)
I had to help her apply for income support in her own right we sorted it all out and they put it straight into the bank and as soon as she got income support her DLA stopped saying she wasnt entitled to it
Now shes on a pension (shes 62 this year) thats all she gets the home take a lot of the income support for the fees and social security pays the rest and shes left with about £19 a week for toiletries and bits

Luckily when she was getting DLA we bought her loads of clothes etc because she wouldnt be able to get them now

loopylass

What really annoys me is that my mum could have some little treats to make her life better when she got DLA now she cant
She sees me and a volunteer for the blind takes her out sometimes
she goes to the blind club once a month she used to go to the theatre

Now i know someone whose a single parent of 1 child getting income support most bills paid and she gets DLA and so does her daughter get DLA and they both get carers allowance as they claimed to care for each other fine if they really should be entitled to it but all i can see from the mum is she has to wear a knee support sometimes and the daughter has ADHD so her mum says ive looked after this child on several occasions and she acts like any other child a bit naughty at times I think i know the difference between ADHD and naughty as im a mum of 4 and has seen children with ADHD and take my hat off to any parent that has a child with that

I just thinks its wrong if people are entitled to DLA and its going to make things better/easier for them then good luck but for people who go through every trick to claim and they have no right i think its disgusting my mum gets £19 a week to live off they get £600 a month to waste they have still got their eyesight to enjoy things but my mum hasnt and how can she enjoy little treats on £19 when she has to save that to buy shoes

Sorry rant over now lol

painted_lady

I claim DLA and from my experience, you get an award based on the amount of help and care you need, not your actual condition. It is irrelevent if you are actually getting the care, just the fact you need it. They have hypothetical cooking test, for example, and you state what problems you would have.
I have spina bifida, which means i have kidney and bladder problems, I go to hospital once a week, have surgery twice a year for the rest of my life, need help with cooking, washing and toileting. I also have some other medical problems which contribute to this. I still had to fight hard to get my ward of middle rate care. However, I also have a good career and manage to do everything my friends do. I just need help to do it.
DLA is not means tested, any one who qualifies will get it, irrespective of income, savings etc.
Good luck.

Penny-Pincher!!

DLA is not awarded on diagnosis but on how your illness or disability effects you personally.

For the record my DD is 12 and she is legally blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other. She receives DLA and has done so since she was 3 and has been awarded till she is 16.

HTH

PP
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loopylass

I dont mean to offend anyone im glad people get DLA if they have a disability and its genuine but this person i was talking about her daughter is not even the docters at the hospital say its her mum making her naughty because she has no disapline but she kicks up a stink and still get it as for the mum she drives,walks have all her limbs etc no reason why she should get it and shes even told me she shouldnt have it but while there still paying she will still take

This is wrong and it makes it harder for the genuine cases to get it

Morglin

iregretitall wrote:

Hi

Just wondering im blind in my right eye and would like to know if i can claim DLA

Also if i do claim DLA do i need to be registered blind and if yes how do i do it, thank you

Try this site - you can do it at home and see your chances of success.

It really depends on how much your sight impairment affects you personally, more than the fact you have sight loss.

http://www.benefitsnow.co.uk/questions/dlagatewayquestions.asp

Lin