NEW desision: Not entitled to DLA anymore!

Munkee2

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

Sick to bloody death of arguing on these posts, every time I come on here it's the same.

Edited to add: NOBODY whether or not they are a degree qualified mental health practitioner or a doctor can decide if a person will or will not be entitled, those decisions are made by the benefits officers, and appeals officers and tribunals. You can argue until the cows come home, but that is a fact.

I absolutely agree, which is why I made it clear on at least one occasion that I was referring only to self-harm and not the other points raised in the OP. I cannot comment on the other points, except perhaps that sciatica is also not considered for DLA as a condition alone. I know because I have it - it is agony, uncomfortable and insufferable, but not a disability. I am far from being qualified to advise on who may be elegible for benefits and who may not be, and why. I just added a point based on knowledge, and not a wild stab in the dark.

martin57

Munkee2 wrote: »

Yes, but people who self-harm no longer qualify for DLA on that alone. I don't make the rules, I am only relaying what I already know. People who self-harm will not benefit from receiving DLA because money will not resolve their problems not will it make their health problem any easier to cope with. Self-harm should be treated with psychotherapy in the form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (dependant on other factors), medication and counselling. Throwing money at the problem will not resolve it and indeed, if people who self-harm DID qualify for DLA for that reason, it would be counter-productive because they MAY be compelled to continue self-harming for fear of losing the benefit if they stop.

I don't know about the above but I believe there are some strange rules where dla is concerned.

I remember reading in the decision maker guide, that a person with agrophobia can't claim for help outside, because it states no matter how much help the person gets they still won't be able to go outside because of the agrophobia.

martin57