Migrated from IB to ESA without notification. Just realised payments have stopped Dec

delluver

We get the nappies also. I received my paperwork today. I'm in the support group and CB so I'm getting a little more than pre Dec on IB.

Soapn

delluver wrote: »

Yes, it's needed as we now have a bigger mortgage to get away from the ball kids kicking balls against my house causing me to go out of my mind even further lol!

Benefit entitlement has nothing to do with not needing money anyway? I bet David Cameron still claimed DLA for his disabled child!! As do we and why the hell not? Lol

yeh, we all know he claimed for his son, doesn't make it morally right though does it?

Just goes to prove that throwing money at people who are disabled is a waste of time, the money won't cure their ails, but makes society feel better.

delluver

Yeah, not all of us are fraudsters. You can claim DLA and support group ESA even if you earn a million pounds household income lol

leamingtonspaceman

Tippytoes wrote: »

How could you not miss the money? Kinda adds weight to those who hold the view that benefit claimants are actually better off than those who work for a living.

I used to be a support worker. I supported many who had no financial knowledge at all.

I remember one person who was struggling with severe depression and anxiety and had lost touch with their finances completely. They claimed ESA but had savings too...just under £6k I think. I arranged for her benefit to go from her bank into her savings account once a month...and she then withdrew money from her savings account to live on. This way, her savings stayed 'topped-up' so she could maximise interest. Due to a mix-up, her benefit stopped for a three-month period but she didn't notice because:

a) She was severely anxious, not sleeping and losing control of her life.
b) The savings she was drawing on were more than enough to absorb three months worth of non-benefit payments.

So, when someone says "how could you not miss the money?"...there can be a multitude of reasons why. The implication in posing this question is that the claimant doesn't need the benefits, should maybe not be claiming them...or isn't deserving of them. Until you know the reasons why someone hasn't noticed their benefit has stopped...don't judge them and everyone else.

People with mental health conditions often haven't got a clue about their own finances. Often, they are sorted out by family members, friends or support workers and then left, only to be re-visited if there is a change. When the DWP stops paying you and don't tell you about it...there can be valid reasons for this being overlooked.

delluver

I changed all my security details to my online banking when I was having a paranoid schitz moment lol and didn't check my bank for ages because I was in a secure psyche unit... I just gave my husband my debit card to use when he needed and he checked the balance on an ATM. Life is grand when you are mentally ill and have to look after a severely disabled child so worth the measly benefits... Not lol

Anubis_2

Soapn wrote: »

yeh, we all know he claimed for his son, doesn't make it morally right though does it?

Just goes to prove that throwing money at people who are disabled is a waste of time, the money won't cure their ails, but makes society feel better.

It doesn't cure their ills, no, but it helps towards the additional costs. This week I have had to spend £30 on pelvis/back heating belts. They are £6 for two, one lasts me 8 hours. The microwave ones are no use.

I have also managed to soil the bedding (don't ask) so another expense of new bedding, which hubby got in the sale (no it couldn't be washed, don't ask)

I also have had to buy the migraine patches this week as I find they help ease attacks of optic neuritis. Another tenner. I cannot get these items on prescription, and I wouldn't anyway, as I see this is the type of thing my money is for.

That's my disability money spent. Could I afford these items if I wasn't receiving DLA? NO WAY!

Do the items help my condition? YES! Even though not curing, they help me cope better.

Next month I need new arm braces and a new neck brace. DLA gone again - I prefer to buy these myself rather than put extra expense on the NHS.

So you see the money doesn't cure, but it IS needed for the added expense in GENUINE cases, as I would imagine the fraudsters don't spend their money on such items.

My Energy Bills are much more than average too, I am currently paying £139 per month electricity and £102 gas per month. My DLA helps to pay that too. If I was healthy and working I would not need the additional energy costs.

Please do not think that just because the money does not cure, that it is wasted, the money helps to buy the additional things needed.

delluver

I just hope the benefits are still out there for my son when he's an adult because he won't be able to work. Life is so unfair at times!

Tippytoes

Anubis wrote: »

It doesn't cure their ills, no, but it helps towards the additional costs. This week I have had to spend £30 on pelvis/back heating belts. They are £6 for two, one lasts me 8 hours. The microwave ones are no use.

I have also managed to soil the bedding (don't ask) so another expense of new bedding, which hubby got in the sale (no it couldn't be washed, don't ask)

I also have had to buy the migraine patches this week as I find they help ease attacks of optic neuritis. Another tenner. I cannot get these items on prescription, and I wouldn't anyway, as I see this is the type of thing my money is for.

That's my disability money spent. Could I afford these items if I wasn't receiving DLA? NO WAY!

Do the items help my condition? YES! Even though not curing, they help me cope better.

Next month I need new arm braces and a new neck brace. DLA gone again - I prefer to buy these myself rather than put extra expense on the NHS.

So you see the money doesn't cure, but it IS needed for the added expense in GENUINE cases, as I would imagine the fraudsters don't spend their money on such items.

My Energy Bills are much more than average too, I am currently paying £139 per month electricity and £102 gas per month. My DLA helps to pay that too. If I was healthy and working I would not need the additional energy costs.

Please do not think that just because the money does not cure, that it is wasted, the money helps to buy the additional things needed.

I've no reason to disbelieve what you are saying. However, there are people out there (provide the proof?)...I am one of them, who aren't eligible for benefits...and I can't afford to put the heating on in the winter. If I'm prescribed medicine by my GP, more often than not I don't take it because I can't afford the price of the prescription. Oh, and dental treatment....don't even get me started. I've needed major work done for a long time - it costs a lot of money which I don't have - it doesn't get done.

Would I want to swap places with someone who is disabled? Not on your life. Do I sometimes wish that I could get some of the freebies that are handed out to some claimants? You bet. I'd like to keep warm in the winter, too.

delluver

I thought anyone could go on benefits as long as they gave up their job and house and claimed Income Support...

Soapn

delluver wrote: »

I thought anyone could go on benefits as long as they gave up their job and house and claimed Income Support...

are you serious? some people want to work