Hospital and DLA Mobility

fogartyblue.

Anubis wrote: »

Well if it has changed, various websites need updating and my reinstatement was very recent this year, and my FILs was 5 weeks ago.... No issue with either, and the hospital do not ring to reinstate, the claimant rings.

Well if this is because I have only been involved in claimants that are a bit 'dodgy' so be it. They probably are!!! I only get involved in the rubbish and the ones that others don't particulary want to get involved with!! LOL

You may be right for the majority and my little sample is not reflective of the whole.

But I am going to dig further into this out of interest.

Anubis_2

You have to ring them giving the date of discharge. Payment of AA or DLA can begin again from the payday following discharge from hospital. If!you are!awarded AA or DLA while an inpatient, payment cannot begin until you!are discharged.
It is important that!you inform the Disability and Carer’s Service of the date that you are going to be discharged so that benefits can be reinstated. To do call:
028 90906178 if!you receive AA
028 90906182 if they receive DLA.
Other benefits may also be affected when AA or DLA stop. For example, you are no longer entitled to the disability addition of Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Income Support if your AA or DLA is stopped.

I know that's pensioners but try that number. There may be a hold up due to overpayment but he will not be reviewed unless he reports a change in his condition or the hospital do, so don't be worried.

fogartyblue.

I have had a scout round the internet and cannot find anything that says that it isn't a requirement in some cases to carry out a review, nor can I find anything that says it is!

I think in the cases I have seen have been ones where due to an operation or other treatment, the severity of the disability has become reduced to some extent.
I also notice that all of the cases seem to stem from one particular hospital trust. I do know that getting confirmation from the consultant in question that the needs are the same is almost impossible. From what I have seen it seems to be policy not to issue letters confirming this.

Why I don't know, but as I have said, I only seem to end up with those that 'try' to have the same needs after discharge from hospital.
It is as though they do not want to be seen as having any improvement whatsoever. Hence my let out is that they are required to complete a review pack after I speak with the DWP on their behalf!!

fogartyblue.

anguk wrote: »

True but I would think where you've got a case of someone having a stroke needing 9/10 weeks in hospital it's more likely that their needs are more now than before.

In which case a review is needed. You are required to notify the DWP of any change, be it an improvement or a deterioration.

It is a requirement that you are under when you signed the original claim form.
You certainly should not just carry on as before on the basis that with a review you might lose what you have already been awarded.

If that happens then you should appeal.

olly184

I think where this will get really interesting under the talked about changes on motability is where hospital stays are joined together by the 28 day linking rule. I wonder how it will work if say you have one long period in hospital under 28 days, but then have many regular shorter stays weeks apart but which take you over the 28 day limit as they are linked by the 28 day rule. I can see people losing cars when they are only in hospital for a few days a month, but because those days wont be paid neither would the lease be fully paid either.