DLA review form Rant

zoominatorone

Fancy having to fill in more than 2 questions to get hundreds of pounds a month of taxpayers money. It's terrible.

But better than having to go out and earn it or have saved 40 years for a pension.

nightsky224

zoominatorone wrote: »

Fancy having to fill in more than 2 questions to get hundreds of pounds a month of taxpayers money. It's terrible.

But better than having to go out and earn it or have saved 40 years for a pension.

Your comment is not helpful or thoughtful. I am asuming that you post these sorts of responses to get a reaction as you find it amusing. Fine, thats your choice, I hope that you never ever have to experience a disability that completely changes your life and the life of those close to you. To find the smallest things so difficult. To want so badly to play with your children, continue with your carer, go to the toilet on your own, protect your self from danger but knowing deep down it will never happen. But hey what do I know - you see to be fountain of knowlege and I thank you for taking the time to read these posts, I am a better person for reading your reply! :rolleyes:

zoominatorone

nightsky224 wrote: »

Your comment is not helpful or thoughtful. I am asuming that you post these sorts of responses to get a reaction as you find it amusing. Fine, thats your choice, I hope that you never ever have to experience a disability that completely changes your life and the life of those close to you. To find the smallest things so difficult. To want so badly to play with your children, continue with your carer, go to the toilet on your own, protect your self from danger but knowing deep down it will never happen. But hey what do I know - you see to be fountain of knowlege and I thank you for taking the time to read these posts, I am a better person for reading your reply! :rolleyes:

Like I said, compared to all of that, filling in a form to get the money is hardly taxing is it? If you find that hard to comprehend, then I hope you think of the people who go to work to fund these claims.

princessdon

Whilst their words are harsh the sentiment is correct. I recently applied for AA for my grandmother as she was paying more in carers than her private pension therefore needing to claim.

I didn't find the forms hard or taxing (she would have, but she just asked me to do it).

Took 30 mins of my life - she gets money to pay her carers, wasn't a hard task.

plum2002

princessdon wrote: »

Whilst their words are harsh the sentiment is correct. I recently applied for AA for my grandmother as she was paying more in carers than her private pension therefore needing to claim.

I didn't find the forms hard or taxing (she would have, but she just asked me to do it).

Took 30 mins of my life - she gets money to pay her carers, wasn't a hard task.

Agreed, but the point is she had you, the OP's Grandad had him - what about those with no one? who don't know there are places they can get help, that get confused as to why out of the blue they get forms to fill in having been on the benefit/allowance for years. Because they have no one to help do they deserve to lose benefits? No, of course not, a simple paragraph explaining that there is help available would be beneficial wouldn't it?

rogerblack

mazza111 wrote: »

Yes I agree it's stressful. Just had my dd's renewal for DLA (due in April) and took me about 3 days to fill it. Because of my own hand problems, I can't write for long. Then just got that posted away when the ESA one popped through the letterbox. AAAAAAARGH. Sat with one dead hand and the other looking like a blown up glove atm, all due to filling out forms DD can't do them herself cos of her hand problems. Hospital 3 times a week atm so impossible to get a suitable appointment with welfare rights officer in the in between days. So muggins was left to do it.

You would think there would be a way they could marry up the forms, you seem to write the same things over and over again with them. Could get RSI from repeating yourself on them

You do not need to fill the form in by hand.
If it's easier, simply fill in the basic details, and write 'see attached' on the relevant boxes, and include a letter detailing the contents of each box.

mazza111

rogerblack wrote: »

You do not need to fill the form in by hand.
If it's easier, simply fill in the basic details, and write 'see attached' on the relevant boxes, and include a letter detailing the contents of each box.

Good idea Roger, I wouldn't have thought of doing it that way. All done for another year I hope though. Wish I had seen that advice before I done it though

Rockporkchop

I can't understand why anyone hand writes the form anymore - it is so much easier to complete online. You can cut and paste, amend and it misses out all the irrelevant questions for you. I did mine online over a few evenings, pressed "send" and got the DLA award three days later.

mazza111

you got a link for that form rockporkchop? The one I've found still had to be filled in with pen... would be handy for next time.

Don't worry, I've found it,

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/eservice/

for anyone else looking for it

paddedjohn

OP, doesnt he have a carer who could have helped him with the forms? surely someone can claim carers allowance for caring for him.