DLA and working

JS477

Time limiting of CB ESA notwithstanding UC doesn't affect you.

Looking back the exclusion of CB ESA from UC should have set my antenna twitching in terms of it being radically changed!!

GlasweJen

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

that was very interesting GlasweJen, I had never heard of any of that, will pass it on.......thanks very much (sorry, know this is not my post)

Please do, I'm sick of disability benefits being classed as something that provides an income to stay at home. There's in work benefits and support too and the sad thing is most disabled people don't know about them!

sheeps68

GlasweJen wrote: »

Please do, I'm sick of disability benefits being classed as something that provides an income to stay at home. There's in work benefits and support too and the sad thing is most disabled people don't know about them!

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Thanks I get sick of hearing how disability benefits are classed as non working benefits too.

Get out there if you can and contribute what you can whilst you get the support you need. We can offer the world a lot both in spite of disabilities and through them.

pmlindyloo

sheeps68 wrote: »

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Thanks I get sick of hearing how disability benefits are classed as non working benefits too.

Get out there if you can and contribute what you can whilst you get the support you need. We can offer the world a lot both in spite of disabilities and through them.

I think some of us have talked about working as long as it does not contradict the criteria for the awarded rates of DLA.

The OP's query concerns someone who has been awarded the highest rate of care for DLA.

It says that the highest rate is awarded when there is both day and night care needed and it is frequent


The day condition
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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]frequent attention throughout the day in connection with bodily functions1 [/FONT][/FONT]or

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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]continual supervision throughout the day in order to avoid substantial danger to themselves or others2. [/FONT][/FONT]

(apologies for the rubbish paste and copy)

That is why I asked if adaptations/regime to assist have been put in place.

Please do not take this as some form of discrimination against disabled people.

I only want the OP to be aware that 7 hours at a job without some consideration being given to their 'frequent needs' may go against them at any future assessments.

GlasweJen

I worked while on a special rules claim! High care, high mobility life expectancy less than 6 months. No one was the least bit surprised when my doctor filled in the special rules form for DLA and didn't sign me off sick from work.

Brassedoff

Why has the post twisted from the simple DLA question to ESA, housing benefit and UC?

The question was answered in the first reply. I work, sometimes 0 hours a week, sometimes 80 hours a week. I am able to work from bed, all day long.

Of course I am not the norm, but many employers will allow version workers the ability to do it. If not, there are quite a few work at home businesses (no not envelope stuffing and the other iffy ones) available. I employ four at home phone advisors. (Sorry I have no jobs), but there are quite a few.

The AA, RAC, Coversure, Thomson, the list goes on!