DLA mobility payment late - 4 weeks late and counting!

xylophone

Of course we can spend it, try telling my wife that - she would have a heart attack on the spot! She rolled home on Saturday after spending the day shopping with our daughters' with a Mullberry handbag (if that is how you spell it) - when I asked how much it cost - I was told not to ask!.

Handbags & shoes, handbags & shoes.

We are both on very low income - wife is 70 and I'm 64, both disabled (AA & DLA) and receive Guaranteed Pension credit and a small amount (£2 a week) of Savings Credit.

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How gratifying it is to know that those on "very low income" can be provided with the wherewithal to buy designer goods.:rotfl:

oldboy64

xylophone wrote: »

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How gratifying it is to know that those on "very low income" can be provided with the wherewithal to buy designer goods.:rotfl:

Weird isn't it?

But then there are thousands that are on a lot more than what we get a week.

As an example there is a couple (daughter's in laws) that have been on benefit for yonks - years for his 'bad back'.

Yet their home is now almost paid off, they holiday abroad twice a year, he has a jet ski that he uses most weekends, just bought a £20,000 motor home, she has an 08 BMW M3, he a 09 Range Rover Sport and always have money to spend on life's little luxuries.

I'm not saying that they are living wholly on benefits - they aren't - they are into the importation and sale (market stalls/boot fairs) of imitation clothing, shoes etc. which the DWP don't know about.

They live the life of a semi wealthy couple but receive IS and all manner of sickness/disability benefits.

But to get back to the post in hand - would you think 3 months of waiting would be acceptable if it was you that were owed the money?

xylophone

I'm not saying that they are living wholly on benefits - they aren't - they are into the importation and sale (market stalls/boot fairs) of imitation clothing, shoes etc. which the DWP don't know about.

And as a good citizen deeply concerned about how the taxpayer's money is spent, no doubt you'll be taking suitable action.... ?;)

oldboy64

xylophone wrote: »

And as a good citizen deeply concerned about how the taxpayer's money is spent, no doubt you'll be taking suitable action.... ?;)

Why? It's not for me to pass on info like this.

Personally I don't particularly care what they do and if they get away with it - good luck to them.

It does raise a smile to know that the DWP can't catch everyone.

Are you one of those that hides behind curtains watching others with telephone in hand?
What a sad life.

lld01

oldboy64 wrote: »

But to get back to the post in hand - would you think 3 months of waiting would be acceptable if it was you that were owed the money?

But you havent been waiting 3 months, you've been waiting 4 weeks.

oldboy64 wrote: »

Are you one of those that hides behind curtains watching others with telephone in hand?
What a sad life.

Almost as sad as those constantly trolling internet forums with the same old nonsense, on some sort of one-person crusade against the DWP

oldboy64

lld01 wrote: »

But you havent been waiting 3 months, you've been waiting 4 weeks.

Correct, I have been waiting 4 weeks to the date. Given previous experience of the DWP, weeks turn into months.

So my decision is to wait 3 months before I chase them - should give them ample time to do a 2 minute job on the computer.

After 3 months I will ring them and wait to hear what ridiculous excuse they could possibly come up with.

So the question was:

would you think 3 months of waiting would be acceptable if it was you that were owed the money?

Is that any clearer?

sja75

Is it a possibility the DWP are withholding your award as a result that, in their opinion, the vehicle was returned in an unsatisfactory condition?

I say that having being involved with Motab. in a car dealership. For example if a Motab. customer applied for a new 3 year lease but owed money for damage on a previous lease, their application is denied until that money is repaid.

lld01

oldboy64 wrote: »

So the question was:

would you think 3 months of waiting would be acceptable if it was you that were owed the money?

Is that any clearer?

To answer that, no its not particularly acceptable. But complaining on here will not change anything.

If this is a genuine query and you havent made this whole scenario up, then your case will probably be towards the bottom of a pile of 1000s others also waiting for a 2-minute job to be done.

And I'm sure you'll be back in a few weeks to let us know once you've recieved the payments :wave:

xylophone

Are you one of those that hides behind curtains watching others with telephone in hand?

Absolutely not! I'm standing on the wall with binoculars....:rotfl:

oldboy64

sja75 wrote: »

Is it a possibility the DWP are withholding your award as a result that, in their opinion, the vehicle was returned in an unsatisfactory condition?

I say that having being involved with Motab. in a car dealership. For example if a Motab. customer applied for a new 3 year lease but owed money for damage on a previous lease, their application is denied until that money is repaid.

Nope not the case at all.

The car was returned in A1 condition after 18 months of use. Motability sent me a cheque for £250 to thank me for the condition of the returned vehicle, they also sent me a cheque of half of the advance payment that I put down at the beginning. Additionally they sent me another letter offering another car if I wanted one at some time in the future as well as telling me that they had told the DWP that they should start making the mobility element of my DLA to me direct as from the 24th July 2013.