DLA for child - none financial benefits.

cattermole

No you have mis-read Tinkletoes

There is no disagreement about whether she/should or not claim it as far as I am concerned.

I merely pointed out that the OP specially said she didn't want advice on this part of it.

Anyway time to bow out because once again the thread is going off topic

Morglin

tinkledom wrote: »

Ah so there is no real answer?


Pity that those on this site didn't actually explain that to me. They were quite adamant that claiming a benefit that you didn't need was plain and simply wrong.

Do you really need to hijack every thread to turn it into being about you?

You are the one that keeps on about 'scroungers', who you think isn't entitled, and people 'grabbing' everything, not the rest of us.

Lin :wall:

Indie_Kid

I was in a similar situation to the OPs daughter during my final year of school. I'd developed an infection, which required surgery and dressings changed daily for three weeks. During hose three weeks, I was advised to stay off school.

My parents had sent a letter in requesting work to be sent home. Only one teacher bothered. I then returned ang got told off for being absent. I'd spent the previous three weeks with an open wound on my spine.

I was then told by other teachers that it didn't matter that I'd missed so much work. Oh really? This is my education you're talking about here.

Is this something the LEA can get involved in?

Morglin

Most people I have known with these problems generally have to get the child statemented, so that the schools are obliged to adapt their thinking.

Lin

tinkledom

Morglin wrote: »

Most people I have known with these problems generally have to get the child statemented, so that the schools are obliged to adapt their thinking.

Lin

Is that then the reason that we see on here, parents jumping for joy that their child has been 'statemented'?


Mind you I have come across some parents on hearing that delightful news that they rush off to get hold of a DLA claim form?

DerbyDD

DDA has been replaced with the Equality Act 2010, which is some what different in scope and more inclusive.

You do not have to be registered as disabled or claim DLA to be protected under the act. By not making reasonable adjustments both the school and health worker could, and I suspect are, in breach of the act.

As your daughter frequently has to attend hospital it could be argued as "substantially impacting on her ability to undertake daily activities" on the days she is in hospital. As is the case for people receiving dialysis, chemotherapy or other necessary treatments.

As a parent, I would have no problem quoting the act or seek guidance from a welfare rights worker.

Morglin

tinkledom wrote: »

Is that then the reason that we see on here, parents jumping for joy that their child has been 'statemented'?


Mind you I have come across some parents on hearing that delightful news that they rush off to get hold of a DLA claim form?

Oh, for God's sake - have you ever had a disabled child?

Or, are you just, as per normal, spouting nonsense for the hell of it?

Lin :wall:

tinkledom

Morglin wrote: »

Oh, for God's sake - have you ever had a disabled child?

Or, are you just, as per normal, spouting nonsense for the hell of it?

Lin :wall:

Not actually had one, but one of my grandchildren is severely disabled. He is Autistic plus a whole load of other things.
The school do very little for him, although he is under the care the local health clinic. He can be a nightmare, he thinks everything around him is contaminated, you have to give him an list of where he will go, when, what food he will eat etc. He is extremely violent.


My daughter refuses to accept any form of 'badge' that people want to say he is and refuses to claim any form of benefit for him.
My daughter is the only one that he will relate to. And to be honest I doubt very much that he could get any better care and understanding from anybody else.

cattermole

DerbyDD wrote: »

DDA has been replaced with the Equality Act 2010, which is some what different in scope and more inclusive.

You do not have to be registered as disabled or claim DLA to be protected under the act. By not making reasonable adjustments both the school and health worker could, and I suspect are, in breach of the act.

As your daughter frequently has to attend hospital it could be argued as "substantially impacting on her ability to undertake daily activities" on the days she is in hospital. As is the case for people receiving dialysis, chemotherapy or other necessary treatments.

As a parent, I would have no problem quoting the act or seek guidance from a welfare rights worker.

Yes very well put and explained I tend to use DDA through habit and at the moment EA could be a little confusing

DerbyDD

cattermole wrote: »

Yes very well put and explained I tend to use DDA through habit and at the moment EA could be a little confusing

Hopefully the OP has not got bored with some of the dirge spouted and comes back for a read. As she distinctly! said she wasn't interested in DLA or SENS and this has gone well off topic. As cattermole has already stated*

Just realised that I am in breach of the Equalities Act by assuming Princessdom's gender woops ;-)