Would going on Holiday for 27 days affect my benefits?

meer53

!!!!!! goes on ? I'm a single Mum, i work full time, no benefits, just Child Benefit and have to work overtime every week to afford a 2 week summer holiday every other year. Where am i going wrong ?

[Deleted User]

Don't worry, most people like me, in spite of having 2 kids with ASD and DLA coming in have to make extreme efforts to afford any kind of holiday at all because the extra money is actually used to support the children's special needs. We had our first holiday for 15 years last year (in UK) and it was a disaster because it was cheap, we ended up leaving early.

I think the OP is having problems managing and because of her psychiatric history is making fairly wild posts on here, that may be a bit 'just one aspect' of things, ignoring the rest.

I hope she is able to see the need to get some support .., and its available (given my experience with SS's PA agencies, not as easy to get support that does what it says on the tin as it might seem - my son's PA was getting £200 plus for basically 2 hours a week but because it was 'care' based - rather than 'do 16 hours a week' as seemed to be agreed to me - there was no way of proving they weren't doing what they said. Basically they lied and said they were doing what they said they would. They weren't. Then they invoiced me for a higher hourly rate than was agreed lol). That's cost me a fortune and achieved nothing. Took me four months to get an email from the manager of the agency to even start discussing my concerns. Its awful the way 'support' is arranged.

They also tried to get him into supported housing. The support was an assistant maybe popping in but otherwise leaving him alone to do everything himself. No one to help him when he's hyper and talking to walls at 4am. But they'd get paid a fortune for this. My eyes have been opened as to how the care system is in the trouble it is.

FBaby

Don't worry, most people like me, in spite of having 2 kids with ASD and DLA coming in have to make extreme efforts to afford any kind of holiday at all because the extra money is actually used to support the children's special needs. We had our first holiday for 15 years last year (in UK) and it was a disaster because it was cheap, we ended up leaving early.

Haven't you booked a holiday in France later this year with your sons? I'm sure I read a post some months ago about asking how to best get there on public transport. I remember the post because I was going to reply with advice but someone had already done so.

GlasweJen

Totally OT but a story for Nannytone

A long time ago I had the job of escorting blind people around the Asda where I worked (most junior member of the opticians team). I got friendly with the regulars and it was a good number.

One day one of my regulars came in, hadn't seen him for weeks. We're heading down the fruit aisle and he tells me that he'd not been out because his wife is sick. He'd just been over to Boots to get some things. He went in and asked for assistance, the girl directed him to a seat and took the guide dogs harness and wandered off. Now the chap was very confused, maybe they had an area for his dog to rest while they went round the shop?

Anyway the assistant returned a few minutes later, gave the man the harness back and said "your dog didn't want anything".

He was so stunned he left without buying anything

nannytone_2

glaswejen wrote: »

totally ot but a story for nannytone

a long time ago i had the job of escorting blind people around the asda where i worked (most junior member of the opticians team). I got friendly with the regulars and it was a good number.

One day one of my regulars came in, hadn't seen him for weeks. We're heading down the fruit aisle and he tells me that he'd not been out because his wife is sick. He'd just been over to boots to get some things. He went in and asked for assistance, the girl directed him to a seat and took the guide dogs harness and wandered off. Now the chap was very confused, maybe they had an area for his dog to rest while they went round the shop?

Anyway the assistant returned a few minutes later, gave the man the harness back and said "your dog didn't want anything".

He was so stunned he left without buying anything

i really dont know how some people remember to breathe

all guide dog owners long to be asked the 'golden question' ( and it happens frequently )

'is that a blind dog ?'

i bloody hope not

squirrelcyril

pollypee wrote: »

I'm on highest ESA and PIP due to ongoing depression and anxiety issues. I'm perceived Citalopram 20mg and take lisinopril for high blood pressure because I'm quite overweight. I want to go traveling around Italy in July on my own for approximately 27 days if my health allows me. Do I need to inform the DWP of my intent and could it have an affect on my benefits ?

I don't see a problem. I was in receipt of DLA high rate for both sections and travelled around Europe extensively, the DLA paid for the majority of my trips away and stays in decent hotels.


I travelled alone, prefer it that way. Just because someone has a disability whether visual or hidden does not mean they need to stop living their life. Travelling for me has at times helped my mental health, although the melt down in the middle of a European airport one time was not the highlight of my travels.

nannytone_2

squirrelcyril wrote: »

I don't see a problem. I was in receipt of DLA high rate for both sections and travelled around Europe extensively, the DLA paid for the majority of my trips away and stays in decent hotels.


I travelled alone, prefer it that way. Just because someone has a disability whether visual or hidden does not mean they need to stop living their life. Travelling for me has at times helped my mental health, although the melt down in the middle of a European airport one time was not the highlight of my travels.

DLA/PIP isn't the problem benefit.
ESA is the issue

Bogalot

nannytone wrote: »

DLA/PIP isn't the problem benefit.
ESA is the issue

Using DLA to pay for holidays and decent hotels definitely is part of the problem!

w06

Whilst Dla isn't the problem legitimately receiving higher rate care and mobility and being able to travel for a month entirely alone are almost incompatible - where's the care and mobility help in the equation?

Back to assistance dogs ... one of my colleagues used to walk into the office and rustle his fingers next to my dog's ears, and proclaim 'definitely still a hearing hound!' edit to add the important bit of that anecdote, despite teachign with this chap regularly it took me about 2 years to twig what he was doing!! duh

I swear 90% of the visitors to my office are for the hound

GlasweJen

w06 wrote: »

Whilst Dla isn't the problem legitimately receiving higher rate care and mobility and being able to travel for a month entirely alone are almost incompatible - where's the care and mobility help in the equation?

Back to assistance dogs ... one of my colleagues used to walk into the office and rustle his fingers next to my dog's ears, and proclaim 'definitely still a hearing hound!' edit to add the important bit of that anecdote, despite teachign with this chap regularly it took me about 2 years to twig what he was doing!! duh

I swear 90% of the visitors to my office are for the hound

I'm fairly independent in terms of movement but would need to stay in a hotel with a room for disabled, roll in shower and things like that. Care wise if I had a relative who lived abroad or could hire care staff when there (here there's a business model, imaging the savings compared to flying out the carer and getting them a hotel room and their expenses) I could say "oh yes I go abroad and I'm on DLA.

Reality is I'm on standard care with high mobility PIP and I couldn't manage even a few days on my own in a normal hotel room, unless I gave up bathing, wore a nappy and lived off of pre-packaged cold food. Some countries are really difficult in a chair, we loved Switzerland but some parts of the USA have no disabled facilities at all.