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I need a new washing machine!
Mine has just given up. Can't get it open either... DS2 is almost 4 and has cerbral palsy, is there anywhere we can get a discounted WM? Not due to reapply to the family fund till August. Typically it happens when both kids are ill with that throat, ear and UTI infection so I have loads of dirty bed clothes to get clean.…
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dla forms
I was supposed to send my dla forms to claim for my little girl by march30,I have received a letter today saying that I was told they had to be in by that date,but they did not receive them till,april 1st,and they have asked me to write and explain why they was sent back late. does anybody know if its important what i say…
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Claiming for Carers Allowance twice
Hi, i am already in receipt of Carers allowance as my severely disabled daughter gets higher rate dla and mobility. My partner is in receipt of middle Dla for his severe epilepsy.....can i claim for Carers allowance again. many thanks
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I'm moderately mentally handicapped. What welfare benefits can I get?
gone forever.
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advise for my in-laws
hiya everyone, just a bit of help regarding my in-laws, just trying to help them in a way of benefits. my MIL went into hospital in december for almost 2 months, diagnosed with breast cancer is now home but has been a bit housebound. she has just got her award for higher attendance allowance and im just going to sort the…
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Helpppp!!!
i have tourettes syndrome among other things, recently my tourettes has got so bad that i can barely string a sentence together, if i get the tinyest bit stressed i cant talk and if i cant get what i want to say out i stress more which makes it worse. the only way i can describe it is a very bad stutter. i am due to see my…
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Dla
Hi Last year i was awarded higher rate mobility indefinitely i have had my lower left leg amputated and i have just been to get a car on the mobility scheme.So last week i went to the dealers with my relevent forms all filled in and was told they was no problems. Then today the dealer rang me to say that i have been…
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Cold weather payments not always automatic
On Friday I finally got the last of the cold weather payments that should have been paid to me at the end of last year. In total for this winter our area had payments triggered five times yet if I had not contacted the DWP I would have missed out on all of them. As a full time carer claiming income support which includes…
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Newly diagnosed sciatica ... what to expect ?
Hi peeps, I've been off my work the last few weeks with severe back pain in the small of my back. Can't drive, difficulty walking any great distance, awkward sitting, awkward standing ... feel like I've aged 20 years in the last 4 weeks !! Came on suddenly when I bent over one morning to pick something off the floor -…
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DLA decision 'NO' how to appeal??
I have read other threads on this but can't find one suitable to my situation so hoped someone could give me some advice. I have received my decision, which is that I am not entitled to any components of DLA and want to appeal that decision. I have called my local CAB who are shut this week due to staff shortages!! So have…
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LHA and lots of illnesses :)
Hello Could anyone please offer any advice – I am 25 and in receipt of DLA high care and low mobility and income support, with the ‘sickness addition’ and the ‘guaranteed disability income’ (think that’s what it’s called!) I had an accident at work at 18 which has left me with constant and severe back pain (but no…
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Motability - 8 weeks late......advice needed
Hi all, I was meant to pick my Golf up 8 weeks ago. The garage ordered the wrong car and now they have messed up the adaptations to the car and its got to go back again. Has anyone ever got compensation? or is it not even worth trying? Fed up
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First Social Services Appointment.
I have been allocated a Social Services lady who is coming to visit me on Friday. i had enquired about direct payments to get some help around the house. I have no idea what to expect or what she will ask. Any ideas?! I have mobility issues due to a old injury and various spiralling problems associated with it. I am…
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Cheaper computers/adaptions/software for those in receipt of DLA/AA
I came across this today and thought it may be of use to someone: http://www.aidis.org/shop/ Cost is the biggest barrier facing disabled people who want to make the most of information technology. Working with partners: our computer suppliers and Inclusive Technology * we have negotiated significant discounts on computers,…
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any experience of meals on wheels?
Hi all, does anyone have eals on wheels(or whatever they call them now) we are awaiting a O.T /S.S visit and they mentioned these on the phone to me. I work 2 days a weeks and hubbie cannot make a hot meal,I do leave him a sandwich but unless someone encourages him to eat he won't bother(not good as his meds should be…
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High back chair
Hi my mum has asked me if i could look in to getting her a high back chair with lumbar support. I,ve looked around the net but the prices are quite scary , Any advice on the best places to look for these chairs would be a great help.
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Need new bed and sofa but don't know where to start.
Our bed and sofa are both some years old, and decidedly past their best, so we have been discussing buying new ones. Thing is, they need to be high enough off the ground for the Old Crock in the house (me!) to be able to sit/lie down and get up without too much difficulty. My husband has told me that when he bought the…
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carers allowance/pension credit
my mam in law applied for carers allowance for her other half who is in receipt of attendance allowance,she has received letter saying she isnt entitled but is entitled to underlying entitlement will this mean she gets any extra payment?
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DlA reduced to Lower Rate.
Today my child got the lower rate for mobility,I am going to appeal,would someone be able to explain the process for appealing,this was such a shock,my child has a form of cerebral palsy,though not in a wheelchair,has visual problems,I just dont understand this at all,she needs more help than a child as the same age of…
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going to be making a claim for IS
cant find anywhere online to help me and the entitled site dont say much, so was just wondering if someone can help, im on LRC and HRM get child tax credits and child benfit am a single parent and wondering what i would be entitled to with income support, do i get disability premiums and what kind of claim forms do i pick…