disability living allowance
16-08-2009, 22:29
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Re: disability living allowance
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16-08-2009, 22:44
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Re: disability living allowance
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it's just a shame the site feeds of people by charging them for a service that the cab and most decent local charaties or sites like moneysavingexpert will provide for free.
This site is, in my opninion, no better than the people it /claims/ to have a problem with.
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you get some good free advisory emails. I don't subscribe to this site's bb nor would i.
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16-08-2009, 22:48
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Re: disability living allowance
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Originally Posted by paulyoung666
i know this has been touched on before but i kinda wanted a standalone thread about it , i had a medical the other week for industrial injuries benefit and for the second time i have been classed as 40% disabled , anyway , i have been turned down twice already for dla and was wondering if anyone had experience of going after dla repeatedly until they got it ??? , all ithoughts and ideas appreciated
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You need to focus on the point you "need" care. DLA is being replaced with ESA..
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16-08-2009, 22:50
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Shame so many negative responses to what was meant as a well intentioned post./ This site is nothing to do with me but the free email advices are worth their weight in gold.
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16-08-2009, 22:57
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Re: disability living allowance
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You need to focus on the point you "need" care. DLA is being replaced with ESA..
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Err, I doubt Paul will read that. He was banned in 2005..
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16-08-2009, 22:59
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Re: disability living allowance
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You need to focus on the point you "need" care. DLA is being replaced with ESA..
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What does the ESA stand for?
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16-08-2009, 23:02
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Re: disability living allowance
Employment support allowance. Currently replacing incapacitity benefit for new claimants since late last year.
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16-08-2009, 23:03
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Re: disability living allowance
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Employment support allowance. Currently replacing incapacitity benefit for new claimants since late last year.
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Sorry I got mixed up between incapicity and DLA
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16-08-2009, 23:07
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Re: disability living allowance
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DLA is being replaced with ESA..
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No it isn't, IB(Incapacity Benefit) has been replaced with ESA
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/...15412.xml.html
edit: Bit late posting apparently.
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16-08-2009, 23:12
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Re: disability living allowance
DIAL (Disabled Information Advice Line) and CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) are fantastic at helping to fill out the forms. CAB helped me when I renewed when I was 17 going on 18, and was refused the bottom rate because I have Aspergers and in front of the appeal panel they thought I was fully capable of living properly in the real world without problems, despite the fact I didn't answer most of their questions. They're wrong, I still need regular advice and help with things. I have relatives who push me to re-apply for it, but I'm reluctant to since I'll most likely get refused again, and refused at the appeal.
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17-08-2009, 11:05
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Re: disability living allowance
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Originally Posted by Turkey Machine
DIAL (Disabled Information Advice Line) and CAB (Citizens Advice Bureau) are fantastic at helping to fill out the forms. CAB helped me when I renewed when I was 17 going on 18, and was refused the bottom rate because I have Aspergers and in front of the appeal panel they thought I was fully capable of living properly in the real world without problems, despite the fact I didn't answer most of their questions. They're wrong, I still need regular advice and help with things. I have relatives who push me to re-apply for it, but I'm reluctant to since I'll most likely get refused again, and refused at the appeal.
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Try local autism/mental health related charities - they're very experienced in dealing with the onerous forms etc. Best of luck!
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17-08-2009, 12:38
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Re: disability living allowance
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Try local autism/mental health related charities - they're very experienced in dealing with the onerous forms etc. Best of luck!
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I have found a numb er of BBs to be useful but for on the job help CAB comes up trumps, they will even do appeals for you.
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17-08-2009, 15:09
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How successful you will be in claiming DLA comes down to how you answer the questions on the form it is that simple you have to look at the questions in a very non specific way and answer accordingly. When i claimed first and second time i was told that pain and suffering in doing an activity was irrelevent and it was purely down to whether i could do it. As an example the how far can you walk well i can walk fifty metres and that was all they wanted to know they didn't care how much pain or discomfort i was in doing that purely that i could walk it.
So you have to take pain and discomfort into account yourself when answering their questions and if doing anything causes you pain then you say no you cannot do it even though you can. Adopting that approach i was able to finally get the level of DLA that everyone in the medical community that deals with me felt i should be getting. I despise the current system because it plays on the pride and stubbornness of claimants in not wanting to fully admit how limited we are and how much we struggle to do even simple things.
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17-08-2009, 15:18
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Re: disability living allowance
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I have found a numb er of BBs to be useful but for on the job help CAB comes up trumps, they will even do appeals for you.
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Yes, the CABs are excellent but there are often local charities and voluntary groups which cater for specific types of disability and accordingly can have a great deal of directly relevant experience when it comes to claiming all sorts of benefits. We tried the CAB when we first thought about claiming DLA for our youngest and they were helpful but a local charity group we came across shortly afterwards was able to offer specific advice pertinent to our situation and his needs and guided us through the entire process from start to finish. We cannot thank them enough!!
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