Yes got the decision today! Backdated to the original application date of August 2013 which they lost. Thought they would try to get away with back payment to 2nd application of December but they didn,t. Will make such a difference as I have had to gradually drop more and more hours at work over the past few years. Hang on…
My wife decided to phone Atos today as I have not heard anything for 4 months after I was asked to fill in a form. They told her that based on the medical evidence they got from my consultant and the info on the form they have decided I don't need a medical and sent this information to a decision maker at dwp mid July but…
Hello all I hope this post finds you all as well and as pain free as you can be. My stupid question is I believe I meet the criteria of disabled under the equality act. Who decides if I am disabled? The gp ? Any ideas. It's all new to me. Thanks Nikki
Hello I recently been told that I have been successful for PIP which is a huge relief! I've been looking for some part time work as I'm going mad with boredom just sitting in everyday. The local vets said they may be able to offer me some part time work to cover someone's maternity. At the moment I'm just observing and…
I am seriously considering reducing my working hours but need some advice on the benefits system. I have never claimed before. I have tried to claim pip and dla in the past both unsuccessfully. How would I go about seeing what my options are? I'm not sure how much longer I can carry on working 60-70 hours per week!
Hello all, I am new around these parts and I'm after some advise really on a few issues. Just to give you some background - I'm a 40 year old female who is a Type 1 diabetic using an insulin pump, have been diabetic for 30 years. At the age of 18 I was diagnosed with cancer, hodgkins disease (cancer of the lymph glands) I…
I'm in a state of shock and in a good way. Not only am I entitled to the Daily Living component of PIP at the Enhanced rate I am entitled to the Mobility component of PIP at the Enhanced rate. It is being back dated to the 3rd October 2013 which is the date I first applied for it. We are seriously thinking about getting a…
I applied for the renewal of my Blue Badge and was turned down. On appeal (the Teletalk system of application was faulty), I was turned down again because 'I can walk too far'. I understand that each county interprets the Department of Transport's guidelines on Blue Badge eligibility and my county (Lancashire) has its own…
Hiya, I'm new to this forum. I'm just wondering if anyone can help me? Please could you tell me what the support group is? Which benefit is it related too? Thank you in advance, Sarah x
I work for the nhs and have been off sick for the past 6weeks. This is my latest sickness but have been off several other times this year. I have already had a meeting with Hr and my ward manager which was fine but I know it will only get worse the longer I am off. I don't know what to do, I don't think I am capable of…
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