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  • bubbles
    bubbles Member Posts: 6,508
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Mark

    Don't forget that DLA is not classed as income, it is not means tested, nor is it taxable. You can be a millionaire, but still need care from a n other person, the fact that you need the care, is the important factor, how much and for how long, if it is frequent and significant, either daytime, and or night time.

    XX Bubbles.
    XX Aidan (still known as Bubbles).
  • bubbles
    bubbles Member Posts: 6,508
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    livinglegend wrote:
    Well said Bubbles. A very good guide to what is expected by the DLA assessor.

    Above all, Mark, be positive about your claim. Keep going.

    Joseph 8)

    Thanks Joseph, having been through the mill, the hoops and the hedge backwards, I am very aware of how the system tries to stop you at every turn. I consider that I have won a battle, not the war. You do have to keep going and it can be very stressful, but, keep at them all the way.

    XX Bubbles
    XX Aidan (still known as Bubbles).
  • silverbreak
    silverbreak Member Posts: 46
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    livinglegend wrote:
    silverbreak wrote:
    it would save me a lot of grief if I had a blue badge because some days I just feel so sore I don't want to walk even 50 metres if I don't have to.
    You can apply for a Blue Badge even if you don't apply for or get DLA. The guidance is here on Page 5, http://www.dft.gov.uk/adobepdf/259428/281009/bluebadge.pdf if you have a physical disability that means you are unable to walk very far without experiencing severe discomfort and you don't have to use it if you are having a good day.

    Joseph 8)
    so that would mean getting a 'discretionary' blue badge - has anyone on here ever succeeded with that and how did you set about it?
  • silverbreak
    silverbreak Member Posts: 46
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    bubbles wrote:
    Hi Mark

    Don't forget that DLA is not classed as income, it is not means tested, nor is it taxable. You can be a millionaire, but still need care from a n other person, the fact that you need the care, is the important factor, how much and for how long, if it is frequent and significant, either daytime, and or night time.

    Hi again sorry forgot to ask - what sort of care would be needed for someone who has difficulty walking 'with severe discomfort' but is not yet falling over round the house? Only the more I look at the various schemes the more they look like a precis of catch 22
  • pols090607
    pols090607 Bots Posts: 126
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,

    I too am still awaiting an answer on my DLA claim. They recorded receiving it on 20/04/10 and then wrote to me in May to say they were requesting a report from my consultant.

    Yesterday 05.07.10 I rang to ask if there was any update with my claim and they informed me that they were awaiting a report from my GP. I asked if they had received the consultants report and they said 'oh, can't seem to see it...'.

    So what happens next, do I just keep waiting and waiting ? What if the consultant doesn't get back to them, how do they make a decision ?

    I am so frustrated with it all. I was refused DLA in Apr 2009 as my consultants report didn't support me in any way shape or form. The consultant had based his report on the last visit he had seen me when I had stated that I felt a bit better from the last time I was in having had a steroid injection, nothing was mentioned about how bad I had been when he'd seen me prior to the steroid.

    Sorry for waffling on, it just annoys me and makes me feel like a fraudster. They don't see you up in the night in pain or see your husband helping to dress you, open bottles etc....

    It's a long road :(
  • lorica
    lorica Member Posts: 187
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    thankyou everyone for your support and advice :) at the moment still waiting but not expecting a quick reply.

    I will have a look at the blue badge, i do struggle to get in and out of a car especially if some one has parked to close, knees dont bend as they should.

    Thanks again

    Mark
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Silverbreak and Mark,

    I managed to get a blue badge even though I don't claim DLA. It was a battle of bureaucracy though and took months ... the dept dealing with them had a backlog too and it took months as I got more and more crippled. I had to make quite a bit of fuss!! Worth it though - now I'm able to get in and out of the car - because I can park and open the car door WIDE and I can park close to the entrance of places and not be in pain even before I get in the building.

    You get it from social services .. just google blue badge and look for your areas information.

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • silverbreak
    silverbreak Member Posts: 46
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    speedalong wrote:
    Hi Silverbreak and Mark,

    You get it from social services .. just google blue badge and look for your areas information.

    Speedy

    Hi again - did you have to have a medical or assessment to get the badge as I see in our area they write to GP and he has already intimated that I am 'too young' for a blue badge
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    What the Hell do the dwp think we're doing? Or rather, how do they think we can manage? Trying to have a very basic life is much more expensive when the disability is fairly minor and thats why the allowance was started, to help people live as normally as possible. Sorry I'm ranting and thats because i'm CROSS.

    Since my artheritis started, I have bought quite a few things to help me, maybe I could have got some on NHS but, a lot, like the tower unit oven, which is a great help, I wouldn't expect to be provided as I can, with my o/h help, manage, plus we were changing the kitchen, so all the things are what I percieve as needed. Taps that are very easy leaver action, cupboard layout etc. Yet I've not claimed dla as i'm fairly sure I'd be turned down!

    A basic report from your GP should be enough to show you're really ill. The GP should be trusted to know your state of health better than anyone, if they are any good. OHHHHHHHH Sorry, I hope you can get something. Has anyone ever listed the extras they've bought to help them cope? I wish I had.
    Lots of love Sue
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    silverbreak wrote:
    speedalong wrote:
    Hi Silverbreak and Mark,

    You get it from social services .. just google blue badge and look for your areas information.

    Speedy

    Hi again - did you have to have a medical or assessment to get the badge as I see in our area they write to GP and he has already intimated that I am 'too young' for a blue badge


    just popped in to wish you success with your application(s).....and to say 'age' doesn't come into it at all! a friend of mine who has a disabled child applied for a blue badge successfully on his behalf....you doc needs to get his facts right.
    maybe you should phone your local social services to check what they say about 'age' being a factor and then maybe try applying again?

    good luck...Irisx

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