DLA

sharrie
sharrie Member Posts: 4
edited 22. Feb 2011, 04:51 in Living with Arthritis archive
Does anyone have experiences of notifying DLA about improvements in your condition? It's very difficult due to good/bad days to predict overall stability, however medication has brought some ease to condition. When/how do you decide what to inform DLA?

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  • daylily
    daylily Member Posts: 619
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,
    I notified the DLA when I thought I no longer met the requirements for the mobility. I asked them to cancel my payments immediately.

    Their answer?
    They phoned me up and said they thought I should re-apply.
    I filled in the forms they sent, stressing the improvement with the help of the pain clinic.
    That was in October last year- I've heard nothing since.
    I presume after reading my latest application they agreed that I do not qualify as there have been no further payments.

    Have no idea why they asked me to re-apply
  • bubbles
    bubbles Member Posts: 6,508
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sharrie wrote:
    Does anyone have experiences of notifying DLA about improvements in your condition? It's very difficult due to good/bad days to predict overall stability, however medication has brought some ease to condition. When/how do you decide what to inform DLA?

    Sadly no, it always seems to be the opposite :roll: , but I am sure you can phone them or write to them, if you are sure that the medication has had a beneficial effect, for a reasonable length of time and is likely to continue. XX Bubbles
    XX Aidan (still known as Bubbles).
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,026
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sharrie

    I have to totally agree with bubbles here...make 100% certain that the condition IS under control before you do too much. Have you a specialist who can advise you as to prognosis?

    If you are confidant that the improvement is stable then l would do as Dalily has done and contact them by telephone.

    Love

    toni xx