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Carers UK advice line ... expressions of interest sought ...
From Carers UK -
Carers UK may have the opportunity to run a national helpline for carers. We are considering employing advisers who wou | shawn | 11-Aug-08 01:15 PM | 0 | 1134 |
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limited award of DLA
Has anyone come across this problem as follows :
* cl was receiving high mob and care
* on renewal- award was downgraded to high mob and low ca | TJI | 06-Aug-08 03:32 PM
by david fernie | 1 | 969 |
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RNIB DLA campaign
RNIB is campaigning to change the exclusion of blind people from the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance ...and
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Will a change of who is claiming Carers Allowance trigger a review of the DLA of the person being lo...
Hi
I have a client who is receiving middle rate care and lower rate mobility DLA indefinitely. His mother is currently receiving Carers Allowance | iut044 | 05-Aug-08 10:00 PM
by Carole L | 5 | 794 |
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'Research on failed DLA claims
Whilst I agree that for many claimants, refusal is taken as a judgement of being ill (or not) and clearer information regarding the conditions that ha | sanwyp | 03-Aug-08 02:16 PM
by toxteth | 8 | 1530 |
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DLA for Hyperhidrosis
Has anyone managed to make a successful DLA claim for a client with Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating. Ive just assisted a client and sent of the cl | dbcwru | 29-Jul-08 11:43 AM
by dbcwru | 2 | 725 |
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DLA and Residential Care
I am sure i should know the answer to this one but I can't find any particular references to it so here goes:
Claimant is entitled to DLA but is curr | pc | 28-Jul-08 05:25 PM
by Rob_Price | 2 | 574 |
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disability analysts
afternoon all.
I have a DLA appeal for a client at the end of July where, inter alia, the DM decided my client was not entitled to DLA care based o | claire hodgson | 24-Jul-08 06:48 AM
by claire hodgson | 9 | 1589 |
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Error in Law?
I have a case where the Tribunal has been asked to consider specific rates of DLA at appeal (High Rate Mobility and Low Rate Care). The members accept | Ste_Higham | 22-Jul-08 03:40 PM
by Ste_Higham | 5 | 855 |
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Employment Support Allowance and education rule changes
Ok so am I reading this statement right - if you claim the new ESA from Oct you will be unable to be a full time student unless you are on any rate o | cgale | 22-Jul-08 01:39 PM
by Tony Bowman | 1 | 671 |
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Severity of condition dictating rate of DLA
Dear all
I am looking for some useful caselaw to support that severity levels of pain should be more relevant in determining the rate awarded rather | cgale | 22-Jul-08 12:15 PM
by cgale | 6 | 1483 |
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Signing EMP statement?
Hello,
Can I just check that after a medicial visit from an EMP, the EMP should complete a statement and ask the customer to sign it?
It says this | Suz | 22-Jul-08 10:44 AM
by Suz | 2 | 506 |
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Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
I've not much experience of IIDB so guidance would be appreciated. On 28/08/96 an appeal tribunal made a final assesment of 15% loss of faculty for p | BrianSmith | 18-Jul-08 02:53 PM
by wwr | 1 | 574 |
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Telephone interviews
I have a DLA appeal and the decision not to make an award seems to have been taken following a telephone intnerview. The questions asked were;
1) Ca | Val47 | 09-Jul-08 02:18 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 934 |
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comment made by MQPM @ DLA appeal prior to hearing
On arriving at the venue I was talking to the security guard when I overheard the MQPM talking to the clerk. In a nut shell he intimated that the case | sjm1708 | 09-Jul-08 12:15 PM
by northwiltshire | 3 | 1613 |
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High Rate Mob & Use of Oxygen
I attended a tribunal hearing yesterday with my client who has severe COPD. The medical evidence included a letter from consultant stating that with o | william | 07-Jul-08 12:39 PM
by Narayan | 3 | 864 |
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DLA Cooking test - use of oven?
I have in front of me a Statement of reasons which states catagorically that the use of an oven is excluded from the test....if that is the case, | mike shermer | 07-Jul-08 12:23 PM
by northwiltshire | 8 | 1913 |
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Big Book of Benefits and Mental Health 2008/09
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Th e 'Big Book of Benefits and Mental Health 2008/09' - written by Judy Stenger - is now available.
This year' | shawn | 04-Jul-08 09:20 AM | 0 | 2155 |
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arrears of DLA care after leaving residential care
Does anyone have any ideas or caselaw on the following? - claimant was awarded DLA higher rate care and mobility in 1993 while in residential care, so | bb | 03-Jul-08 12:06 PM
by bb | 2 | 768 |
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DLA and immigration
I have a client that is from Brazil and has unilmited leave to remain in the UK.
He adopted his Brazilian nephew in 2005. The nephew became seri | laurent | 02-Jul-08 06:09 PM
by paul__moorhouse | 1 | 648 |
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DLA/AA team members guidance
thanks to an FOI request from Mike Shermer .... here's a copy of the latest version of the DWP's DLA/AA team members guidance
(... its a zip fil | shawn | 30-Jun-08 03:38 PM | 0 | 738 |
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Terry Moran
I don't suppose anyone has the email address of Terry Moran - CEO of DLA etc .................. | mike shermer | 30-Jun-08 02:06 PM
by mike shermer | 4 | 816 |
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supporting medical evidence for dla appeal
Hi,
I recently asked a client to get a supporting letter for his DLA appeal as the only medical evidence in the papers is a standard GP report with | adviceshop | 30-Jun-08 05:56 AM
by sanwyp | 8 | 2305 |
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Challenging age-based capping of direct payments
Has anyone had any success challenging the capping of direct payments for people 65+ at the residential care rate? A colleague mentioned a precedent | jhm | 26-Jun-08 02:38 PM
by jimmckenny | 3 | 610 |
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Reps signature required on GL24
Hi,
Client is appealing a DLA decision - GL24 duly completed and posted, but returned to the client asking her to get her rep to sign it.
We cal | suewelsh | 20-Jun-08 11:03 AM
by ken | 70 | 5388 |
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More testing of DLA checklist
from the Pension, Disability and Carers Service ....
'PDCS has developed a form (DLA960) to accompany Disability Living Allowance (DLA) adult clai | shawn | 19-Jun-08 07:58 AM
by shaun | 5 | 1201 |
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Carer's premium, overlapping benefit rules, etc
Hello everyone, some help needed here. Situation us as follows:
Client has a very disabled child in receipt of HR care and HR mob DLA. She was living | cambridgelc | 16-Jun-08 03:24 PM
by cambridgelc | 7 | 1208 |
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DLA and alcoholism - help required.
I know this is a bit cheeky, but does anyone have a DLA appeal sub you can share for a DLA case with client who has alcoholism with the following symp | Tony Bowman | 13-Jun-08 11:57 AM | 0 | 819 |
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Blue Badge Scheme
Would welcome any tips from advisers who have had success in obtaining a blue badge for clients who suffer from Panic Disorder plus Agoraphobia. The c | John Kenny | 12-Jun-08 11:57 AM
by nevip | 4 | 1061 |
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CA after the death of the disabled person
A colleague of mine mentioned that in some circumstances a carer can retain their entitlement to CA indefinitely after the death of the person for who | Ste_Higham | 11-Jun-08 01:44 PM
by Paul_Treloar_ | 7 | 795 |
Disability related benefits
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