tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post961966244917872419..comments2023-07-04T16:57:28.929+01:00Comments on Where's the Benefit?: DLA - the gateway benefitLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-36255327659547444872013-01-30T21:49:59.025+00:002013-01-30T21:49:59.025+00:00I now have the higher rate i had a stroke and im o...I now have the higher rate i had a stroke and im only 33 but I re did my form and now they have said yes.<br /><br />I really did think I would have to fight however I have found the staff at DLA helpful I can now have a car that can drive and I can start to have a life again.<br /><br />You can also get discounts at the cinema is 5.36 for a year and your someone eles can go free.<br /><br />it's really changed my lifeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-82971554145326688252012-12-21T14:23:24.224+00:002012-12-21T14:23:24.224+00:00Hi ive never done this before but i am so confused...Hi ive never done this before but i am so confused about what grants are available for disabled people. I have Lupus and have a severe intolarance to the cold. This time of year isa nightmare as heating my home costs a fortune but have no option but to do so. I worry constantly about the heating bills as the heating is on at th lowest setting possible so i can still function without the severe pain if i get cold. Is there any help at all out there. Please someone reply. I have a new boiler and GCH but the lowest setting is still to much for me to afford..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-42179249798451071282012-08-01T14:00:59.451+01:002012-08-01T14:00:59.451+01:00THE SCUM TORY GOVERNMENT!!!THE SCUM TORY GOVERNMENT!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-29819255985085122222012-03-07T05:05:21.816+00:002012-03-07T05:05:21.816+00:00The DWP doctor told me I did not qualify for DLA,y...The DWP doctor told me I did not qualify for DLA,yet the Appeals Tribunal awarded me the Higher Rate of DLA.So if you are turned down for PIP make sure you appeal!Remember the DWP doctors are NHS rejects who are not up to the standard to train as consultants or GP's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-54192034015183120242011-08-14T18:40:35.324+01:002011-08-14T18:40:35.324+01:00Hi there, can i just ask, i am disabled and have b...Hi there, can i just ask, i am disabled and have been getting DLA for a few years now, but i am now finding it harder to get about. I never knew i could get a free bus pass until i read on here.<br /><br />If i apply for one will any of my DLA be stopped.?<br />I thought it may be as if i get a bus pass i am no longer housebound so wont i lose my mobility part of my DLA.?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-22517948014574014442011-06-24T13:25:49.374+01:002011-06-24T13:25:49.374+01:00It looks like people with epilepsy who currently q...It looks like people with epilepsy who currently qualify for DLA won't get the new PIP.Clivehttp://uk-carers.org.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-39789940170295715802011-04-29T23:48:16.445+01:002011-04-29T23:48:16.445+01:00When I first applied for a Freedom Pass DLA was on...When I first applied for a Freedom Pass DLA was one of the criteria which made you automatically eligible. If you didn't get DLA then you could still get an FP if your doctor wrote a report confirming that you met certain criteria.<br /><br />When the FP was integrated into the English Bus Pass scheme DLA actually lost its status as an automatic eligibility. Now you <i>have to</i> submit a report from your doctor.<br /><br />So, in short, no. You don't need to be getting DLA to get a bus pass.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-36755790018599583902011-04-29T23:25:45.798+01:002011-04-29T23:25:45.798+01:00I have applied for freedom pass but dont get DLA b...I have applied for freedom pass but dont get DLA benefit, so will I still be accepted for freedom pass without DLA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-29814106720430810712011-01-18T22:12:40.461+00:002011-01-18T22:12:40.461+00:00Another thing DLA is a passport to: Being able to ...Another thing DLA is a passport to: Being able to drive at 16.<br /><br />A teenager not in receipt of DLA HRM can ride a moped/motorbike/whatever at 16 and drive a car at 17. A teenager in receipt of HRM is considered too severely impaired to ride a two-wheeled thingum so is allowed to drive a car at 16.<br /><br />(Yes, I was 16 when I passed my driving test.)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714918894319998184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-74683542189782779172011-01-18T22:06:31.572+00:002011-01-18T22:06:31.572+00:00Flash, sorry to nitpick, but it wasn't discret...Flash, sorry to nitpick, but it wasn't discretionary. Some Freedom Passes are discretionary, ie for people who don't fit the criteria, but their councils award them one anyway. But I fitted into one of the default categories (people who can't drive for medical reasons) and thus qualified, DLA or not.<br /><br />I know I sound pedantic, but I don't want people thinking that entitlement to things like this is discretionary if they don't have DLA - when having, or not having, DLA doesn't necessarily affect your ability to quality and claim, depending on the reasons for that claim.<br /><br />Part of the point I'm making, also, is how much simpler it is to apply for things like the Freedom Pass than for DLA. The whole thing makes my head spin. Can I drive? Yes/no question. Can I be in charge of a cooker safely while alone? 59 pages...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-9790407123313821152011-01-14T13:50:46.024+00:002011-01-14T13:50:46.024+00:00Anne - I quite agree, you CAN get things on a disc...Anne - I quite agree, you CAN get things on a discretionary basis, or if there is some other evidence, but DLA is just such a wonderfully simple evidence. <br /><br />Also, I didn't know about half of these things until I was already receiving DLA, some of them well after. I put together Enabledpeople.co.uk because I met other disabled people at a focus group and most of us didn't know about things - such as travel passes - which we could get and which would be helpful. A few of us knew about some things, other people about others... I made a list and vowed to get it online. After all when you get DLA all they automatically tell you about is free car tax! But I digress.<br /><br />Anyway, you're quite right - my neighbour got a blue badge before her DLA came through, on the basis of a letter from her consultant saying she could only walk 5 steps at a time, but not everyone has a helpful GP or consultant... sadly.Flash Bristowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654864643726468916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-1526097652275943402011-01-10T19:32:35.364+00:002011-01-10T19:32:35.364+00:00Saying this not to criticise but to offer some hop...Saying this not to criticise but to offer some hope: while DLA can help, I got my Freedom Pass and Disabled Persons Railcard *before* I got my DLA award. For the Freedom Pass, I had to provide my doctor's details so my local council could send him a form to fill in. For the railcard, I had to get my doctor to write to the railcard people. When I called them, they said I would qualify if I could provide proof that I am medically unable to drive.<br /><br />Not that I don't agree with the point you are making - and I actually think it's a huge problem the way DLA is so often used as a simple indicator of someone's situation, regardless of the fact that plenty of people who should get it don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-34997429842260510212011-01-10T15:58:42.654+00:002011-01-10T15:58:42.654+00:00Thanks to anonymous, I hadn't remembered help ...Thanks to anonymous, I hadn't remembered help with the digital switchover but I seem to recall you're right! <br /><br />Wordsmith for Hire, when I bought my RADAR key I did it through the RADAR website and just had to say yes, I am disabled. I know in some areas you can also get them from your council, if they are RADAR locking council toilets. So a DLA letter isn't always needed, although I agree that it's good evidence of course. <br /><br />What else have I missed, I'm sure there must be something? :-)Flash Bristowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654864643726468916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-38970708935119674022011-01-09T08:17:36.074+00:002011-01-09T08:17:36.074+00:00This is just showing how terrible it will be for d...This is just showing how terrible it will be for disabled people who have already fought their way through to get DLA to start with - Then they are toild for PIP they are scum and not broken enbough! And thrown on to the scrapheap. They lose their motability car, lose their blue badge - And are then housebound.<br /><br />But - who cares as long as Scumeron and Smeggy are happy eh???????<br /><br />They are ruining our lives just because they refuse to MAKE THESE LARGE COMPANIES PAY THE TAX THEY RIGHTLY OWE!<br /><br />We are just pawns in their games and this farce of a consulation is just crap - They have already made their decision - They have chosen the weaest people who are unable to go to London and tramp the streets and throw up a big fuss (Mainly because alot of us can't physically do it - Hence WE ARE DISABLED and cannot. They are using our disabilities against us and are targeting us as we have a smaller voice than students and other 'normal' people.<br /><br />I wsish I could give a whole host of disabilities to this pair - The Laurel and Hardy of Politics. It is a friggin joke - They don't know or care what they are doing - They are taking us back into the 1700's with Human Rights<br /><br />I AM A HUMAN - YES I AM IN A BROKEN BODY AND I AM VERY TIRED, YES I CANNOT WORK DUE TO THE FACT I AM (AMAZINGLY) DISABLED - YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT PEOPLE AND NOT USE THEIR DISABILITIES AS A CLUB TO WHACK THEM WITH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-91513465291666192352011-01-08T22:51:25.345+00:002011-01-08T22:51:25.345+00:00Also you will have some home benefits such as the ...Also you will have some home benefits such as the Freeview Digital replacement for your TV aerial installed free...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7999633524276247455.post-46567525281711440242011-01-08T15:06:40.470+00:002011-01-08T15:06:40.470+00:00The free bus pass can be acquired on a lower rate ...The free bus pass can be acquired on a lower rate mobility DLA if you would be refused a driving licence as a result of your disability - I qualify for one as I have epilepsy and am no longer allowed to drive, for example, although I only receive lower rate mobility. <br /><br />Plus in some cities, the bus pass entitles you to more than concessionary bus travel. Here in Manchester I can travel free outside the morning peak period on the tram network and all local trains within Greater Manchester (normally, I'd have to pay, even with a third off from my Disabled Rail Card. <br /><br />I think you also need DLA to get a RADAR key for disabled toilets. I applied through DIAL and had to show my award letter to get mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575696613288942467noreply@blogger.com