Date: 02.09.2009
From: monica
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Subject: Disability living allowance
Hi Jill and everyone
I used to be a civil servant, i say used to be because i was redundent on medical grounds. The stress, working on a computer none stop, the wrong desk and chair, everything got me down, any my union rep helped me. But back to the dla, as you have probably mentioned Jill you have to apply before you are 65yrs of age, you can be kept on it indefinitly or until they decide otherwise the rates are Care component Weekly rate
Highest rate £70.35
Middle rate £47.10
Lowest rate £18.65
Mobility component Weekly rate
Higher rate £49.10
Lower rate £18.65
When filling in the form, always always put you worst day scenario, never evr put you have had a good day, they will throw it out. It does not matter what your disability is, they looking to see what you can and cannot do for yourself, like can you dress yourself, wash yourself, cook a meal for yourself. They will also repeat the same question in a different way, so be careful. Yes get your doctor, specuialist, physio to help, or the cab. I used to fill in the forms foer people, even tell them to apply if i thought they were not fit enough for work. So just be careful, remember always worse day. even if you feel on top of the world the day you are filling in the form. If you get top rate in mobility you can use towards a car if you drive. Then all you have to pay for is the petrol, nothing else, you change it every three
years, if back in good condition you get £200.00 back. On some cars you may have to put an advance payment down, but if you cannot afford it phone motobility up then if they think you cannot pay they will pay it for you, it is like a means test, but if you are out of work lets face it who has the money. You can go to any dealer who does motobility which are quite a few. So go and apply who can and good luck.Also they do adaptions to the car if needed. Monica
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Date: 02.09.2009
From: Lynne
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Pleased your keeping the flag flying on this one monica we try to raise this matter every couple of weeks for the newbys on here. Pleased to have you on board. Take care xx
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Date: 02.09.2009
From: jill
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Monica...thx for that info...I get high rate....got a car, but it does help, as I cant work either.... all info is important in here, greatly received x
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Date: 04.09.2009
From: Lynne
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Plus you can get a little blue badge so you can park almost anywhere. And if you get full mobility component your car tax is paid for too.. how good is that lol xxx
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Date: 14.09.2009
From: jill
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
bump
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Date: 14.09.2009
From: Janet
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Can you apply for DLA if you are newly diagnosed and there is a chance that your symptoms will settle down in the future?
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Date: 14.09.2009
From: Della
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
really annoyed phoned dla today as been 9 weeeks since my claim they bloody lost one of my forms good job i phoned grrrr sorry for ranting folks x
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Date: 14.09.2009
From: Janet
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Did you send the forms off once you were diagnosed? did your Rheumy or GP tell you to apply?
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Date: 15.09.2009
From: Della
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Hi janet i think its after 12 weeks ill have a look for u but others know a bit more than myself if i were u i would applie and get the forms as it take ages to fill them in have a look on the site for info under the headings dla lots of info on there good luck also go online to the gov sites that will tell u i'm sure x
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Date: 15.09.2009
From: Janet
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Thanks Della I will apply for a pack and try to get the ball rolling. x
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Date: 15.09.2009
From: val h :-)
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
get help filling it in from what other have said u get better results if some one else does it for u
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Date: 13.01.2010
From: Lynne
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Bump another good post
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Date: 17.01.2010
From: James
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Bump bump
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Date: 02.02.2010
From: jILL
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Bumping this up for all peeps that dont know they r entited to this x
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Date: 03.02.2010
From: Verity
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Its made such a difference to my life since getting it. You must apply!
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Date: 07.02.2010
From: J
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Bumpty bump
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Date: 07.02.2010
From: julie
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
My name is julie and I've got RA I get dla but mines for 2 years because of my new medication, they say I could improve. Well I didn't so I will have to re-apply later on in year
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Date: 08.02.2010
From: Verity
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Definately re-apply Julie! DEFINATELY!
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Date: 08.02.2010
From: Jill
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
I have to reapply every three bliddy years, drives me nuts, know some peeps that get it indefinately........im chronic, has 7 corrective surgeries, but some havnt worked...Y do the DLA people keep asking Me if im better.....mine is degenerative, dont only have Inflam Artha, I have DDD, Tendon Degenration and Reiters diseass, oh and Cervical spondy of neck and whole of spine is arthritis, also need another Spine op, so I get angry that I have to keep reapplying, 3 years goes fast, and the form is Blidddy huge... anyway applying for the DLA is important, so I will reapply...anyone in here that has DLA(highest rate) have it indefinately?
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Date: 08.02.2010
From: Verity
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
How on earth can they do that Jill? Surely your medical reports say everything they need to know! I bet you have lots of xray etc to showing how bad you are. Bloody hell. Have they ever denied you dla after u reaply? I just got higher rate indefinately.... dont hate me...... lol
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Date: 08.02.2010
From: shaz
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
hi jill i havent got mine indefinetely either got to reapply summer 2011 not looking forward to it at all the form is a nightmare you think they would realise by the condition that you apply for it with and all the medical evidence that you supply them with that they would know that you not going to get better but then thats beaurocracy for you
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Date: 08.02.2010
From: Jill
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Lol U deserve it indefinately....no they have never denied me....ive got noted a foot high(truth)...all xrays and ops, plus pregnancy details...had 6 altogether!...no ownder ive got arthritis lolol....yea shaz ia right....red tape and all that !
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Date: 17.02.2010
From: asdf
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
www.asdf.com
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Date: 18.02.2010
From: Lynn B
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Wot? or Who is www.asdf.com???
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Date: 19.02.2010
From: bsk
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
good question!
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Date: 19.02.2010
From: Verity
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
It looks like someone trying to advertise their hosting website thingy.
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Date: 10.03.2010
From: Sally
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
bumping up
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Date: 07.04.2010
From: alison
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
hi, to be brief im 34 years old and been told by incapacity doctors that i am unfit for work but only get my ni credits paid, i have narrowing in my disc spaces also arthritis so i have the steroid injections into my spine, all this results from an operation for scoliosis when younger, i have applied in the past for dla without success, there are people i know with lesser conditions recieving this so where am i going wrong please???? thanks
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Date: 07.04.2010
From: KayJay
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
alison - have you got a Citizens Advice Bureau where you live ? This is the only way I got dla. Tried to do it myself and failed so I appealled and failed again at the Tribunal. I went to the CBA and they filled the form out for me then got it no problem. You have to leave it for 3 months [ I think ] after failing.
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Date: 07.04.2010
From: j
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Subject: Re: Disability living allowance
Bumping up too
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