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In order to get out of the house I needed 2 people to carry me out due to access issues, yet I was found fit for work mainly because I vould self propel a wheelchair in the house.
Have you ever tried self propelling outside up and down kerbs, hills tamps etc maybe ok for someone young and fit
I canr believe that in the criteria there is no section for actually being able yo get out of the house or een if you can get out what do you do then, maybe get taxi but who is going to help you then get into your place of work etc
Was awarded at tribunal but this took over 12 months of stress being made to feel like a fraud, and at the same time coming to terms with tr disability and almost being homeless with my young son to look after too
What they put the disabled through is barbaric, however I understand they need to ensure it is all genuine. Which does amaze me as I know several people who have claimed these benefits for years for conditions that dont really affect their daily life
Anyway rant over
We cannot thank her enough , we were even getting the wrong advice from the local DWP office ....and conflicting advice over the phone from the DWP.
We were able to claim UC ( not enough to cover our rent ) but it helped us. I have now sent my pension application in ...this must have got others looking at our payments and we now owe the UC money ...in January 2020 my wife turned 65 and a half ,so was entitled to her pension , we told them everything they wanted to know and the UC awarded us so much a month ( just over £230 ) . We got a letter saying we had overclaimed by £129 in January . I was very angry , not at the fact that we owed them money but the fact they said we had overclaimed ....it wasntgeir mistake and they seem to be blaming us . My wife phoned them today and paid them the money "they " overpaid us .
I would love to have had a word with them but my hearing is bad and I struggle to make anyone out on a phone . I hope we are able to get off UC in January when I turn 65 . As for my " carer " ( my wife ) she is still doing an excellent job . ....and I might just keep her as my unpaid carer 😮🙂👍🏽🙏🏻
Ps I might well have to call on the experts on this site as we were told by the DWP on the phone last January that we could claim pension credits ....but Poppy also kept us right on that as well by telling us we cannot get pension credits until we are both pension age . My wife mentioned to the UC on the phone today that we will be getting in touch with them when I get my pension on January 9th 2021. ....and when would we best to tell them about my pension ? They told her that it would be best to tell them in December .
Last year at this time i had just had my home assessment going from DLA to PIP . which thankfully I was awarded PIP or ten years , I know I will not live that long but at least thats one thing we can forget about for now. ( another lot of help from Poppy 123456 to get that organised , then my wifes pension ,then our UC in January at the start of this year. .
We are just a number and even much more so with this government.... thank you all for your help over the year 👍🏽🙏🏻🙂
I don,t mind paying back any over payment ,to UC. it was just the way the letter was worded tyat annoyed me , it looked like they were putting the blame on my wife and myself for the overpayment . On saying that , the lady on the phone ( from DWP) to my wife was very understanding and offered to allow us to pay it back in installments .Of course I will not be on UC from January ( I don,t think anyway ) .
It's good to know we have someone with your knowledge on Scope that we can call on for help.
Thank you for all your help ....and the understanding of the other experts ( and members) on Scope 👍🏽
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It's a disgrace i live in a village do you have a support worker? Aye u r spot on we have been ignored this pandemic has had a financial impact on my savings. Having to shop in Spar NO MSP's care about us. Boris telling people shielding to go back out. I don't think so i will stay in doors until i am convinced it is safe for me out there.
Completely illegal but as I said in the coffee lounge last week, I've been saying for years that the Equality Act isn't worth a dime because the government don't enforce it and probably never will.
I have always worked until now but always been treated badly because of my disability as I have always found my own jobs that aren't disability friendly so to speak I got sacked from my last job because I needed a cataract operation and they couldn't wait for me to have it done which I have had done four weeks ago but then I got corona virus si havent worked at all this year which is why I am hopeing scope can help me to do this
I have a blue badge which I use but still get parking fines because people don't look and then when you appeal they come up with other excuse like you didn't display your badge properly or they didn't see it displayed snd then parking set the bailiffs on you so then your bill goes up which has happend twice to me I just paid obe bsyliff off which was over 300 pound and now I have another baykiff chasing me and have to pay 20 00 a month owing 400 because I was late paying which left me in debt and one time I put my badge in the window and I got out my car and the traffic warden said to me I couldn't park in a disabled spot I said I was displaying my badge and the traffic warden said that I looked ok to her and didn't look like i had a disability I was so upset I got back in my car and went home
Some people can be realy cruel when they cant see your disability I still like to look nice and wear make up and not look how sometimes I feel I still like haveing a night out I still want to work now I try and stand up for myself even if it is hard and try to help others I am who I am you can either take me or leave me either way is fine by me now
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Disability Gamechanger - 2019
I know that many charities pressured the chancellor to do something which I commend but I dont think anything happened with it, as we are now in lockdown 3 I wonder if another effort at ministerial level will be made?
Personally I havent faired too bad over the last year but i am sure there are many who have
On a more general note I do wish all of the disabled charities would combine behind topics like this to create a stronger and more united voice