*ADMINS - PLEASE DELETE/MOVE IF NOT ALLOWED* If you use social media, you may have seen a recent viral post by Dave Smith regarding the treatment of his terminally ill brother when he was assessed ...
Discussion in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - 13 Sep 2019
Hi My husband is terminally ill All we claim for is his state pension attendance allowance carers allowance and council tax reduction What else can we claim for
Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 30 Jan 2018
Trigger warning. Mentions terminal illness. Morning. How are you all? Long post coming up. My sister is bossy,manipulative and invalidating when it comes to our terminally ill mum. I'm the one who ...
Discussion in Start here and say hello! - 25 Aug 2022
Currently going through hell with the dwp. The lovely lady who called re a compliance interview asked for over a years worth of bank statements in 7 days. I am currently sectioned and my dad has been ...
Discussion in Benefits and financial support - 17 Nov 2023
Good morning, hope you're all keeping well. I'm just after some advice if possible please. I've been employed by the same company for 14 years but have a tough couple of years recently. I was off ...
Discussion in Universal Credit (UC) - 9 Jan 2022
Morning All, I'm Bob, 68 and riddled with arthritis. There’s all sorts of other stuff going on, pacemaker, diabetes, asthma and various bits that are broken or terminally useless! Pretty much sums it ...
Discussion in PIP, DLA, and AA - 3 Jan 2018
I am my husband's carer he is terminally ill with motor neurons disease I have been his care for 9 years .In this time I have gone into debt just trying to keep house and kids going I have had no ...
Discussion in Start here and say hello! - 5 Dec 2017
Hello, I care full time for my terminally ill father, and care at distance for my adult son who is autistic and currently has severe mental health issues. Also help support my adult daughter who has ...
Discussion in Start here and say hello! - 8 Jun 2017
I am often surprised how often people say they ‘don’t do politics’. This is because life in the UK is about politics and this often impact negatively on disabled people more than any other group. ...
Discussion in Coffee lounge - 24 Apr 2017
Happy New Year everybody! I applied for my PIP a while ago and I got a text on the 8th December saying they would make a decision within 8 weeks. I got extra time from the first phone call when I ...
Discussion in PIP, DLA, and AA - 3 Jan 2023
