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Message: <blockquote data-quote="candy1567" data-source="post: 56075" data-attributes="member: 12897">HiSorry for your bad experience with applying for DLA and you are not in the minority i can assure you over 60% depending on which illness you have get refused on first application, obviously i cant comment on your case and can only give general info,the information i gave is for guidance only and is what i used when completing DLA forms (there is a different procedure for mental health issues can pm if anyone wants some advice)  but i hope you didn't leave it there and challenged it.  If you had the medical evidence to back up your case then the independent appeal tribunal is the way to overturn the decision and you are told the decision on the day after the hearing.  Have never heard of being told you can sit down to cook meals to prepare meals yes but not to cook them, only in the case of your home being specially adapted for this purpose ie, as if your in a wheel chair and you have the right equipment for this or the risk of accident and burns to yourself whilst cooking is dangerous.  And one would assume you would need an Occupational Therapists Home Assessment to provide equipment to minimise the risks involved.  This is very dangerous for someone from DLA to say this!!!!Below is an extract for the Govt website about the blue badge scheme full site address <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/MotoringAndTransport/DG_4001061" target="_blank">http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeo ... DG_4001061</a>Who can have a Blue BadgeYou are automatically eligible to apply for a badge if you are over two years old and either:    * receive the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance    * are registered blind    * receive a War Pensioner's Mobility SupplementYou may also be eligible for a badge if you are over two years old and either:    * have a permanent and substantial disability which means you cannot walk, or which makes walking very difficult    * drive a motor vehicle regularly, have a severe disability in both arms, and are unable to operate all or some types of parking meter (or would find it very difficult to operate them)If you are a parent of a child who is less than two years old, you may apply for a badge for your child if they have a specific medical condition which means that they either:    * must always be accompanied by bulky medical equipment which cannot be carried around without great difficulty    * need to be kept near a vehicle at all times, so that they can, if necessary, be treated in the vehicle, or quickly driven to a place where they can be treated, such as a hospitalThe second section is the one i am referring to, you automatically qualify for a blue badge if you are awarded the higher rate of care component, but can still be given if medical evidence is provided which makes walking difficult.  I have also checked the govt websites for Scottish, Welsh and irish blue badges and the application procedure is the same you do not have to be awarded DLA to get a Blue Badge, but you will have to provide medical evidence to prove you have a disability which substantially affects you ability to walk.So the person who gave you the information on the blue badges is wrong!!From my experience many get refused DLA due to the fact of the complexity of filling the form and when  you are refused you have to go through their process of first getting them to look at your claim again then if still refused you can go to appeal and you usually get the choice for either a paper hearing or oral hearing.Hope this clarifies some of the points you raised, Juliexx</blockquote>

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