Disability Living Allowance.

[AnneK]

Our School nurse has recently asked me if i claimed DLA for my Reece who is a Type 1 Daibetic of only 7 months. Of course i said no as i didn't think we were entitled. We live in Germany and hubby is in the Forces so things are not necessarily as simple as they could be. My son is under the care of a German hospital who of course know nothing about the british benefits system.

I just wonder if any of you claim and are paid DLA....... and how easy or difficult it has been

Thanks in advance

Anne

 

[Shazza]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

Hi I completed my claim form at the beggining of Sept, the form is very long and takes a while to complete as the more info you can fill in the better, I heard back within a few weeks that we were entitled however we dont get 1st payment till Nov. You should claim.

 

[cugila]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

DLA etc is a complex subject.

Here is a link to the latest, most up to date information about it and related benefits. Have a read.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeo ... G_10011731

 

[suzi]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/britonslivi ... /index.htm

Hi AnneK,
the above link should help with your getting DLA for your son, i have found it useful as we are planning to emmigrate to Malta in August 2010. Weare already in receipt of DLA for our son Andrew whos 11 in Nov and was diagnosed in Feb 2006, its a long complicated form and i wish you the best of luck in filling it out.

Suzi x

 

[jskaife]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 11 and my parents got DLA for me
When I turned 16 we had to re apply for DLA and the amount we received was cut considerably
Then when I turned 18 I had to re apply and it was cut completely

I think my parents received £220 per month from 11 to 16
Then £60 from 16 to 18

Hope this helps

 

[ljwilson]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

I'm confused :? Is it just parents of children with typ1 one who can claim this allowance or can all adult type 1's claim it as well? I dont consider myself disabled

Lorna

 

[sjwill56]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

We have recently returned from Cyprus due to health concerns (including the onset of Type 1 diabetes.) We have been told categorically that I cannot claim until a full 6 months have elapsed. This is because we have only been paying class 3 National Insurance. You should verify your status in this regard.
Regards

 

[cugila]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

I'm confused :? Is it just parents of children with typ1 one who can claim this allowance or can all adult type 1's claim it as well? I dont consider myself disabled

Lorna

Lorna.

Basically ANYBODY who meets the criteria can claim DLA and other benefits. It is not specifically about Diabetics.

As stated here before it is a minefield if you do not read the current regs ? I posted a link a little way back to the actual updated, current information about this benefit. Have a read and see if you qualify. then take it from there.

Everything is explained very well by going through the different links.

 

[peter.c]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

i have type 1 with complications.
i do not get any warning signs when taking a hypo and i just collapse and become unconsious..
i had been getting dla for a number of years because i need somebody with me all the time.
i am at the moment going through an appeal as they say i am fit enough and dont meet the
requirements..my argument is if i was alone and collapsed in the street how long would i lie there until somebody phoned an ambulance.
if somebody was with me they could inject me with glucose to bring me round i have tried expaning all this to the dla but nobody seems to listen and i have to wait until a date is set for an appeal hearing.after waiting 15 months i finally have a hearing date.they also sent 1 of there drs to examine me at home and she couldnt understand why my dla had been stopped.i feel the goverment are targetting disabled people to claw back money on there cut backs which i feel is totally unfair..
peter

 

[cugila]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

Peter.
Whilst I sympathise in some respects....... what have you done to get your hypo awareness back ? Do you have some other condition which makes this happen ? Do you test your Bg levels before going out ?

Most Diabetic's are able to avoid hypo's by getting warning signs prior to one happening and treat it by having some fast acting carbs, or a carby snack if not too low.......

 

[bowell]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

Hi if you are going for appeal you will need professional help from CAB or other benfit solicitor

The appeal hearing is just like a court case :? You will need someone with you

Apply for letters from all and any consultants
Ask your GP to write a full medical report for you
Ask your partner to write down how they help you and why you need this help

It may pay you to read this :
from DWP handbook for Diabetes Mellitus in adults

DWP decision makers. It explains the care needs and mobility requirements

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ch17.pdf

Good Luck

Bob

 

[browe73]

Re: Disability Lving Allowance.

I had applied for DLA but i was turned down even though im on shed loads of tablets and on victoza injections.

 

[Tinytoez]

They turn lots of people down. I had it for 12 years due to a physical disabilty, then it was taken away, I appealed and lost. But last year I went to the CAB for something else and the subject of DLA came up, they helped me with a new claim, got info from my GP etc and I recieved the Higher Rate Mobily and Lower rate care back again. Even if its too late to appeal, go to the CAB and start a new claim, they usually have people with lots of experience with DLA claims. My advisor told me that he wouldnt even have helped me if he didnt think I had good grounds for a claim. Oh and its free.

 

[Grazer]

I had applied for DLA but i was turned down even though im on shed loads of tablets and on victoza injections.

Taking loads of pills and injections doesn't qualify anyone for DLA, and nor should it. It's about incapacity and the need for care.

 

[Tinytoez]

Taking loads of pills and injections doesn't qualify anyone for DLA, and nor should it. It's about incapacity and the need for care.[/quote]


Wot he said. Notice mine is for mobility issues.

 

[Knightwatch]

Disability Living Allowance/Carers Allowance may not be means tested, however having been diagnosed with HBP/Type2 Diabetes Labyrinthitis and I applied in my own right for DLA Allowances, I was refused, and following an appeal, which involved a DWP QC, I was refused again due to a technicality. I then contacted a Welfare Rights Officer who helped me for a 2nd time, and again was refused, an appeal was raised by the Welfare Rights Officer on my behalf, attended a Tribunal with a Panel consisting of a Dtr/Legal Person/Dissablity Person, and because I could walk with a normal gate and despite the fact that the home visit Dtrs report was wrong, I was refused again, and to make matters worse I became a female overnight, as the written Jugement was addressed to my home but to a unknown female, and in the write up kept refering to same. I then made a Third application again assisted by Welfare Rights Officer, further reports from own GP/Consultant/Podiatrist all who had given reports previosly, and after a phone call to my home was awarded the Allowances. The down side is that these allowances are under review, and will be coming under New Welfare Reform Act during 2013. I have recently spoke to my own GP, and he has told me not to worry, and yet my symptoms have not changed if anything they are worse as I now have Nuropothay and Renal Failure Stage 3 - all in all it took about 18months to obtain help, so although not means tested it can be a hard road for some of us seeking additional assistance

 

[Tinytoez]

I was born with a club foot, have had 15 operations, have problems walking and find it painful, when I was younger I was told I was the most severe case on record but how true this was I dont know, photos from my surgeries etc were taken all over the world, my consultant pioneered an operation for me, as a more trained consultant refused to operate as my case was too complicated. This has caused me lots of problems without going into detail.
However when I was 12 my consultant mentioned that I would qualify for DLA, which at the time my mum knew nothing about, after a doctors visit I was awarded the Higher rate, which my mum used to get a car to help ferry me around to school, hospital appointments etc, I was awarded it for 12 years in total.
When it came to being renewed, I was refused it, so I went to appeal, I was on my own as I didnt know I could actually get help to appeal, there was a panel of 3 sitting in front of me, they asked if I had walked from the train station or got a taxi, I said walked slowling keeping sitting down, as we didnt know how far we had to walk, one of the people looked out the window, pointed to 2 lamposts across the road and asked me if I could walk between them without stopping, I was then told I wasnt elligable as I could walk too far - it was that simple.
For a good few years I was very angry about the desicision as my condition isnt likely to get better, and even my GP has told me its likely to get worse over time, which it has done, well last year as I said earlier I had to go to see CAB over some financial issues, and it was mentioned if I had got everything I was entitled to, and I mentioned DLA had been refused, I got asked a load of questions, and was told I could see someone who specialised in DLA claims, he was very upfront and told me that he would only help me if he thought I had a good chance of success, he walked me through step by step what had to be done, organised evidence and everything, and within a month I had got my benefit back.
But I used to work with a lady who knew someone who was in a wheelchair and had spina bifida, and they took hers away, as they said she was mobile in her chair, they did give it back in the end though.

 

[Nanaclaire]

I got DLA after 4 years of applying I am also on what was called incapacitity benefit tho am in process of an appeal I have type1diabetes, heart decease (angina) kidney deacease the angina is so bad that I had to give up work was told by occupational DR that I would not be able to work but benefits people say I am fit for work In the last few weeks I have been told I have oestioarthertis in my spine but this can't be included in my appeal. What chance do I have in goin to work nobody would employ me it's a joke. Nanaclaire

 

[Scoop4]

I agree it not what you have wrong with you or what you take it's how you manage with your condition. I do get DLA higher rate care low rate mobility but its not for the conditions I suffer but the fact that I hypo too easily and quickly I have symptoms but due to autonomic neuropathy and slow metabolism due to my conditions my body is not quick enough to help me or stop the process. There are also other mobility issues but that is the basis. I was type 1 for 10 years before my condition deteriated to the point where I cannot manage on my own or function on a normal level with every day tasks live bathing and dressing. DLA is to help you live not because you have a certain condition. I would do anything to turn back the clock gain my control back and not have to claim any benefits.

 

[Scoop4]

It's not about what you can get because you are diabetic or have complications or the amount of medication it's about how you can manage day to day with your condition. I claim high rate care and would give anything not to have to. People always seem to think that just because they have a disability the need benefits surely everyone should think about what they can do rather than what they cannot.