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Chaz_E

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Just for information, DLA told me last week that people on indefinite claims will start to receive PIP form from october, however they did say it could take years before you get your form.
 
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no1driver

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i get DLA and got a mini bank statement and my DLA hadn,t been paid in
i rang the DLA department (was on hold for nearly an hour) and they said it had stopped so i asked why
they said they sent me a P.I.P form out 2 months ago as my DLA was due for renewal, and to apply for P.I.P
i said that i had not received a P.I.P form. they are going to send another form
i doubt very much that i would get P.I.P
i.m going to really miss the money
apparently they are doing that a lot, saying they did not recieve the forms back when they have not actually sent them, it s a disgrace
 

fingerspete

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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i get DLA and got a mini bank statement and my DLA hadn,t been paid in
i rang the DLA department (was on hold for nearly an hour) and they said it had stopped so i asked why
they said they sent me a P.I.P form out 2 months ago as my DLA was due for renewal, and to apply for P.I.P
i said that i had not received a P.I.P form. they are going to send another form
i doubt very much that i would get P.I.P
i.m going to really miss the money
hi ally1
try this site for pip help http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/jo...and Work&utm_content=25+March+newsletter+2015
 
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hetherjenny

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i get DLA and got a mini bank statement and my DLA hadn,t been paid in
i rang the DLA department (was on hold for nearly an hour) and they said it had stopped so i asked why
they said they sent me a P.I.P form out 2 months ago as my DLA was due for renewal, and to apply for P.I.P
i said that i had not received a P.I.P form. they are going to send another form
i doubt very much that i would get P.I.P
i.m going to really miss the money
 

copepod

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Just for information, DLA told me last week that people on indefinite claims will start to receive PIP form from october, however they did say it could take years before you get your form.

Different areas, defined by home postcodes of people on DLA, have different timescales for changing over from DLA to PIP. All new applicants have to apply for PIP now. PIP is only for working age people, so under 16s still apply for DLA and over 60s still apply for Attendance Allowance, or can keep DLA if already in receipt.
 

rowan

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Just for information, DLA told me last week that people on indefinite claims will start to receive PIP form from october, however they did say it could take years before you get your form.

They released the next batch of postcodes to be affected a few weeks ago, mine is among the next lot so it will be later this year. Having to live with that sense of doom really doesn't help, and whatever anyone says, someone on benefits getting a cut, quite a big cut in many cases, hurts them a lot more than wealthy people paying their tax! All in it together? What a load of tosh!
 

rowan

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Different areas, defined by home postcodes of people on DLA, have different timescales for changing over from DLA to PIP. All new applicants have to apply for PIP now. PIP is only for working age people, so under 16s still apply for DLA and over 60s still apply for Attendance Allowance, or can keep DLA if already in receipt.

It's not over 60 any more, it's whatever your retirement age is, which for me is 66, I turned 60 three weeks ago so I know that for a fact.
 

AndBreathe

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Is much of this supporting Ally in her application for PIP?

Just asking.
 
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smartlady

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I feel your pain Ally. I've just had by DLA stopped & been refused PIP. Now after paying household bills I'm left with one pound a month for food, clothing, petrol, xmas, birthdays etc. I've got no savings so things are going to be tough for the next 6~8 weeks while waiting for a decision. I have appealed the decision & have my fingers firmly crossed. But have a look at https://equallives.org.uk/ it's web site to help you fill in PIP forms, & how to appeal, if you are declined. Good luck with it all Ally.

Smartie xx
 

mikej1973

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Having to live with that sense of doom really doesn't help said:
So "all in it together" means the wealthy paying even more so the poor don't have to bother? Of course it hurts the poor more. Unfortunately Capitalism, socialism and even communism favour the rich. Everything favours the rich.
 

rowan

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[QUOTE="mikejSo "all in it together" means the wealthy paying even more so the poor don't have to bother? Of course it hurts the poor more. Unfortunately Capitalism, socialism and even communism favour the rich. Everything favours the rich.[/QUOTE]

No, it should mean "So "all in it together" means the wealthy paying more so the poor/sick/disabled don't have to unfairly suffer all the cuts"
And we know everything favours the rich, it's more than time that was stopped and the vulnerable were cared for as befits a rich nation.
 
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I'm still not sure about making the wealthy pay more. I think the economy effects everyone, yes of course someone who has more money to start with will have more money left, but why should they be penalised for working hard?

Of course there will be the odd exception where a person cannot engage in any sort of work.

But lets take Stephen Hawking as an example, do "our hearts bleed" for him because he is wealthy? or because he is disabled?
 

misswhiplash

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Proportionally in terms of tax the wealthy actually pay a lot more
Actually, I think that has generally been shown not to be the case.
Even if the wealthy pay a higher proportion in income tax (and the very wealthy generally don't, as they are better able to make use of avoidance schemes), the poor are disproportionately taxed as a proportion of income via VAT and other indirect taxes.
 

Lamont D

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As someone on a pension and having to work part time to just survive, I resent the fact that somebody who is wealthy or multi nationals, would rather pay a tax adviser to try and avoid paying the right amount of tax and getting away with millions because they bank in a tax haven or 'reside' elsewhere.
If they closed this type of loophole in the favoured for the rich tax system,we would all pay a lot less tax and we would all be able to afford more for the less fortunate.

The fact that even a part time minimum wage job, I'm still paying tax and national insurance. It beggars belief. I'm also paying tax on my pension which I have already been taxed on when contributing.

If the benefit system favoured claimants as does the tax system. Then my wife could claim on her own stamp, but she can't because of my pension. Tax is individual, though there is a married allowance.
My wife is disabled and before having to give up work, always worked.
Myself, I have never had a day on the dole in my life. Very rare in Merseyside.
We have never claimed for anything. We only received family allowance.

We've asked for help, We tried to claim, been told my pension is £5 per week above the limit for claiming.
Been to court, won the case, and still got nowt!

My housing and power living costs come to two thirds of my pension.

There are thousands, like us, stuck without money, a living nightmare, paying off one against the other.
I want to work, I love my job,, but why should I have to work at my age? That's what my pension was for wasn't it? Wish I didn't get one, I would be better off without one. That's a joke!

This country is so **** about face the way it treats its own people (or subjects).

Fair Britain, great Britain, only if you can afford it!
 
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rowan

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I'm still not sure about making the wealthy pay more. I think the economy effects everyone, yes of course someone who has more money to start with will have more money left, but why should they be penalised for working hard?

Of course there will be the odd exception where a person cannot engage in any sort of work.

But lets take Stephen Hawking as an example, do "our hearts bleed" for him because he is wealthy? or because he is disabled?

So if the wealthy shouldn't pay more the only place it can come from is the sick and/or disabled. And there is a big difference between sick and disabled. Disabled people are often capable of living perfectly normal lives but often need a bit of help, like DLA, to enable them. Without that help they're stuck.

Sick people on the other hand don't have that option, they're too sick to work (and it's not just 'the odd exception'), but they are being punished for being sick. Even terminally ill people are now having benefits stopped if they don't go to work. Is all that fairer than the rich paying more?

Stephen Hawking, of course an amazing man, but very few people have the advantage of being a genius, and if he wasn't wealthy all the technology that helps him live his life would have to come from disability benefits, something that is increasingly denied to people like him who really need the help.

it's not often I recommend a Daily mail article, but this is a very accurate report of what's happening http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/a...ng-suicide-escape-poverty-Is-State-wants.html
Have a good read of that, it's not just DM spin, it's what is happening now. Should we accept all this as being right because people are "still not sure about making the wealthy pay more"?
 
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rowan

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As someone on a pension and having to work part time to just survive, I resent the fact that somebody who is wealthy or multi nationals, would rather pay a tax adviser to try and avoid paying the right amount of tax and getting away with millions because they bank in a tax haven or 'reside' elsewhere.
If they closed this type of loophole in the favoured for the rich tax system,we would all pay a lot less tax and we would all be able to afford more for the less fortunate.

The fact that even a part time minimum wage job, I'm still paying tax and national insurance. It beggars belief. I'm also paying tax on my pension which I have already been taxed on when contributing.

If the benefit system favoured claimants as does the tax system. Then my wife could claim on her own stamp, but she can't because of my pension. Tax is individual, though there is a married allowance.
My wife is disabled and before having to give up work, always worked.
Myself, I have never had a day on the dole in my life. Very rare in Merseyside.
We have never claimed for anything. We only received family allowance.

We've asked for help, We tried to claim, been told my pension is £5 per week above the limit for claiming.
Been to court, won the case, and still got nowt!

My housing and power living costs come to two thirds of my pension.

There are thousands, like us, stuck without money, a living nightmare, paying off one against the other.
I want to work, I love my job,, but why should I have to work at my age? That's what my pension was for wasn't it? Wish I didn't get one, I would be better off without one. That's a joke!

This country is so **** about face the way it treats its own people (or subjects).

Fair Britain, great Britain, only if you can afford it!


I remember the government making a promise a couple of years ago that pensioners and the sick and/or disabled wouldn't be affected in the cuts. Liars!
 
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Lamont D

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It's absolutely disgraceful the way that the politicians are targeting the less fortunate. There is more to come no matter which party gets in, the frightening thing who is the worst?

I would really like to know who the country pays the national debt repayments to?
Surely if we say to them, and I presume it's another bank, that every country will not pay, what can they do?
Why can't we default and tell them they can have the money when we can pay it! They are not getting it, even through this austerity the debt is increasing!
its never gonna clear, they will never get it back as every country in the world is up to it's neck in debt!
What would they do if we all went bankrupt?

There is no logic in it!
 

AndBreathe

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COME ON GUYS - GIVE ALLY A BREAK HERE. SURELY IF YOU WANT TO ARGUE THIS, YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER THREAD?

WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO SUPPORT ALL IN HER QUEST FOR DLA, NOT BICKERING OVER TAX.
 
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Lamont D

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COME ON GUYS - GIVE ALLY A BREAK HERE. SURELY IF YOU WANT TO ARGUE THIS, YOU CAN HAVE ANOTHER THREAD?

WE SHOULD BE TRYING TO SUPPORT ALL IN HER QUEST FOR DLA, NOT BICKERING OVER TAX.
Apologies Ally,
We all disgusted about your predicament.
Hope you get it sorted.
 
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Pipp

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Ally seems to need assistance with her claim. As already stated on here, the website www.benefitsandwork.co.uk is an excellent start. Also, face to face advice from CAB or Welfare Benefits Agency might help. It is becoming very difficult to get these appointments though.

Ally I wish you luck in getting this sorted.

Everyone else, please do not derail this thread. We have a valued member in distress here, and she has had enough to deal with recently.
 
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