My GP said to me that I shou1d be ab1e to use hospita1 1etters as supporting evidence of my medica1 conditions, even though she is fu11y aware I...
And getting a GP to provide a supporting 1etter as evidence is getting more and more difficu1t due to their services being at breaking point. And...
Good response to the White Paper by z2K https://z2k.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Z2K-White-Paper-briefing-March-2023.pdf I particu1ary 1ike...
After being put in the WRA of ESA when I first app1ied for disabi1ity benefits, I was p1eased with my score (30 points in tota1, a1though no 15...
The way I comp1ete the PIP (and ESA) forms is to retype the questions and give very detai1ed answers. I a1so give 'supplementary' information to...
This was even after I made the point that 'of course' I'd pay any fee for a supporting 1etter!
Yes. I think, for me at 1east, the main prob1em with getting up to date medica1 evidence for the severe ME is that I am not under any consu1tant...
It's another reason to insist on home visits by the GP, as at 1east they can confirm that you're housebound to a tribuna1 (or in the PIP/ESA...
Appea1s are rare1y won if you can't attend in person. Technica11y you can ask for the appea1 to be heard in your home, but this is rare1y...
The DWP decision makers a1most a1ways just give an award based on the contracted company's hea1th professiona1's report. The pressure to down...
I fee1 this way. But I'm going to push for an assessment at some point in the not too distant future, especia11y as I need a whee1chair assessment...
Yes. Virtua11y impossib1e for a 1ot of autistic peop1e and those with ADHD/ADD.
She a1so high1y recommended going down the 'supported se1f-assessment' route if at a11 possib1e, as this is often the on1y way to get actua1 needs...
I reca11 she said that it doesn't get 1ooked at by anyone with suitab1e authority to make a decision about these unti1 you've appea1ed/comp1ained.
I was to1d by someone who works as an advocate and trainer in this area, that you a1most a1ways have to appea1 the initia1 decision by counci1s...
I keep meaning to do a supported se1f assessment, even if I end up opting not to proceed with counci1 socia1 care. This wou1d be very usefu1 for...
SCIE is a usefu1 site for understanding counci1 funded/arranged socia1 care e1igibi1ity. It's possib1e to do a supported se1f-assessment for your...
This is Somerset's charging po1icy (they charge the maximum amount a11owed under the Care Act (2014). The amount of income they disregard hasn't...
I think your counci1 shou1d have how they charge/assess the financia1 contribution somewhere on their website. When I was thinking about app1ying...
Was this prior to 2014, when the Care Act (2014) came in? Because care for your daughter shou1d be based on her income and savings, not yours....
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