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DLA and blind/deaf clients
We are experiencing problems with deaf and blind and deaf/blind people who are losing entitlement to DLA on renewal. The frequency of this occuring | MagI | 04-Apr-05 12:20 PM
by Olorin | 5 | 956 |
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V v Secretary of State
Does anyone have access to a copy of V v SOS (23 Feb 2001)which (in part)reversed Commissioner Howell's decision in CDLA 835/97(*42/99)? I could do w | MikeRob | 30-Mar-05 06:02 PM
by MikeRob | 4 | 486 |
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Factsheets for
RNID launched its new website last week, amongst other things there is a section entitled factsheets which contains information on a wide range of top | Driftwood | 29-Mar-05 10:43 AM | 0 | 353 |
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Requesting Statement of reasons
Recently I requested a statement of reasons from a tribunal chairperson in relation to a sensitive case whereby my clients appeal was disallowed. The | Kevin | 22-Mar-05 11:55 AM
by northwiltshire | 3 | 945 |
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doubt over GP medical evidence right to fair hearing time allowed to dispute med evidence
I took a client to appeal hearing. the day before just received GP Medical evidence which my client said was totally wrong the GP had not checked his | halsteadcab | 21-Mar-05 10:27 AM | 0 | 484 |
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Revising a DLA decision pre-1998
I have a number of service users who have been in long-term hospital or residential care but are being discharged into supported accommodation. Many | Ferhana | 18-Mar-05 11:29 AM
by jimt | 3 | 483 |
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Mallinson
My client has a visual impairment - she can make out the difference between light & dark, see the outline of a person in front of a window but cannot | carol obeirne | 18-Mar-05 11:22 AM
by Lorraine | 6 | 623 |
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ATOS contract renewal and EMP guidance
news today that the contract is to be renewed - last year's consultations have resulted in some interesting guidance for EMP's re "good practice" - th | robswad | 18-Mar-05 07:47 AM
by stephenh | 1 | 381 |
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Scottish Association For Mental Health Factsheet Series
SAMH's Benefits Leaflets
To help with the difficulties people face with the benefits system, SAMH has published a series of 6 self-help guides to c | chris white | 17-Mar-05 05:20 PM | 0 | 357 |
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GP's Refusing to fill in back pages of DLA
Recently we got a letter from a local GP office stating that they will no longer fill in back pages of DLA forms. Can a GP refuse to do this? | mairead | 16-Mar-05 08:32 AM
by wba | 3 | 719 |
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Adding to a DLA claim
I have a client who is 82 and has been on the mobility component for over 20 years but they do not have the care component with theis claim. Their con | Allan Boot | 15-Mar-05 04:29 PM
by Leigh Andrews | 3 | 579 |
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Tribunals not admitting evidence
I have had at least three cases of people with haemophilia who have kept diaries of their care needs, whose diaries have not been admitted by the trib | rutht | 10-Mar-05 01:09 PM
by rutht | 2 | 558 |
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DLA & Aspergers syndrome
HAs anyone got pointers on DLA and Aspergers. Especially thinking as a bodily function and intrepretating non-verbal signs and the heard word to aid | tw | 10-Mar-05 12:32 PM
by Olorin | 2 | 709 |
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EMP report - harmful information
I have received a copy of an EMP report which includes two copies of the same page. On the first copy there is an "NB: See harmful information" and th | jo gallagher | 10-Mar-05 12:24 PM
by Andrew_Fisher | 2 | 625 |
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DLA AA guidance
have been sent a January 2005 copy of the DWP's DLA/AA guidance ... not currently available on the web
conte nts (word doc) will give you a | shawn | 09-Mar-05 03:18 PM
by shawn | 1 | 1822 |
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Is pushing a wheelchair attention?
I feel that really I ought to know this but now I'm not so sure ....
If a claimant is physically too weak to propel a wheelchair themselves and gets | Kurt | 08-Mar-05 12:58 PM
by stephenh | 8 | 708 |
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Favourable EMP report
Please does anybody have any views suggestions on the following scenario:
Client awarded HR mob & MR Care DLA for 3 years at Appeal Tribunal in 200 | Sunil | 07-Mar-05 10:55 PM
by jj | 10 | 1018 |
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Help to find Court of Appeal decision
Have tried all the usual sources, but having difficulty finding a full copy of 'R v Secretary of State for Social Security ex parte Armstrong' (4/4/19 | franrobinson | 07-Mar-05 12:24 PM
by franrobinson | 1 | 291 |
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SDA - Passport to
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Can anyone advise if Mobility component was a passport to SDA and if so up and till what date? We seem to remember either 98 or 90 but no-one is | MAGGIEW | 07-Mar-05 12:21 PM
by MAGGIEW | 3 | 390 |
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DLA & pain
Any good Commissioners' decisions on pain? Client is getting LRCC but needs help due to pain throughout the day. GP mentions pain and claimant has bee | carol obeirne | 07-Mar-05 11:55 AM
by ken | 2 | 477 |
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DLA for child - attention at school
Has there been a decision about whether or not help given at school (during the school day) counts towards the attention tests for DLA care components | Emmab | 04-Mar-05 01:37 PM
by Emmab | 3 | 516 |
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DLA over 65
I have a tribunal coming up. Claimant is in receipt of DLA - low care only - awarded long before they reached 65. They had serious deterioration in he | jimt | 04-Mar-05 10:01 AM
by Jane Crawford | 7 | 613 |
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Hinchy (again !)
Hi people - sorry to drag up Hinchy yet again, but I'd like opinions on whether it would help this lady:
Husband (on AA) hospitalised in December 0 | jimpepin | 03-Mar-05 03:39 PM
by jimpepin | 4 | 883 |
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Codes
Has anyone cracked the codes that appear on form DBD600, included with DLA/AA submissions? | jamantcoo | 02-Mar-05 12:49 PM
by Robbo | 9 | 851 |
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SDA and exemptions from AWT/PCA
If I remember rightly it was the All Works Test at the time of SDA but my memory's getting progressively worse so I can't be sure. I don't have the ol | suelees | 02-Mar-05 08:15 AM
by suelees | 4 | 492 |
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HRM removed on evidence in IB85
client had an indefinite award of HRM since 1996, l-t ICB also which was reviewed this year and stopped on score of 9pts.
we successfully appeled t | jason | 01-Mar-05 03:52 PM
by jason | 3 | 727 |
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GP also EMP?
Have received a letter from a local GP saying how he does not provide reports to advocacy agencies as there is no evidence they make a difference to t | Bill | 01-Mar-05 12:00 PM
by Campbell | 2 | 436 |
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Direct payments for services
I have a family that are looking at direct payment for services money to pay for transport to a pre-school support group to access sign language suppo | Lin | 25-Feb-05 01:20 PM
by jimmckenny | 1 | 390 |
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R(I) 1/89
Can anyhelp me to find R(I)1/89? I have tried all the usual sources but I am having no luck.
The case relates to s34(4) of the Social Security (pr | SLloyd | 24-Feb-05 08:58 PM
by SLloyd | 3 | 333 |
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Hearing problems.
Currently have a client who is appealing dept decision to disallow her benefit. The client was getting LRM HRC. She has had hearing problems from the | mairead | 23-Feb-05 01:52 PM
by ken | 7 | 625 |
Disability related benefits
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