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I'm finding this extremely stressful. I have been on DLA since a child (obviously my parents had it for me. But was told that it was 'for life.' I have, as everyone who is on DLA, been able to work with it. When I had to quit work due to the stress of it, I got back on due to the two year linking rule (which was tricky in itself) but it was my DLA payments that helped me survive that period, financially. I did not have to do the jobs I did but I got off my bum n tried my hardest. Under Labour it was good to get a job because as well as DLA, I received Disabled Tax Credit n £200 for starting work.
This government are making it difficult for people to work - they know nothing of poverty or how normal people live. They are a bloody joke.
The linking rules n the disabled tax credit were incentives for disabled/'sick' (don't think the word 'sick' appropriate, though it is the word used. I will use disabled because in MY case it is appropriate). Although other people may think that 'disabled p were at an advantage over them but it simply was not so.
These incentives lasted a year or two (tax credits is done by earnings from previous years' earnings). And most people who have been on benefits over a long period lack confidence n have extremely low self esteem n are petrified of starting work encase it goes wrong n they lose their benefit. Now that the linking rules have been abolished the fear is 10x fold.
I hate this government with a passion.
The one thing that a lot of us with disabilities have, DLA, is going to be ripped from us too.
I am DISGUSTED I really am.
The way this government are going - we're going to end up like America!!!!!
Upon further reading it looks like that it is Universal Credit that is Bath is in line for so not sure if that affects DLA claimants or not. Sorry for relegation to town status Brimz,my mistake.
It looks like advisers in these areas are already being trained up ready for the change over.
I honestly think that PIP is going to be the hardest of all of the current "New" Benefits to implement . Well allowance cos there is a big dif. between a benefit & Allowance.
Can someone please help me -I have been on ESA for 4 months now and I am still yet to have a ATOS asessment thus I am stuck on the lower rate of £120 every 2 weeks. Does anyone know why they have left it so long? I cant survive the winter on this money and really want to get the asessment out of the way. Have I fallen through the cracks and been left in yonder or have others had the same kind of thing happen?
Found a article that explains the problem Atos are having with keeping up with assessment backlog
http://disabilitynewsservice.com/20...ver-shortage-of-doctors-for-atos-assessments/
HouseFever, have the council told you they made an overpayment? I've just been doing some digging and if they know about oveprayments they can take steps to reclaim it, including stopping housing benefit reaching a landlord via other tenants.
This is not legal advice, IANAL, I read it here.