A lady from the council has just rung and said they need to see me. I am still ‘probable MS’ as have good and bad days and suffer from fatigue. Any ideas what happens at these ‘assessments’?
No idea im afraid, my blue badge was declined, was dx last week but in a relapse atm, they said im not disabled enough!! going to appeal
Good luck xxx
[quote=“tracyjj”]
No idea im afraid, my blue badge was declined, was dx last week but in a relapse atm, they said im not disabled enough!! going to appeal
Good luck xxx
[/quote] I recently renewed mine but just filled out the form which has changed since the last time, included a cheque for the £10 and my new badge came through the post. there wasn’t any assessment, but I guess if there not happy with your application maybe they want to see you, do you have the support of your GP?
Hi had my blue badge for several years now. In the inital claim I was asked how far I could walk. I said very little and got the badge.
I see a lot of areas are charging. Mine doesn`t.
luv Pollx
Hi,
I’ve had my blue badge about two weeks, I initially applied online…and because I hadn’t heard after a couple of weeks, I rang them.
The lady on the phone asked me a few questions about my walking, and said she would put the application through for me. I received the blue badge the next week,…without an assesment. Today I received my bus pass, which I applied for straight after I received my blue badge…now I have to tackle the DLA appeal…!
Wendy.
I filled a form out for my mother in law, after her stroke about 3 years ago. The form is now 3 x the size it was. Will go to the assessment and see what happens have nothing to lose. Going to see my Gp Monday so will see if she will support me, sure she will. Going to see Nuero again in Nov and was going to wait to do application until I had a Dx, but looks like that could be years away. Unless some thing mega happens.
It’s because there’s some doubt about how mobile you are. If your GP has not been contacted the question is ‘why not.’
Is the person who is doing this assessment medically trained; if not ‘why not?’
Say to them if true; “while hobbling along the High Street I keep near to the shops. This aids me in two ways; I am less likely to fall into the road and I can stop and look in shop windows to get a rest.2
I find it very difficult; in fact it’s getting nay impossible to carry my shopping about then back to my car. I cannot buy anything in a glass container/bottle as if I fell over it would probably smash.
Do you claim DLA; think your not eligible?
12 things that don’t affect your right to claim Disability Living Allowance.
- You’re getting any other benefits - Disability Living Allowance will be paid on top.
- You’re working.
- Your partner works.
- You have savings.
- You have not paid any national insurance contributions.
- You don’t consider yourself to be disabled - Disability Living Allowance is for people with long term health problems which affect their everyday activities.
- You’ve been told by a doctor, nurse, care worker - or anyone other than a welfare rights worker - that you won’t get Disability Living Allowance. Eligibility for Disability Living Allowance is a legal question, not a matter of medical - or any other - opinion.
- You live alone and no-one is providing care for you.
- You already have someone, a partner for example, providing care for you.
- You don’t want anyone to provide care for you.
- You’ve been turned down before. Once you’ve looked at the information in our you may decide you could put forward a stronger case if you applied again.
- You do not want to spend money on personal care: you can spend Disability Living Allowance on anything you wish.
Disability living allowance five minute physical health test for adults## Step one
Look through this list of some (but not all) of the everyday activities that are relevant to DLA:
- Walking outdoors
- Walking outdoors alone in unfamiliar places
- Preparing a cooked main meal for yourself
- Moving about indoors
- Taking medication
- Eating and drinking
- Staying safe if you’re alone
- Communicating with other people
- Getting out of bed in the morning
- Getting into bed at night
- Sleeping
- Using the toilet
- Washing, having a bath or a shower
- Looking after your appearance
- Getting dressed and undressed
- Social and leisure activities
(Shopping and housework are not generally counted as everyday activities that are relevant to DLA).
Step two
Choose one of the activities above that you have some problems with. For example:
- you might have problems using the toilet because you have irritable bowel syndrome which causes abdominal pain and urgent diarrhoea, so you sometimes don’t make it in time
- you might have problems going outdoors alone in unfamiliar places because a visual impairment makes it difficult for you to see obstructions or cross roads safely
- you may not be able to prepare a cooked main meal for yourself because arthritis in your hands means you can’t peel or chop vegetables.
Step three
With your chosen activity in mind, answer the True or False questions below. If your condition varies, so that the answer is sometimes true and sometimes false, then choose true.
- I can do it, but it hurts.True or False?
- I can do it, but only slowly.True or False?
- I can do it, but only using a special technique of my own.True or False?
- I can do it, but I need someone with me just in case things go wrong.True or False?
- It’s not safe for me to do it. True or False?
- I can’t do it at all. True or False?
Step four
If you haven’t answered True to any of the questions, try the test again with another activity from the list and so on, until you’ve found a statement that is true or decided that there aren’t any.
Step five
If the answer is True to any of the questions in relation to any of the activities listed then you may be entitled to Disability Living Allowance, because they are all reasons why you might ‘reasonably require’ help or supervision, even if you don’t get it or want it.
Whether you are actually eligible for Disability Living Allowance, and at what rate, will depend on how many activities you have problems with and which ones they are.
If the answer wasn’t true to any of the questions it doesn’t mean you are definitely not eligible for Disability Living Allowance, you should try to get advice from one of the agencies listed in the Getting help section.
Ring 0800 882200 Benefit Enquiry Line to get the forms. If awarded this gives you automatic right for a blue badge also any payments will be backdated to this phonecall.
Good luck
George
Thanks George, there is some valuable information there. which. iI know I will need in the near future. Frank.
[quote=“Apple pad”] I filled a form out for my mother in law, after her stroke about 3 years ago. The form is now 3 x the size it was. Will go to the assessment and see what happens have nothing to lose. Going to see my Gp Monday so will see if she will support me, sure she will. Going to see Nuero again in Nov and was going to wait to do application until I had a Dx, but looks like that could be years away. Unless some thing mega happens. [/quote] I would put in your application you don’t need a Dxd , and if you have support of gp hopefully it will be fine.
[quote=“MS43”]
Hi had my blue badge for several years now. In the inital claim I was asked how far I could walk. I said very little and got the badge.
I see a lot of areas are charging. Mine doesn`t.
luv Pollx
[/quote] Our blue badges are only issued for 3 years, the last time I renewed it was£3 but in march on this renewal our had risen to £10. That is very good that you don’t pay for yours, I thought everyone did. X