The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Dave.......I want to ask you something re payments. If you prefer a pm just tell me.
MrsD has been told she will never walk again (apart from a few yards with a zimmer).
We now get attendance allowance which pays for a cleaner etc.
So........do you have an invalidity car ? If so, what was your approach ie who did you contact?
Ta.

This information may not still apply as I retired from Social Services 19 years ago

At the time a person needed to be receiving Mobility Allowance to apply for a mobility vehicle There was an upper age limit Sorry I can’t remember what that was

I would contact your area social work office .They used to have a benefits advisor who could guide you through the application process..Things May now have changed.

Sorry I am unable to be more precise,but it would be worth making contact with your local Social Services dept

 

[PaulSB]

Dave.......I want to ask you something re payments. If you prefer a pm just tell me.
MrsD has been told she will never walk again (apart from a few yards with a zimmer).
We now get attendance allowance which pays for a cleaner etc.
So........do you have an invalidity car ? If so, what was your approach ie who did you contact?
Ta.

@dave r will know far more about this than I but can I suggest if you're not familiar with the system get advice before making any application. Two reasons for this; some benefits, PIP, have a timescale in which one must submit the application and secondly a single error can result in no or a reduced payment. With PIP, again, applicants have 28 days to complete the process and the clock starts ticking from the day the DWP mail the forms to you. I suggest a trip to the Citizens Advice Bureau.

The third reason is a touch unpalatable. While being truthful one must paint the darkest picture one can. Around 25 years ago I made an application for DLA on behalf of my son, I was too positive because as a parent I wouldn't wish to suggest his abilities are anything less than positive. The resulting award was lower than it should be and we have been unable to get that changed. Being negative about a loved one goes against every instinct but sadly it's necessary.

Good luck

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. It is bright, mild and breezy, ideal for an autumn bike ride. The club route won't finish before 1.00pm and Rovers are home so that's a bit late for me. I'll do odds and sods this morning. I'm hoping Mrs P will sanction emptying the freezer into the chest freezer. First I'm going to weigh my suitcase.

 

[Dave7]

Unfortunately we have no motability vehicle, my Good Ladies DLA is only at the basic level, there are three levels, she's on the lowest and needs the middle level to qualify for a vehicle, and we can't transfer her to PIP because she was born before spring 1948, we also can't get Attendance allowance because she's on DLA. My Good lady has been on the lowest level DLA for years, we got them to do a review a little while back but they wouldn't move her up a level.

https://www.motability.co.uk/how-it-works/

Maybe she should sail to France then come back as an illegal immigrant.......she may get more that way .
Paid in since I was 15 but had ZERO help or advice since these problems.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning. First I'm going to weigh my suitcase.

True story.
On a group diving trip to Egypt one 'newbie' had a massive surcharge for weight. Turns out he had put 28Lbs of lead weights in his case......not realising you get them foc as part of the dive package.

 

[Mo1959]

Dave.......I want to ask you something re payments. If you prefer a pm just tell me.
MrsD has been told she will never walk again (apart from a few yards with a zimmer).
We now get attendance allowance which pays for a cleaner etc.
So........do you have an invalidity car ? If so, what was your approach ie who did you contact?
Ta.

This is from Citizen's Advice. I presume it's up to date.


getting-a-motability-car

 

[welsh dragon]

Maybe she should sail to France then come back as an illegal immigrant.......she may get more that way .
Paid in since I was 15 but had ZERO help or advice since these problems.

You're chancing your luck saying things like that.

 

[welsh dragon]

Maybe she should sail to France then come back as an illegal immigrant.......she may get more that way .
Paid in since I was 15 but had ZERO help or advice since these problems.

You might be better off going to talk to someone at a citizens advice centre. They will probably have all the leaflets and gumph and will be able to give you phone numbers etc. Good luck Dave.

 

[pawl]

@dave r will know far more about this than I but can I suggest if you're not familiar with the system get advice before making any application. Two reasons for this; some benefits, PIP, have a timescale in which one must submit the application and secondly a single error can result in no or a reduced payment. With PIP, again, applicants have 28 days to complete the process and the clock starts ticking from the day the DWP mail the forms to you. I suggest a trip to the Citizens Advice Bureau.

The third reason is a touch unpalatable. While being truthful one must paint the darkest picture one can. Around 25 years ago I made an application for DLA on behalf of my son, I was too positive because as a parent I wouldn't wish to suggest his abilities are anything less than positive. The resulting award was lower than it should be and we have been unable to get that changed. Being negative about a loved one goes against every instinct but sadly it's necessary.

Good luck

Your comments are very true When I assisted claimants to note all current problems not to speculate on what if any improvements may or not occur in the future It’s about the here an know We had a very good benefits advisor who took my cases that were refused to appeal and had a good success rate at getting decisions overturned.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

This is from Citizen's Advice. I presume it's up to date.


getting-a-motability-car

It sounds up to date.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Got a new saddle from the LBS yesterday - my wife won;t ride "her" bike because the narrow saddle if "not comfortable"

so I have got one designed for women and fitted it this morning
very padded and much wider

amazing comparing the one that came with it and the new one
the bike is a folder and they seem to have used the lightest saddle they can find for it without spending much money
the new one must be 4 times the weight

good job is has a motor!!!

 

[classic33]

Got a new saddle from the LBS yesterday - my wife won;t ride "her" bike because the narrow saddle if "not comfortable"

so I have got one designed for women and fitted it this morning
very padded and much wider

amazing comparing the one that came with it and the new one
the bike is a folder and they seem to have used the lightest saddle they can find for it without spending much money
the new one must be 4 times the weight

good job is has a motor!!!

The saddle came with a motor!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The saddle came with a motor!

Pedant!!!!

thinking about it though
what exactly do you think a motor is needed for on a saddle designed specifically for women???

answers on a postcard......

 

[Mo1959]

Pedant!!!!

thinking about it though
what exactly do you think a motor is needed for on a saddle designed specifically for women???

answers on a postcard......

Well you did ask!

 

[welsh dragon]

Got a new saddle from the LBS yesterday - my wife won;t ride "her" bike because the narrow saddle if "not comfortable"

so I have got one designed for women and fitted it this morning
very padded and much wider

amazing comparing the one that came with it and the new one
the bike is a folder and they seem to have used the lightest saddle they can find for it without spending much money
the new one must be 4 times the weight

good job is has a motor!!!

I found wider and softer did not equate to better and more comfortable.

I bought a Brooks B67s. Its fantastical I love it. For me firmer was much better. A softer saddle left me in agony.