General Chat

They'd save a considerable amount of money if they stopped sending their ridiculous forms regularily to people who really aren't going to get better-after eight years & probably three trees worth of paper I am now "Indefinite",the relief is immense.I too have "invisibles".

Three things . Lunchtime news today, 18% of 16/17 year olds do absolutely nothing.
2. Watched the programme last week. I know they only pick odd cases but I thought it was disgraceful - particularly the attitude of that tall woman even worse perhaps than the old couple who put so much effort into cheating the system.
3. If the department "checked properly" on claimants, there would be howls of "gestapo". They have to strike a difficult balance.
Best wishes to all Happy days

Alice-I'm thinking of having a badge made with it on.
I'M INDEFINITE-like in the '80's when you could get I'M ALERT.lol

I agree Joan that was , in my mind, unprofessional behaviour.

Deanna X

The benefits system does need shaking up -

Scrap child benefit for those earning over a certain amount - I remember when it was introduced way back the Queen claimed it for Edward.

Scrap all benefits for non British Nationals unless they have paid tax into the UK for a minimum of ten years.

Encourage all those who are able to work to do so but also provide practical help to those looking for work - I was out of work last year, I was offered an initial job assessment and asked for help with paying for the train fare - I was refused, the job was with the DWP in Jobcentres!

Be honest and tell the International Olympic Committee - sorry but we can't afford to host the 2012 games we have our people to put first - but hey that wont happen

My daughter is on invalidity benefit, which is a pittance. She has tried for a couple of years to get onto income support as she would then get her rent and council tax paid, and her fares to Queens in Nottingham , which cost £70 return. She has a medical every year even though her condition is terminal. She has been turned down twice for DLA.

They have told her that because she has worked since leaving school she is not entitled to income support. Invalidity is slightly more than income support but she has to pay part rent and part council tax and only gets a third of her fares returned so is much worse off.

To add insult to injury 3 weeks ago she had to attend her local job centre to explain why she couldn't work.

The young man who interviewed her was very apologetic and said it was now a Government directive.

By all means let the Government sort out the benefit system but this time GET IT RIGHT so that the most vulnerable and ill get their proper entitlement.

Stop all payments to the lazy b*****s who refuse to work.

Rant over.

Jean.

I had to go for a job centre interview-the woman was so embarressed,total waste of time & money.

Jean, people who have terminal illnesses are paid out immediately... so I would tell you girl to reclaim.

My son was told that he did not have enough stamps for one particular year to qualify for any invalidity.
He took his payslips up to them!!
They seem to be trying ANYTHING to save a bit of money.... don't let them save it on your daughter.
Deanna X

Thanks Deanna. I didn't realise that.

I'll tell Jane to reapply. It could be third time lucky.

Jean x.

Joan thats exactly what happened to us when oh had his accident we made the claim it was back next morning wanted every ounce of proof in triplicate pass ports the lot the thing i got annoyed about was i had a old post office book with a £1 in for years i told them but laughed and said they probally havnt got the records its been so long since i use it they damand i got a statement up to date which the one i gave them was 8 months back they wanted it in the last month i got ratty told them i would only talk in private as im not telling ll them behind me my business waited 1/2hour i ask why all the fuss for a pound there answer was it could put me over the claiming amount to tell you i was furious would be a under statement they where refering to the interest on it not the pound saving as luck happened there was no interest at all it was under the amount for interest.
it was a total waste of time claiming we have always worked but its us that gets the worst end of the stick my oh is not fit to work but he says whos going to keep us not the state we dont fit in by that i mean if youve always worked and payed in they wont encourage you to come out, whos going to pay taxes every week.


Dawn i suffer fybromalgia, have done for years i know the pain and how ill you feel, and i say to anyone you certainly dont want this, a doctor ask me to explain how i feel, my answer was ask a fit person, cause they have a bad day once in a blue moon, fybromalgia suffers have a good day once in a full moon he didnt ask again there is days im in so much pain i can hardley make a cup of tea

so dawn get in there a fight you are entitled to it take it as high as you can the system stinks
good luck dawn xxxxxxx

Joan
thank you will let you know how I get on, hate being like this Im only 41 and can hardly move at times, told the neurologist this week if they could get rid of my headaches and give me more energy would feel a bit better so got told to stop my painkillers as they are making me worse so now I am back to being in totally agony, not sleeping becaus eof the pain and feeling a real burden to my family.

You are right wouldnt wish this on my worse enemy, and the fact that there is an electric wheelchair sitting in my hallway waiting to be fixed for me me to use makes me feel worse.

d x

Hi eeyore, they sent me quite a few of those letters, do i want to get back into work, got sick of them so the last one i got i turned the letter over and told them, no i dont and said when you have got the scroungers of the sick let me know, i will give it some thought, i was so angry didnt care what they did, i have 7 complaints including fybromalgia i went to work in agony, till i couldnt go any more
havnt heard from them since,

give these a try,,,they work free for you,know all the ins and outs wheres and what the gov cant and do withheld DLA, ,,,entitlemnets some you may not even know about,,,,,,,,,,,!!

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Kay, the link doesn't work....... I've tried it a couple of times now!! Or is it me being a numpty again, lol

Love

Daff xxxx

aw dawn, you just give it you all, go in all guns blazing hun, your right i wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy, the pain just doesnt go away can hardley get out of bed some mornings, the reason i say dont give up is because i did my bro said sit there and take there word or get of your b-m and fight bless him got there in the end after 7 attempts to claim my doctors where behind me it was them at the dla its not your fault dawn you didnt ask to get fb know what you mean about the wheelchairs im so embarressed get angry to cause i dont want to be in the chair and oh hasnt got the best of temper when he gets stuck with he doors cause not everyone will hold a door open for you ive had some really rude people comment and it comes fro my own age group not always the young

good luck hun xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Daffty,in simpler terms then -ha ha

www.benefitandwork.co.uk

Right, I got to the site in a roundabout way, and have c & p'd the link again... let's see if this works

http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/

Love

Daff xxx

do you know..some mobliltiy users can be exempet from paying VAT on aids,,,,,,,,??

lol Kay... it was the / that made the difference!! and an s after benefit... this blinky internet thing can be soooo fickle!!

Love

Daff xxx

At the risk of being vilified I'll admit I worked at jobcentres for over 25 years. Please don't assume that it is the staff that do this on purpose, most of us disagreed and thought pointless a lot of the things we HAD to do. The whole benefit system needs a complete shake up as it is phenomenally complicated which is why it is easy to make mistakes. Each benefit of which there are a lot has different rules and regulations. Maternity benefits for example are a complete nightmare.
The reason they are fixated on incapacity benefit at the moment is that (certainly 3 years ago when I was there) there were 900,000 people on jobseekers allowance and two and a half million on incapacity benefit.
We had some very caring staff who have in lots of cases gone the extra mile to make sure people have got their right benefits and at other times been distraught when someone who really needs help dosen't qualify because of one of these rules and regulations