I've been waiting for the axe to fall on DH's DLA since the changes were announced and sure enough, a renewal application form appeared last month :(
Has anyone succeeded in having their DLA renewed recently? He can barely walk - can manage c. a dozen steps (can climb the stairs with difficulty) and uses an electric wheelchair both in and outside the home (downstairs only at home).
I actually wouldn't mind if his benefit was reduced to zero and we had to make the equivalent payments on his motability vehicle - it wouldn't be easy but a hell of a lot easier than paying for a modified van ourselves. But I just have a terrible feeling we're going to go through a very stressful assessment and end up having to give his van back. God knows how he will even get to his hospital appointments then - the wheelchair is too big to go on the bus or train.
Sigh. I just wish they could save the money by leaving the assessment criteria the same and means testing the benefit, if collecting all the tax owed to them by large firms like Vodafone is simply too difficult ...
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tribpot · 29/12/2011 15:27
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