I've put this in AIBU for traffic and in case I have been unreasonable, also name changed, I hope someone is able to point me in the right direction.
My son is 30 years old has severe learning difficulties, autism and a number of medical and mobility problems.
He has had highest rate DLA and mobility component since he was three and now gets highest rate PIP and mobility component.
I have always used his mobility for a motability car.
He goes to a day centre four days a week, collected and brought home in minibus.
He used to pay for travel until about four years ago (but could be longer ago than that) when SS began to pay, it was included in the charges from day centre.
Last year our local Social Service Adult Learning team decided every service user who was in receipt of mobility component should pay cost of travel, about £17 per week.
I refused to pay it on my son's behalf as his mobility is used for his car. An independant advocate was called in and he agreed that my son had already been assessed by LA finance as paying the maximum for his care charges.
I suggested SS use son's car, it is for his use but obviously they would have to arrange driver and insurance (I knew this wasn't reasonable, knew they wouldn't/couldn't do it) this took place around February 2017.
I have heard nothing since.
But, he had 24 nights per year respite.
The manager of the autism respite unit has just rung me to say that his contract has been changed to 14 nights per year.
No assessment meeting, no communication of any kind.
What can I do? I am worried that the two things are linked together, my inital refusal to pay transport costs and the Advocate's agreement with that, and the withdrawal of the number of nights respite my son has.
I never used respite until he was 26/27 years old, it has always been 24 nights.
What can I do?
Sorry for the ramble.