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Filling in the blessed forms.....1 comment

soulresponsibility wrote 5 days ago: Today I had the luxury of a whole day to myself…attempting to fill out Josh’s disability … more →

Tags: Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Autism, asd, meltdown, Rituals, Benefits

Do you care?

rosemaryuk wrote 1 week ago: Over the last few months there has been an intense battle raging, which is building momentum as we g … more →

Tags: Carers, Attendance Allowance, Benefits, care, Carer Watch, Disabled, elderly, green paper for social care, health

Call to protect Norfolk’s pensioners from Brown’s plans to scrap benefits

trevorivory wrote 1 week ago:   Trevor Ivory with Mr Grimmer and his full-time carer, Mr Taylor. Trevor is concerned that the … more →

Tags: Benefits, disabled people, Older People, Attendance Allowance, Carers, Conservative, diabled people, gordon brown, Labour

2.4 million older disabled people are about to be worse off...

Leah Fraser wrote 1 week ago: Labour want to cut Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance for over 65s, wrecking their … more →

Tags: Remploy, recession, DWP, Attendance Allowance

Upcoming Manchester Advice Training Courses - November and December 2009

mikehughescq wrote 3 weeks ago: Manchester Advice have places available on the following courses in November and December 2009. Book … more →

Tags: Training, adult social care, Child Tax Credit, Debt, Domestic Violence, Housing Associations, housing benefit, Manchester Advice, Mental Health

Benefits expert falsely claims disability

Manchester Mouth wrote 4 weeks ago: A MANCHESTER City Council benefits advisor cheated the public out of £75,000 by claiming he was disa … more →

Tags: Crime, south asian, Disabled, manchester, asian, fraud, stretford, manchester city council, Jail

Minister rules out changes to Disability Living Allowance 1 comment

Ian Noon wrote 1 month ago: After months of uncertainty and with nothing apparently being ruled in on out, Andy Burnham, the Sec … more →

Tags: Andy Burnham, Cuts, deaf children, Department for Health, DLA

Saving DLA1 comment

cb wrote 1 month ago: It looks like Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Health, has ruled out any use of DLA (Disabil … more →

Tags: Work, Old Age, Social Care, social issues, Older People, Social Work, Politics, Benefits, Personal

I've Joined the Ranks of the Unemployed11 comments

Serial Insomniac wrote 1 month ago: As you know, I was at yet another Occupational Health assessment about three weeks ago.  I haven … more →

Tags: Finances, Moods, Work, anxiety, bipolar 2 disorder, Bipolar Disorder, borderline personality disorder, BPD, Clinical Depression

Mother faked son's illness2 comments

crimsoncrip wrote 1 month ago: A woman who falsely claimed her son had disabilities and illnesses, including cerebral palsy, diabet … more →

Tags: Benefit Fraud, munchhausens by proxy, child abuse, Justice, Child Cruelty, Disabled Children

Big Care Debate = Big Government Confusion6 comments

Gordon wrote 1 month ago: By nature, I’m an optimistic kind of person that likes to believe the best in people. Sometime … more →

Tags: Social Care, Attendance Allowance, Care and Support Green Paper, carer's allowance, Phil Hope

UK citizens! Your disability benefits are in danger!

nystagmite wrote 1 month ago: Thread: Charities claim it’s too late to save DLA and AA … more →

Tags: UK, Disability, Attendance Allowance, DLA, aa, Benefits, Petition, British

The Labour Conference and the Big Care Debate8 comments

Gordon wrote 2 months ago: The final Labour Conference before the election; would the tone be going out with all guns blazing a … more →

Tags: Labour, party conferences, Andy Burnham, Care and Support Green Paper, Phil Hope, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Social Care

"Nystagmus? Oh, you mean like astigmatism!"

mikehughescq wrote 2 months ago: Nystagmus? Some background? Nystagmus is an involuntary movement of one or both eyes. Statistics are … more →

Tags: knowledge, Personal, Tinnitus, nystagmus, Chester, hospital, CIA, Ewan Cameron, shifty eyes

Do You Want the Good News or the Bad News?

Steven Harris wrote 2 months ago: Today has felt a little two steps forward three steps back. I’ve been finalizing my paper in p … more →

Tags: Blogging, Aethetica, Chav, Chickens, Citizen's Advice Bureau, Conference, Exeter University, Happenstance, NOEL GALLAGHER

Disability benefits: Where does the Care and Support Green Paper stand?11 comments

Gordon wrote 2 months ago: So going back to the meeting that I was discussing in my previous blog, I will expand on what they w … more →

Tags: Social Care, Attendance Allowance, Care and Support Green Paper, Phil Hope

Benefit scroungers are Britains most annoying pet hate13 comments

Flexible New Deal wrote 3 months ago: It is official – the Government has succeeded with its campaign against bullying genuine claim … more →

Tags: Benefit Busters, DWP, UK Government, Unemployment, Benefits, jsa, Jobseekers' allowance, housing benefit, housing allowance

Disability benefits to be cut? 3 comments

Ian Noon wrote 3 months ago: Last week, I started getting emails telling me there were 100 days left to save Disability Living Al … more →

Tags: benefits and work, Cuts, deaf children, DLA, national deaf children's society, NDCS

Threat to disability benefits outlined in green paper

RoboJo wrote 3 months ago: A government green paper has revealed plans to stop paying disability benefits and hand the cash ove … more →

Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis


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