Freedom Pass
Thu, 15 May 2008 16:29:15 +0100
I'm on DLA due to psychiatric problems and living in Hackney, London. I used
to have a Freedom Pass but a few years ago they changed the system and
stopped renewing it. I didn't feel up to dealing with it at the time. What
is the current situation with Freedom Passes? Will I be able to get one? If
they are jus ...
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Re: need advice urgently.
Wed, 14 May 2008 20:27:40 +0100
On Wed, 14 May 2008 11:50:15 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55
<zaman_2756@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hi Robbie. Well nowadays you have computers,and if a person works for
>9 days,then surely it would be possible to deduct 9 days benefit
>easily.
>Depressed people lack confidence,and maybe allowing them short periods
>of employme ...
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need advice urgently.
Sun, 11 May 2008 13:19:11 -0700 (PDT)
I receive Income support and DLA. Due to the severity of my mental
illnesses I am SERIOUSLY in debt. So much so I often wonder where my
next meal is coming from.
I have seen some job vanancies, which would allow me to work and make
enough money to pay off my debts. Hoever the jobcentre told me that if
I work for ...
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DLA
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:13:32 +0100
My wife has had dla for 2 and half years. They have writted to say it
expires in october and sent a new questionaire to fill in and send off.
Have the rules changed at all recently or can we reasonably expect much the
same result if there are no significant changes to her health issues?
Thanks in advance
Dave
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Income Support & Starting a Business?
Fri, 9 May 2008 03:37:04 -0700 (PDT)
Does the government allow any support for someone who is currently on
income support but wishes to start a business?
For example what would be the stance on earning money through sales,
100% of which was ploughed back into the business?
Or if at the beginning there would be zero profit that would end up in
th ...
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LHA, help
Thu, 8 May 2008 23:19:16 +0100
got no answer before, please can someone answer what i hope is a simple Q???
were a couple, entitled to full HB/LHA (both on income support, would be
incapacity but contributions ran out a while ago), were allowed a single
bedroomed property, with a single living room... which is what we have now,
but are hav ...
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housing/disability benefit after giving away money from will
Tue, 6 May 2008 14:25:06 -0700 (PDT)
Apologies if I am going over old ground, I have read a few posts on
this subject but am still a bit confused.
My mother-in-law is due to receive a large sum of money (100k+) from
her sisters will.
She is adamant that she doesn't want the money as is going to
distribute it around the family.
Am I right in thinkin ...
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LHA stuff
Tue, 6 May 2008 18:15:21 +0100
Whats the deal with the LHA?
were looking for another place to live, the allowance for my area is ¡ê98.07
a week, that's for a 1 bed self contained blace, as there are just 2 of us.
Now if we were to find a 2 bed place for that price, would they peanalise us
like they did under the old HB rules? or is the ¡ê98 ...
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OT: Cost of prescription?
Tue, 6 May 2008 12:41:29 +0100
How much does it cost for a prescription (from a GP) these days?
Sorry for it being OT, but couldn't fine a ng to place this Q.
TIA.
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Rules about Housing Benefit (single persons under 25 classed as "severally
disabled") (anthonyberet?)
Mon, 05 May 2008 21:17:27 +0100
I have a question about single people under 25 classed as "severally
disabled" and receiving the rent for a one bedroom property as opposed
to a shared rent.
Am I right in thinking that the exception only applies in the following
situation:
Under 25 (naturally!)
Receiving the middle or higher rate of DL ...
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