I applied in July & was knocked back but since then I have had a diagnosis & my knees have got a lot worse with lupus arthritis & I can't walk without being in a lot of pain. I phoned the DWP to inform them of the new information but I was told they don't consider the illness, just the effect it has on my ability to walk. I told her I can't walk without being in pain but she basically said I still have the ability to walk so in their eyes things haven't changed since July. It's going to the decision maker again anyway but it does not sound promising at all.
Any advice on tackling these people would be much appreciated!
2006-11-07 03:44:22 · 5 answers · asked by pops 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The criteria is that if u cannot walk (think its 25 yards) then u r eligible, but check this out. I would say u wld be entitled to it from what u have said. Have a word with yr gp, he/she will know and they will always help u and sign yr form. Good luck. The CAB will always help u too to fill in the appropriate forms. Dont be deterred from what the call centre tells u, go ahead. The form is pretty horrendous, its like a book!! But do go for it, u r entitled to it.
2006-11-07 03:53:57 · answer #1 · answered by english_rose10 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been living with Lupus since the age of 15 ( when I was diagnosed)..
I have to work or die poor and homeless..
The pain is horrible, but I still go out there 40 plus hours a week and will e going back to school soon ( at the age of 30 ) so I can get a desk job before I am totally incapable of functioning..
so good luck, I have been fighting for years and came up with a better solution..
2006-11-07 11:49:36 · answer #2 · answered by The Chesire Cat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi pops you can try your local council to see if they run the Direct Payment Scheme. Basically you are set up as an employer and employ personal assistants to look after you in your own home.
Good luck
2006-11-07 12:35:32 · answer #3 · answered by Daddybear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re-apply, but ask your GP to fill in the part describing your illness & its effects on you, if he/she wont or cannot do it for you go to Citizens Advice, they have people there to help fill DWP forms in
2006-11-07 11:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you have to be in a worst condition than that,it took me 4yrs.
2006-11-07 11:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by drm56@verizon.net 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋