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Any trip over 28 days needsto be reported to DLA. They ask basic questions to check you trip is temporary.

If ESA is stopped then sometimes,not always DLA will review the claim. They will not just stop it. Being a carer does not automatically exclude you from benefit. Seek adviceif you are worried,or if...

The number for St Austell Benefit Delivery Centre (BDC) is 0845 608 8578

Policy varies so ask your direct payment worker, ask for a copy of policy. Some say no, others will allow you to do this if the carer doesn't live with, others will allow it,but only in exceptional...

On facebook today Debbie seemed to be in trouble, and in need of support, her profile there has been removed for now. If anyone has contact info they may want to tactfully check she is ok.

Its actually a review, not renewal as in payment continues until or unless a new decision is made. You may not be contacted durong the process. In other cases as Janet says, there is simply a...

The blue badge assessment is functional as is the one for DLA, so it may help. It is up to the Decision Maker to decide what evidence to use to decide your claim

Janet I can't. info is changing so often. Your husands assessment will be under IB this time

Review dates will be given in line with current regs, regardless of the changes

Its clear to be it would be unreasonable for your husband to attend but simply not to attend will put his benefit at...

Assessments done now, unless you are in a pilot area, are under IB rules for IB claims. the review date will have been given because it was appropriate. It will not stop an earlier review as...

Susan, its a decision for the DM based on the evidence available at the time of assessment. At that time you should seek advice from an adviser

Whether you have committed fraud, and whether you are entitled to benefit under DWP rules are two seperate questions, which is why you still have to go to appeal. Fraud is delinerately claiming when...

Latest information is that those who are IB exempt will be among the first to be reassessed. This is subject to change and can't be confirmed

HCPs, properly called Disability Analysts carry out the assessments. it is DWP Decision Makers who actually make entitlement decisions. DMs ask DAs for advice before the medical if appropriate, but...

It may be that when your IB assessment is due you are assessed under ESA instead. However as DWP is giving out conflicting information, at this stage, timescales cannot be confirmed.

Its not the HB, but when you return uou won't have a home, and will have made yourself homeless.

Thanks Andy. maybe we should hit NY together!

Thanks Beau, I like less touristy places too

Disability and Carers service pay DLA and Carer Allowance, the IB section of Jobcentre Plus pays IB. The Pension Service pays PC. These are merely technical differences, they are all part of DWP
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If you held it for some years, then that may be the difficulty, it would possibly become an asset. Seek advice, if there was a reason for the delay, then the adviser may be able to prove good cause....

Your daughter, unless you manage her benefits, has to contact DWP, an adviser can do this for her.

If you got a loan and used it reasonably quickly, how quick is reasonable can vary according to circumstances. If the money was earmarked for a specific purpose, and used for that as soon as...

I'm looaking for somewhere for a summer holiday. It must be hot, cheap, cheerful, electric wheely accessible, and not just touristy. Any suggestions, not Spain thanks

Hi Jack

Technically you can be refused DLA if you refuse treatment that would improve your condition to the point of not needing DLA. This regulation is rarely used, in 20+ years as an adviser...

Money you get regularly is income, most income is counted. If you then save the income, then the saved part counts as capital

There is not a simple yes or no answer to this question without knowing your exact situation, the advice you quote is general, personal circumstances can change the advice. It can depend how your...