DLA criteria

[spudzmurphy]

I had some time on my hands so I looked into that DLA query, and, if it’s any help at all to anyone, this was my uptake on how it all works:

To qualify for DLA you must:

1. Claim it! 

And

2. Be between 16 and 64

And

3. Be resident for at least 26 of the last 52 weeks

And satisfy at least one of these conditions for at least three months before and at least three months after the date of your claim:

~ Need some form of attention or looking out for during the day or night.

Or

~ Be physically or mentally unable (given the ingredients) to prepare a cooked meal for yourself

Or

~ Be unable, or virtually unable, to walk unaided

Or

~ Be BOTH deaf and blind

Or

~ Be mentally impaired with severely limiting or dangerous behavioural problems

Or

~ Be terminally ill.


# Who Decides???

   The DLA advisory board produce a handbook called the “Disability Handbook” (strangely enough) available at:
Disability Alliance UK (United Kingdom) Home Page
   If your “condition” does not fit neatly into one or other of their categories, then the “decision maker” may ask your doctor and or your consultant to complete what they call a “factual report”. If still not entirely satisfied they can arrange for a DWP (Dept. of Works & Pensions) approved doctor to prepare a medical report based on a medical examination carried out in your home.

 
#How long for a decision

   Well they reckon to be done with your claim within 39 working days of receipt of same.(don’t ask me where that number came out of!)

All of this information and much more can be found in the “Disability Rights Handbook 30th Edition April 2005 – April 2006”

ISBN I-903335-22-1

[Tracey]

Hi,

Thanks for all of that information.  I finally attended the appeal tribunal yesterday, and being able to actually talk to people face to face helped a lot.  The final outcome was that I won the appeal.

Tracey

[spudzmurphy]

Fair play to you ... I wouldn't have the patience or resolve.

Be Well

Willie.

[Tracey]

    Thanks for that.  The whole idea of following it all the way was not just for my own needs, but that of other HTT suffers.  The more people that find this forum will find help that they could all do with, weather it be emotionally to talk to fellow members, or find things that have helped others and may well help themselves too, including the fact that it is possible to be awarded DLA.

It is only an application form in the first place.  Well worth filling it in, even if you get turned down.

Tracey