Comments on: Disability Benefits: What You’re Entitled To

By: Donald Horsburgh

Donald Horsburgh — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:52:07 +0000

After two strokes I am finding it a struggle to get upstairs can I get Al stair lift fitted

By: Joy Ryan

Joy Ryan — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:03:58 +0000

I thought I’d been entitled to a Warm Home discount but I live in Northern Ireland and they only give this to you if your in a private rental or own your own property- I rent from housing executive which is the council in England/ You could be on the same benefits whether your in private rental or council. Seems a strange arrangement.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:08:37 +0000

In reply to rob. You can claim a reduction in council tax for being a carer. If adaptions have been made to your property your house banding for council tax will drop a band. Travel concessions, free prescriptions. You can look into direct payments from your council, depending on the disability and support required, these payments help buy in carer support to provide respite.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:58:40 +0000

Great x

By: Tim Yaotome

Tim Yaotome — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 06:32:11 +0000

I find it helpful that disabled people who are still working can claim their benefits from the ESA. Reading this reminded me of my cousin’s eldest daughter, Chi. She got into a soccer accident when she was 16 which rendered her unable to walk. In order to support her physical therapy sessions, I will find an attorney who can help her with her disability insurance claim. With their help, she can recover faster from her injury. Thanks!

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:42:14 +0000

I’m a single father bringing up my autistic son since my wife passed away, I’m also blind in one eye and could end up blind in my other eye. Since all the goverment changes life has become unbearable. Because of my son’s disability I fear for his future, and with my own disability getting worse it just makes for a messy ending. I not want to claim benefits as to do so your then knowing as a scrounger and a burden on society. My point is if you ask for help yes you may get it, but it comes at a cost. You feel like you have lost all self respect/dignity. You become paranoid of the world around you hoping they never find out your on benefits. Sorry to say this but most people if they were truthful don’t give a dam as long as it’s not happening on their door. I wish you all the best but maybe like me we all at some point must realise the world owes us nothing.

By: jackscht

jackscht — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 18:09:00 +0000

In reply to ceedog. What a disgusting low life. It's all relative and that's why people kill themselves in all societies, rich[financially] and poor.

By: Tracey Fowler

Tracey Fowler — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 22:16:00 +0000

my partner is on dla and carers allowance and we have our own car not one through the mobility, so can we get the insurance paid or get any help with paying it

By: rob

rob — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:35:00 +0000

My wife has give up work to be our daughterd carer we get dla high and carers allowance I work part time whats else can we claim

By: gareth

gareth — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:24:00 +0000

I have been blind in one eye since I was 4 years old I been having difficultys and been having pains in my head and having headaches I can’t even get dla or any support this country the UK takes the biscuit and there’s people on dla for nothing David Cameron is on Twitter I did tweet him but he don’t answer back to anyone