As some of you may know I have been trying to claim Disability Living Allowance, and have had to go to appeal (which is ridiculous!), and my 3rd tribunal for my Disability Living Allowance appeal yesterday, on monday. I got a call about mid day yesterday telling me my tribunal had been cancelled and that my Citizens Advice Beauro representative had said she thought it was probably good news and that she'd call tomorrow.
I just spoke to her ealier and she told methe Benefits people have awarded me Low Care. Now there are 2 different categories, one with 3 levels and one with 2 levels. Care is broken into low, mdium, and high. Mobility is low or high. They have only given me low for care and nothing for mobility. This will amount to a grand figure of £16.50 ($31.50) a week! This is the only benefit I can claim. How they expect me to pay my rent, mortgage, food and all house hold bills witht that I dont know. It wouldn't even cover half of one! Plus, on top of that they didn't even have the courtesy of telling me themselves. No letter, nothing!
I am so furious, so outraged, and so unbelieveably disapointed I dont know what to do. How can I live? I'm begining to see how peopel become homeless.
Sorry for the rant, but thought you guys would like to know.
Jess I am soooo sorry honey... I am by nature a peaceful gal and very even tempered, but quite frankly... I am angry! They have made you jump thru hoops and created one delay after another to offer you a paltry sum of $31.50 a week!!! I guess it's a good thing that I don't reside in the UK right now, cause I would love to give someone a "large boot in the fanny..."
I guess you could call this my "rant!" We love you Jess, and you will remain in my prayers... Deb
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That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! Its insane, I would love to speak to the person who decided that $31 a week is sufficient to live. However it would probbaly end with me beating him with a baseball bat!
Im so sorry jess it really is so unfair, expecially to put you through more stress! Dont you think if people really cared they would try to make you less stressed out! Like your not worrying about enough that they need to make it worse!
Ill be thinking about you! Huge Hugs and tons of prayers for you, Ellie, and your hubby! I wish you only the best ever!
I hope that someway you can figure out a happy ending, although im sure it will be hard!!
You deserve a happy ending, and if the whole baseball bat idea will make you happy just let me know, I will come on over there and bop him once on the head. Ive always wanted to visit the UK!
a happy ending, and if the whole baseball bat idea will make you happy just let me know, I will come on over there and bop him once on the head. Ive always wanted to visit the UK!
I'm sorry to hear that things didn't go well for you Jess. I don't understand how the powers that be can even justify the things they do when it comes to people that need the most help. It never makes sense or reason to me. Like deb said too, they make you go through all of that, just to let you down in the end. Caring, wonderful people such as yourself should be entitled to have what they need to be happy in life.
Jess... that is enough to send one on a postal tyraid!!! How do they decide this stuff??? What a crock of you know what!!!! I'm sorry Jess..... I was hoping for so much better for you and it saddens me. You deserve so much better. Girl, you can vent anytime you like... we are here for you. I mean, heck, I will come over with Britt and help her! It is so frustrating when you are so patient and work so hard to be basically slapped in the face. GGGGGRRRRRRRR!!!!!
Jess, I am so, so sorry that this has happened to you. Red tape is bad enough - but when you jump through the hoops and then get results like this.....AAARGH!
We're here for you dear - rant all you want.
Sadly, this kind of thing happens everywhere - a guy in my church who is totally crippled from a fall and in constant pain had his disability benefits cancelled because someone reported (falsely) that he had been out chopping wood!
You're in my prayers, Jess - hope they change their mind or something works out for you.
Guys, you are just the best! Thank you all so much for the wonderful things you said, they mean the world to me.
It's such a bummer, and such a hard slog, but we're going to have to appeal. Again. Thank goodness I have James and my mother and step father supporting me. If it weren't for them I would, quite literally, be out on the streets by now.
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Thank goodness I have James and my mother and step father supporting me. If it weren't for them I would, quite literally, be out on the streets by now. 
