Hello
Yes we do have a lot to get through, but it is worth it.
First of all, I enclose the benefit rates for next year, you get to know early!
You may remember, that I told you about the The ME Association, doing a special fundraiser this month, to raise vital funds for their ME Connect helpline, please click here, to see the results.
Finally, on the Wright Stuff, this week, they discussed ME, it was very good, and also very alarming. Once the adverts have finished, go to Part 5 to watch this morning's discussion on M.E. (The parts are clearly delineated in the bar directly under the video screen).
Unfortunately it cannot be downloaded, but you can access it by clicking here.
Now all that leaves me to do, is wish you a very Happy Christmas, and healing for next year.
Miriam
Showing posts with label benefits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label benefits. Show all posts
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Lord calls for IB migration freeze
Hello
If you’re well enough, please join us at the Hardest Hit march against government cuts to benefits and services, 11 May.
It seems that like us, Lord Low of Dalston believes, “The Government should freeze their plans to migrate more than a million and a half incapacity benefit claimants on to ESA from April this year until they can implement the recommendations of the Harrington review.”
Miriam
If you’re well enough, please join us at the Hardest Hit march against government cuts to benefits and services, 11 May.
It seems that like us, Lord Low of Dalston believes, “The Government should freeze their plans to migrate more than a million and a half incapacity benefit claimants on to ESA from April this year until they can implement the recommendations of the Harrington review.”
Miriam
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Are you receiving the right benefits?
Hello
I have found a free tool, that will help you to find out what benefits you are entitled to.
Miriam
I have found a free tool, that will help you to find out what benefits you are entitled to.
Miriam
Saturday, September 18, 2010
ME and benefits
Hello
I can't believe, it is nearly two months since I have been in and did a post here, most of that time, has been spent in bed.
I have some encouraging news for you.
I had a letter from the Department of Work and Pensions, they said, if I (people with long terms conditions) have paid their stamp, as granny would have said, then the new incapacity benefit, that you will receive on the new benefits system, will not been means tested, now I don't know, how long you need to have paid your stamp, to qualify.
The new system, starts in February of next year, for existing people who are on incapacity benefit, not all the facts are together and could change! not helpful I know.
At the moment, they are still going ahead with people having to have a medical if they go for disability living allowance, they are hoping, this will save them £1billion, it is interesting, that they are more interested in the governments money, than our needs at times!
We wait and see what happens.
Two sites, that regularly update, with issues like these are
Action for ME and the
ME Association, be sure to check them regularly.
I can't believe, it is nearly two months since I have been in and did a post here, most of that time, has been spent in bed.
I have some encouraging news for you.
I had a letter from the Department of Work and Pensions, they said, if I (people with long terms conditions) have paid their stamp, as granny would have said, then the new incapacity benefit, that you will receive on the new benefits system, will not been means tested, now I don't know, how long you need to have paid your stamp, to qualify.
The new system, starts in February of next year, for existing people who are on incapacity benefit, not all the facts are together and could change! not helpful I know.
At the moment, they are still going ahead with people having to have a medical if they go for disability living allowance, they are hoping, this will save them £1billion, it is interesting, that they are more interested in the governments money, than our needs at times!
We wait and see what happens.
Two sites, that regularly update, with issues like these are
Action for ME and the
ME Association, be sure to check them regularly.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Do you receive Disability Living Allowance?
Hello
Have you applied for disability living allowance, and receive it, or been turned down?
If you have been turned down, and feel that you are bad enough to receive it, keep appealing.You may need some help, filling in the lengthy form, you can ask a friend, there are benefit services available free of charge, all you need to do is find them. Action for ME, provides a service, and I am sure there are more besides.
Type into a search engines what you are after and where, and see what it comes up with.
Now for those, that do receive the benefit, well done, but did you look at the small print?
There are 21 other benefits you can claim as well, obviously you wont be able to get all of them, they are given, so that they cover everyone!
Here is a list of other benefits you can check out, just put the benefit into a search engine, to find out more about it, then go from there.
You can still work, and receive disability living allowance and other benefits too.
Anyway, here is the list in the small print:
Carer’s allowance
Carer’s credit
Employment and support allowance
Income support
Job seekers allowance
Pension credit
Child tax credit
Working tax credit
Incapacity benefit
Motability
Free road tax
Blue badge
The family fund, helping severely disabled children
The independent living fund
Council tax benefit
Housing benefit
NHS costs
Help with social fund
Disabled persons rail card
Legal aid and legal advice
Home energy efficiency scheme
Some are means tested, some aren't, I hope it help you to claim, what is yours.
Miriam
Have you applied for disability living allowance, and receive it, or been turned down?
If you have been turned down, and feel that you are bad enough to receive it, keep appealing.You may need some help, filling in the lengthy form, you can ask a friend, there are benefit services available free of charge, all you need to do is find them. Action for ME, provides a service, and I am sure there are more besides.
Type into a search engines what you are after and where, and see what it comes up with.
Now for those, that do receive the benefit, well done, but did you look at the small print?
There are 21 other benefits you can claim as well, obviously you wont be able to get all of them, they are given, so that they cover everyone!
Here is a list of other benefits you can check out, just put the benefit into a search engine, to find out more about it, then go from there.
You can still work, and receive disability living allowance and other benefits too.
Anyway, here is the list in the small print:
Carer’s allowance
Carer’s credit
Employment and support allowance
Income support
Job seekers allowance
Pension credit
Child tax credit
Working tax credit
Incapacity benefit
Motability
Free road tax
Blue badge
The family fund, helping severely disabled children
The independent living fund
Council tax benefit
Housing benefit
NHS costs
Help with social fund
Disabled persons rail card
Legal aid and legal advice
Home energy efficiency scheme
Some are means tested, some aren't, I hope it help you to claim, what is yours.
Miriam
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ME, what are your views?
Hello
I started this blog a week ago, and stopped, because I ran out of energy, and spent the best part of the week in bed!
Alot of news has come through this then, so I will do my best to tell you, before running out of energy this time!
If you are concerned, about the financial implications of the weather we have had recently, and the weather to come, Afme have put together some information, that will help you to cope, I hope it helps.
If you know, of someone, who is cut off from the world, and would value a computer with internet access, the government has put a plan together that is perfect for them, please click here for further details.
I have had an experience this week, that has completely changed my world!! OK that maybe an exaggeration! but I was told, by a certain governing body, that I could not receive a service, I got onto my MP, Mr Rob Wilson, and that decision has now been reversed, the lesson here is, short of you exchanging your body for another one, if you are told you cannot have something, that you feel you should have, say care services etc, get onto your MP, you vote for them, to work for you, so why not make the most of them. I often contact my MP, and he has done me proud, don't be afraid to write, email them, that is what they are there for.
Finally, this week we saw the beginning of the trial of Kay Gilderdale, this is an interesting case, she cared for her daughter who had severe pain, due to ME, for years, and she helped her to die, was it an act of compassion, or plain murder?
The trouble is, if she gets off scott free, it could allow others, to assist in helping vulnerable people die, but on the other hand, it was an act of compassion, to follow the story, please go here.
Phew I did it! Until next time.
Miriam
I started this blog a week ago, and stopped, because I ran out of energy, and spent the best part of the week in bed!
Alot of news has come through this then, so I will do my best to tell you, before running out of energy this time!
If you are concerned, about the financial implications of the weather we have had recently, and the weather to come, Afme have put together some information, that will help you to cope, I hope it helps.
If you know, of someone, who is cut off from the world, and would value a computer with internet access, the government has put a plan together that is perfect for them, please click here for further details.
I have had an experience this week, that has completely changed my world!! OK that maybe an exaggeration! but I was told, by a certain governing body, that I could not receive a service, I got onto my MP, Mr Rob Wilson, and that decision has now been reversed, the lesson here is, short of you exchanging your body for another one, if you are told you cannot have something, that you feel you should have, say care services etc, get onto your MP, you vote for them, to work for you, so why not make the most of them. I often contact my MP, and he has done me proud, don't be afraid to write, email them, that is what they are there for.
Finally, this week we saw the beginning of the trial of Kay Gilderdale, this is an interesting case, she cared for her daughter who had severe pain, due to ME, for years, and she helped her to die, was it an act of compassion, or plain murder?
The trouble is, if she gets off scott free, it could allow others, to assist in helping vulnerable people die, but on the other hand, it was an act of compassion, to follow the story, please go here.
Phew I did it! Until next time.
Miriam
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Do you receive Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance, you need to read this blog!
Hello
The government is looking into changing the way, Disability Living Allowance (care part) and Attendence Allowance are paid out, and Afme, want to know what you feel about it, so that they can go with the facts to the government, and be your voice, for more information, please click here, thanks, the survey can be done is bits, if you want to its completely up to you.
That's all for now.
Miriam
The government is looking into changing the way, Disability Living Allowance (care part) and Attendence Allowance are paid out, and Afme, want to know what you feel about it, so that they can go with the facts to the government, and be your voice, for more information, please click here, thanks, the survey can be done is bits, if you want to its completely up to you.
That's all for now.
Miriam
Saturday, September 5, 2009
How to make your benefits go further.
Hello
Just to give you an update re Tesco, they called and said, that if you contact them on customer.services@tesco.co.uk, and ask that all your vouchers to be evouchers, and so online only, they will flip a switch on your account, so that you get bigger voucher spends rather than wasting half on instore vouchers that you cannot use.
Another way to save money on groceries, is to use My Supermarket.com they provide comparisons of prices, across all of the supermarkets, so you get to choose which is the best one to shop with, then at the end, if you go to ‘swap’ you can swap what you have put on your order for cheaper ones, and calories too.
Don’t go for the ‘buy one get one free’ offers, unless you actually need the goods, they are a lure, to get you to spend more money, with them, if you go into the store, go for some of the foods, that are reduced, because of the ‘use by dates’ those types of foods are normally OK for a week or so after the date, but do a sniff test before using, you don’t want to make yourself sick.
Finally, when it comes to household bills, use price comparison sites, then ring up your service provider, and challenge them on the package you are with, I did this with BT, and got a nice discount from them, you are the customer, they want to both please you and keep you, don’t be afraid to haggle!
Miriam
Just to give you an update re Tesco, they called and said, that if you contact them on customer.services@tesco.co.uk, and ask that all your vouchers to be evouchers, and so online only, they will flip a switch on your account, so that you get bigger voucher spends rather than wasting half on instore vouchers that you cannot use.
Another way to save money on groceries, is to use My Supermarket.com they provide comparisons of prices, across all of the supermarkets, so you get to choose which is the best one to shop with, then at the end, if you go to ‘swap’ you can swap what you have put on your order for cheaper ones, and calories too.
Don’t go for the ‘buy one get one free’ offers, unless you actually need the goods, they are a lure, to get you to spend more money, with them, if you go into the store, go for some of the foods, that are reduced, because of the ‘use by dates’ those types of foods are normally OK for a week or so after the date, but do a sniff test before using, you don’t want to make yourself sick.
Finally, when it comes to household bills, use price comparison sites, then ring up your service provider, and challenge them on the package you are with, I did this with BT, and got a nice discount from them, you are the customer, they want to both please you and keep you, don’t be afraid to haggle!
Miriam
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Benefits the burning questions...
Hello
I can’t believe it is a month, since my last update, how time flies!
You may remember, sometime ago, I told you about contacting my MP, as I had been to the opticians, and had to pay for both sight test and having my glasses changed, which I thought as a long term sick person, was out of order!
So I contacted him, regarding this, he promptly responded, and stated, the following:
Certain groups of people are entitled to full or partial help with health costs, free NHS sight tests are available for people who are:
Aged under 16 or aged 16, 17 and 18 and in full time education
Aged 60 and over
Diagnosed with glaucoma
Aged 40, or over, who are a parent, brother, sister, or child of a person who has glaucoma
Considered to be at risk from glaucoma
Diagnosed with diabetes
Receive certain means tested benefits or tax credits or
In need of complex lenses.
The following people are also entitled to an optical voucher that can be used towards the cost of prescription glasses or contact lenses:
Aged under 16 or aged 16, 17 and 18 and in full time education
Receive certain means tested benefits or tax credits
In need of complex lenses.
The value of the voucher issued is based on the strength and complexity of the patients’ prescription ranging from £36.20 to £200.10. The patient can use the voucher against the cost of any pair of spectacles or contact lenses. If the cost is greater than the value of the voucher, that patient must pay the difference.
Do you think this is fair? Please leave a comment below.
Say you are still living at home (with parents), and just receive incapacity benefit, as far as I am aware, this is not means tested, (although the new system maybe!) this is often the case these days, and people can’t afford to move out of home, who pays for the goods then?
To receive tax credits, you need to be working, obviously most people who have ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome aren’t.
There is an ‘other’ box you can tick, in the form, of a special form, that you can ask for at the opticians it is called HC 1, but you have to prove that you have less than £16,000 in your bank account, that means showing strangers your private bank statements, is this on?
Now I am going to sound old! When I was a lass, it was free, so should it still be free, or should those that can afford to pay, pay?
Miriam
I can’t believe it is a month, since my last update, how time flies!
You may remember, sometime ago, I told you about contacting my MP, as I had been to the opticians, and had to pay for both sight test and having my glasses changed, which I thought as a long term sick person, was out of order!
So I contacted him, regarding this, he promptly responded, and stated, the following:
Certain groups of people are entitled to full or partial help with health costs, free NHS sight tests are available for people who are:
Aged under 16 or aged 16, 17 and 18 and in full time education
Aged 60 and over
Diagnosed with glaucoma
Aged 40, or over, who are a parent, brother, sister, or child of a person who has glaucoma
Considered to be at risk from glaucoma
Diagnosed with diabetes
Receive certain means tested benefits or tax credits or
In need of complex lenses.
The following people are also entitled to an optical voucher that can be used towards the cost of prescription glasses or contact lenses:
Aged under 16 or aged 16, 17 and 18 and in full time education
Receive certain means tested benefits or tax credits
In need of complex lenses.
The value of the voucher issued is based on the strength and complexity of the patients’ prescription ranging from £36.20 to £200.10. The patient can use the voucher against the cost of any pair of spectacles or contact lenses. If the cost is greater than the value of the voucher, that patient must pay the difference.
Do you think this is fair? Please leave a comment below.
Say you are still living at home (with parents), and just receive incapacity benefit, as far as I am aware, this is not means tested, (although the new system maybe!) this is often the case these days, and people can’t afford to move out of home, who pays for the goods then?
To receive tax credits, you need to be working, obviously most people who have ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome aren’t.
There is an ‘other’ box you can tick, in the form, of a special form, that you can ask for at the opticians it is called HC 1, but you have to prove that you have less than £16,000 in your bank account, that means showing strangers your private bank statements, is this on?
Now I am going to sound old! When I was a lass, it was free, so should it still be free, or should those that can afford to pay, pay?
Miriam
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