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Originally Posted by Nugget
As the husband of someone who used to deal with people who were in the process of applying for DLA, she's advised me that the process of application is in no way a minefield, and is actually very straight forward.
In fact, I have it on her (very good and knowledgable) word that, in the majority of cases, people who have problems with actually getting DLA is specifically down to them not filling the forms in correctly, or not actually answering the questions that are asked. Maybe it's because they're thick  |
you know not what you are talking about i suggest rather that taking the word of any one you sit down with out help and try and fill one in
the forms are designed to make it hard often hiding the fact that question don't all have to be answered and that some questions are not what they seem to be.
and you point of your knowledgeable wife is the point we make the forms shouldn't be stopping people getting DLA they should be helping them get the help not putting something else they need to learn how to do like a civil servant to get what they are entitled to and NEED
just for example the how far can you walk question which implies you have to tell them and doesn't explain that any distance after you get pain is not suposed to be counted or in my case doesn't apply as as soon as i am having an attack i cant walk
i have had a very knowledgeable civil servant turn up to tell me that i should still put a figure to who i politely told to go away
quoting the relevant legislation on the walking test
the forms are hard especial for those doing them the first time and those who are not used to civil servant gobbledy gook