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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Osem
I know it probably won't make you feel any better, but you are not alone in your feelings about filling in the form.
There was a research paper on this - Linky and it repeats what you have said (on page 6)
Have you had any help filling in the forms? I don't know the details of your son's disability, but various disablity support organisations have support workers, who deal with the DCS on a day to day basis, and know what is required to fill in the form (as they do it frequently), and more importantly, what "language" to use.
As the report linked to above states (page 3) |
Yes we were lucky to get help when we filled out the forms and were very grateful for it. Due to the nature of our son's special school we come across very many parents in exactly the same position and to be honest their lives are quite difficult enough without having what is the trauma of claiming DLA loaded on top. We also know that the complex nature of the process also means that some of the awards are more 'appropriate' than others, the losers often being those who had no help with the claim process and simply didn't make the best job of filling out the forms for whatever reason.
Of course were it so daunting a prospect for the benefit fraudster we'd all be a lot happier but for those feigning illness/disability it's all just a callous deceit not their entire soul destroying, strength sapping day to day experience.