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Originally Posted by fragless
Its not easy looking after someone who is disabled, and the above is just 1 little story of many that many carrer's have.
Yet still I know of 2 people that were turned down for dla, and yet they were entitled to it, I too don't like people that falsely claim any benefit.
/rant over, sorry.
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Sounds like you have every right to rant! It is disgraceful that people who have to care for the disabled have such a hard time getting support.
Part of the problem with DLA is that they apply certain 'criteria' which are not apparent when you're filling in the forms. So you might be up&down all night looking after someone, but if you don't make it clear it was 5 times, rather than twice, or that each time you were up for 20 minutes, rather than 10, that would reduce your entitlement.
Now whichever it is, if you had to cope with that every day&night there comes a time you need extra support, and that costs money. So either you get DLA, or respite care or whatever, but it seems that many of us can have neither.