Disability Living Allowance

DLA - Disability Living Allowance. ~ DLA and my need to apply ~ After some years I was finally diagnosed with Arthritis. Subsequently in the last 2 years I've found it increasingly difficult with certain jobs, and so took the decision at the beginning of the year to go for Disability Living Allowance. I will try and keep this review as short as possible, but there are a number of sections involved with DLA, which does increase the need to try and cover all areas if possible. ~ Just what is DLA? ~ Disability living allowance (DLA) is for people who either: Have a physical or mental illness, or both. The ...  Read the complete review

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This benefit is the follow on from, and includes, Mobility Allowance and, to some degree, Attendance Allowance. This benefit has a mobility component, set at 2 levels, Higher and Lower, and a care component with three different levels, Low, Medium and High, surprisingly simple names considering they was thought up by the DSS. It is an allowance that is given in an attempt to assist people with mobility or care problems. Of course, as the levels suggest, and life shows, everyone has a different level of ability, or disability, and the aim of this benefit is to help pay for the person to live life as near “normal” as is possible. The care component ...  Read the complete review

I have got contact dermatitis,which is a form of eczma.It starts of as blisters on the hands and turns to dry and cracked skin. My doctor says it is something that I will have for life,although it comes and goes at regular intervals. I went to the hospital last week and was told by one of the nurses that this is classed as a disability.After all I have been on the sick for over 4 months and the chances of me getting a different job are nil.Would you employ someone with scabby hands? However because my symptoms at the moment are almost dissapeared, I am finding it very hard to get it in my head that I could be entitled to disability allowance. If ...  Read the complete review

i feel the benefit system isnt set up to treat all disabiltys fairly - Advantages: money - Disadvantages: none