HI just need some help/advice

I recieved a letter today from jobcentre plus!!! I was awarded DLA last july with higher mobility/ middle care but they say a query has arisen on my claim??? they are sending out a compliance officer to disscuse the matter on monday. Im a little confussed as thought that when you had the award it would be 3 yrs before reappling??

Im also woundering if this is something to do with my ex-husband as I went to the csa and also reported him as he was abusive to me on my door step re me contacting the csa, or am I being parodoid and this is something that happens???? feel upset as iv actally got severe R.A and they are putting me on anti tnfs!!!

I dont mind if they take it but everything I told them in my claim was true and I was awarded it with no problems, only dont think I could face tribunals etc...... is this a malisious act on my ex husbands part???????


corinne :( x

Hi Corinne
(what a lovely name)
sorry
try not to worry about this I have not had the same as you but I have had to go to have two meetings with the job centre people
with me they wanted to make shore I wasent trying to pull a fast one (as I am shore you know there are people out there who do) it then makes it very hard for the real people who need help
eg when I was there one man was claming he couldent work because he kept having blisters on his finger
say no more
why dont you phone some-one from NRAS they do have people there who can help
sorry I havent been much help
take care
Mary L

Hi Mary,Joanne, Julie

Iv been franticly looking on directgov too see if I could get some answers, I dont claim esa as i work mornings (at a struggle) thought maybe as went through csa but nothing came to light there!!
Thinking maybe something to do with tax credits, which they started paying as I reduced my hours at work,also my daughters boyfriend starting living with us, maybe this is it!!! but the way the letter is worded makes me think it's DLA!!

Thanks for advice, I hobble at the best of times,but feel when only pottering round the house, dont look so bad, untill I try to go anywhere at speed!! my husband will hopefully be here on monday as he works shifts but will leave at 2pm, so hope they arrive before that.

Anyone that knows me will be appalled by this but I dont like to to be thought of as lying it's just not me! and as im soo bad at the moment ( awaiting hospital appointment on 29th for depo and disscussion to which anti tnf ) Im sure if they contact my consultant/ doctor will confirm too.

I hope that if this is the work of my ex... that they contact him to let him know how bad things are grrrrr. He is a bitter person that never puts his children first, hense the contacting csa after 8 yrs at least he makes more effort to see his daughter now (even if it is to reduce his payments) shame on him.

thats my rant over thanks for listening will let you know how it go's

corinne xxx

Hi Corinne,

Have you checked your DLA award letter to see how long you 've been awarded higher rate mobility and middle rate care? Sometimes they award "open ended/for life", 5 years, 3 years 2 years etc. The first time I was awarded "open ended", then when I ask for a review, although they awarded me both components at the higher rate, it was only for 2 years. However, I checked my letter and it does state, "we may look at your award again from time to time to make sure that you are getting the right amount of DLA.......". Could this be what's happening in your case? Hopefully its not your ex-husband making spurious allegations against you with the CSA. Either way, stick to your guns, compare yourself with a healthy person when the compliance officer turns up.

Good luck!

Thanks, Barbara,Carol,Christine

I just worrie as I have a mobility car, it's our only means of getting out and about and has been a god send,I live at the back of tesco but have to drive as the walk (which is not far) is too much then to actually walk around the shop doe's me in, I offten shop on line for this too, I really wish I didn't have R.A then I would'nt need to worry about getting benifits !!! It want be terrible if they take me off but I had reduced my working hours as it was too much, so the benifits made up the short fall in wages ,I suppose would just have to ask for my hours back but at the cost of what????

I suppose Im upset as been really bad of late and finding everything a struggle, to which im sure they will see, so should not worry really !!!! have a feeling this is going to make me worse and thevisit is a day after my daughter birthday DAME IT.....

corinne x

Hi everyone

I had my visit today,as predicted seems it was someone had REPORTED me! only one guess,yes my ex-husband,although not mentioned by name, the time of reporting and what was mentioned,smacked of his spitfullness,and when I said this to the officer his face said it all.

The officer asked what I was claiming, and when I told him DLA his reply was "well thats not mean tested so you can work" He went on to ask me questions on my mobility,wrote it down and got me to sign it.

I wasn't aware that you had to report a holiday abroad??? but apparently you do at the begining of a claim,but not if you've been claiming for a while!!
He told me that he will submit his report and they may or may not want me to go for a medical?? I told the officer that I will report any changes as will be starting on Anti-Tnf, but how long to you have to be well for without any relapes???

I was upset when he left as just had to go over how R.A effects me and my life,which im still trying to come to tearms with!
My eldist daughter was disgusted and upset too and want's to tell her dad, but Iv advised against this as dont want to give him the satisfaction, also my youngest daughter is upset as it was her birthday yesturday and her dad said he txt her (which she said he had'nt) and his girlfriend text her to say they were dissapointed that she had'nt rang to say thank you for her card!! everyone else managed to ring her to wish a happy birthday( this is not the first time on their b/days this has happened) he really is not doing himself any favours!

This is all because I went to the csa and reported him to the police as he was abusive towards (to do with csa) if this was a mother behaving like this they would be dragged through the mud and aclaimed to be a terrible mother! all this added stress has terrible effect on my health my jaw has been very painfull again to add to the long list of joints that hurt grrrrrrr I don't want them to get the better of me but it's hurtfull as im not a dis-honest person.

sorry for the rant needed to get that off my chest

love corinne xxx

I`m really sorry to hear this, Corinne, and I hope it will make no difference to your DLA. Hopefully the officer will have taken note that this was a report made with the most spiteful of intentions.

Take care,

Kathleen x

Sorry this is happening, Corrine. Hoping everything works out and you don't have to go for a medical.
Love Jeanxx

Thinking of you Corrine

Don't give up xx

Try and do somethings nice & relaxing to make up for stress and worries,
I've been doing a lot of de-stressing lately and it definitely does help xxx

Keep posting here ~ such good advice from others,

Take care,
Lots o love from Liz xxXxx

Thanks everyone for your kind support, Im hoping thats the end of it now!! just had two depos to help but scared of beeing seen doing better!!!

silly that this is how it has to be from now on, I decided to let the girls know if anything is ever said while visiting their father just to let him know that im entitled to even more now thats is the worst thing for him to hear after all his medling of spite.

looking forward to the rest of my holidays with no stress and lots of pain free days

love corinne xx