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Financial Help for Carers - Not Fit for Purpose |
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Cuts Cuts Cuts |
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Mental Health |
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Disability Living Allowance |
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Employment Support Allowance |
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Older Carers |
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Calling All Candidates |
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What Needs to be Changed | Replies | Views | Name | Latest reply |
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Anyone can become a carer overnight - My Story . 2 . | 14 | 36180 | PaulaH 4 Mar 2008 16:14 |
sagasga 15 May 2013 04:11 |
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A Carers' Charter | 8 | 16707 | Dugsie 5 Jun 2008 14:44 |
Dee 11 May 2013 06:15 |
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ESA is a nightmare . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . | 57 | 58679 | ben 17 May 2009 03:41 |
Geraldine 9 May 2013 09:59 |
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The Work Capability Test Points Scoring System. | 2 | 7198 | Derek R Crawford 31 Aug 2011 05:28 |
Geraldine 9 May 2013 09:53 |
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I want my DLA back - I need it | 4 | 12677 | Mary 7 Nov 2010 03:27 |
David 20 Apr 2013 08:34 |
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How many of us do the government want to die? | 3 | 11443 | Sioux 7 Sep 2010 11:42 |
Gar Breen 26 Mar 2013 16:20 |
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people with mental heath problems who are under mental health services should not have to go through | 4 | 11548 | patricia 7 Sep 2010 12:21 |
tracey 13 Mar 2013 06:26 |
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ESA sanctions senseless for those with severe mental illness . 2 . 3 . | 20 | 38849 | Rowland 19 Aug 2010 13:14 |
abi 23 Dec 2012 16:27 |
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Delayed DLA TO PIP | 0 | 1121 | paul 21 Dec 2012 15:43 |
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Poland Syndrome and ESA . 2 . | 12 | 9681 | Carole kennedy 3 Sep 2011 05:11 |
Nancy 23 Nov 2012 14:06 |
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test | 0 | 3350 | me 29 Oct 2012 15:36 |
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The way people see carer's | 1 | 23660 | John 26 Apr 2011 16:40 |
Robin 9 Aug 2012 14:51 |
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I want NHS Doctors to to stop offering private treatment at NHS General Practioners and Hospitals | 7 | 5152 | Cheryl 29 Jan 2008 19:40 |
Richard 1 Jun 2012 04:18 |
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give people a chance with mental health issues to get a job | 0 | 9753 | kas 22 Mar 2012 10:57 |
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Carers need a wage, not praise!!! . 2 . 3 . | 25 | 33329 | Cathy 3 Feb 2008 20:22 |
jason 10 Feb 2012 22:58 |
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Wife/Carer left 90+ husband to cope on his own | 3 | 11710 | Dee 4 Nov 2010 07:51 |
Anonymous 28 Jan 2012 08:58 |
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I want the new ESA to respect people with mental health issues . 2 . 3 . | 23 | 27124 | Jay 16 May 2009 16:52 |
ALEX 11 Nov 2011 16:38 |
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My future - The Nightmare I have Become. | 2 | 23052 | Michael 3 Apr 2011 17:56 |
DEBERA HARMAN 20 Oct 2011 11:14 |
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just about all the criteria relating to carers allowence | 0 | 7605 | joseph murphy 19 Sep 2011 06:26 |
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Everything | 0 | 6675 | anon 7 Sep 2011 06:22 |
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that care agancis are checked and made to train the cares proply | 0 | 5762 | maureen 1 Sep 2011 13:47 |
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Read this for help with ESA DLA claims and appeals! | 0 | 6008 | hendrix 31 Aug 2011 08:19 |
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Claim DLA and Carers Allowance when living abroad | 0 | 5629 | Jim 29 Aug 2011 11:03 |
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Life is passing by... | 2 | 7268 | John 29 Aug 2011 07:12 |
John 29 Aug 2011 09:32 |
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To see decisionmakers use their common sense. | 0 | 78648 | linda 21 Aug 2011 15:34 |
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I want plenty of modern supervised group living options | 5 | 14550 | Anonymous 7 Feb 2008 05:33 |
Anne 18 Jul 2011 23:15 |
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The negative effect that claiming Carer's Allowance has on the person they are looking after. | 2 | 9179 | Susan Barry 9 Sep 2010 02:43 |
viv 13 Jul 2011 16:02 |
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Carers Allowance | 0 | 7204 | Sandy 25 May 2011 07:12 |
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atos health should liase with GP and mental health teams | 0 | 22853 | Angie 15 May 2011 14:27 |
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to be respected as a human being, and not looked down on, for having to be on benefits. | 4 | 12404 | jane 15 Feb 2008 17:43 |
bsamo 27 Jan 2011 06:49 |
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STOP! Eviction, suicide, taking children. | 1 | 9383 | Alison 30 Sep 2010 03:24 |
Little Kez 25 Jan 2011 16:54 |
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I want ESA medicals done by compassionate doctors | 2 | 11895 | RR 5 Jun 2009 07:49 |
Little Kez 25 Jan 2011 16:51 |
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My consultant knows me best | 2 | 7403 | Peter 9 Dec 2010 17:41 |
Anonymous 18 Jan 2011 16:08 |
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ATTITUDES | 1 | 17094 | angela tierney 12 Sep 2010 05:01 |
Pat Onions 15 Jan 2011 22:27 |
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To live as normal a life as possible with the help of a little DLA as was the original intention. | 0 | 7194 | Pat Onions 15 Jan 2011 13:41 |
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Longterm and lifelong disabilities | 8 | 18269 | Karen McNulty 7 Sep 2010 07:02 |
Pat Onions 15 Jan 2011 13:22 |
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I want the govt to recognise my needs fully | 1 | 8463 | Elizabeth 9 Dec 2010 17:35 |
Pat Onions 15 Jan 2011 11:54 |
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The govt to stop bullying disabled people | 1 | 7078 | Yvonne 5 Jan 2011 04:19 |
Pat Onions 15 Jan 2011 11:45 |
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carers money | 0 | 6662 | simon 11 Jan 2011 09:18 |
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ATOS removed from medical assessments for benefits and pensions. | 0 | 6974 | kaytee279k 7 Jan 2011 20:31 |
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I want to carry on working | 0 | 9591 | Chris 9 Dec 2010 17:38 |
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Hiya | 3 | 8598 | J 29 Sep 2010 13:29 |
S 4 Nov 2010 08:54 |
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Derbyshire County Council should stop persecuting carers and disabled people | 5 | 7537 | Liz Stevenson 11 Oct 2010 04:13 |
John Moore 30 Oct 2010 07:48 |
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Proper Allowances for Carers and their families | 0 | 6426 | VB 22 Oct 2010 12:15 |
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help with transport costs | 0 | 6373 | Dee 21 Oct 2010 12:02 |
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ESA - make it humane | 4 | 7432 | Roberta Mackie 20 Aug 2010 04:47 |
Sue 20 Oct 2010 07:24 |
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Stop this 'one size fits all' policy | 4 | 8718 | Grenville Green 22 Sep 2010 03:28 |
Grenville 11 Oct 2010 19:08 |
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The DLA deciding who is disabled | 2 | 6617 | phil k-smith 19 Sep 2010 14:13 |
DEE 2 Oct 2010 07:26 |
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I too fear the consequences of not having my mental illness understood (ESA) | 9 | 7157 | Als86 20 Aug 2010 06:55 |
Alison 30 Sep 2010 04:36 |
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constant barrage of hasle for disabled | 1 | 7668 | bazza 20 Aug 2010 07:41 |
john davey 28 Sep 2010 07:10 |
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Carers Assessments | 2 | 13461 | Joy 26 Jul 2008 06:26 |
Grenville 22 Sep 2010 17:31 |
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I don't want to be housebound!!! | 0 | 7780 | Karen Butcher 13 Sep 2010 03:39 |
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Select Committee and the Carers Strategy | 9 | 12568 | Cheryl 11 Mar 2008 09:40 |
Vinny 12 Sep 2010 16:14 |
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attitudes | 1 | 6571 | angela tierney 12 Sep 2010 05:02 |
jonathan 12 Sep 2010 09:32 |
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The Government To Look At The Bigger Picture | 2 | 6571 | Laura 7 Sep 2010 10:50 |
Maddalene 12 Sep 2010 05:06 |
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DLA | 1 | 6129 | Jane 9 Sep 2010 05:15 |
LisaJones 9 Sep 2010 09:50 |
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One mans story - husband/carer | 0 | 5988 | Joe 9 Sep 2010 04:47 |
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Why not give carers the right to claim working tax credit? | 1 | 6094 | Wicked_witch 6 Sep 2010 14:15 |
carol 8 Sep 2010 04:31 |
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the punitive welfare reforms to genuine sick and disabled people | 1 | 6352 | maddy 20 Aug 2010 00:00 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 16:58 |
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Some thing has to change. I can't go on like this for ever | 2 | 9594 | Archie 12 Feb 2008 07:29 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 16:43 |
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Stop this pesicution of people with Disabilities! For politicians to put themselves in our shoes! | 2 | 6089 | Lynn-Marie Williams 19 Aug 2010 10:02 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 16:26 |
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ALLOW ASSESSORS REPORTS TO BE VERIFIED FACT BEFORE THEY ARE IRREVOCABLY PRINTED | 0 | 5940 | GEMBEY 7 Sep 2010 14:09 |
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3 mths of hell | 0 | 12293 | Sioux 7 Sep 2010 11:44 |
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DLA | 4 | 6083 | Andrew 20 Aug 2010 09:34 |
Laura 7 Sep 2010 10:27 |
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atitudes to DLA | 6 | 6675 | Elaine 19 Aug 2010 04:48 |
Karen McNulty 7 Sep 2010 07:07 |
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89 year old mother | 0 | 5890 | Diane 7 Sep 2010 03:19 |
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Elderly carers arise,you have nothing to lose but your chains | 1 | 13290 | Dugsie 22 Nov 2008 06:38 |
pamela 7 Sep 2010 01:23 |
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Assesosr who know about medical conditions | 0 | 5794 | ian thompson 6 Sep 2010 15:09 |
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families need to be assessed as a unit. | 5 | 9482 | jane 15 Feb 2008 17:56 |
Sioux 24 Aug 2010 17:52 |
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Allowance & Acknowledgement of time | 0 | 5837 | Penny 24 Aug 2010 02:01 |
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Not trusting ones doctor..... | 0 | 6012 | Nic 19 Aug 2010 18:32 |
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I want seriously ill people to be put in the Support Group for ESA | 1 | 7060 | Lily Green 19 May 2010 12:08 |
Kathy 4 Jun 2010 05:36 |
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ESA is scary - our life is in their hands | 5 | 8847 | Seb 19 Jun 2009 08:47 |
Seb 19 Jun 2009 09:03 |
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What happens when older carers get to breaking point - they all keep talking | 2 | 9212 | John Baxter 17 Jun 2009 08:06 |
John Baxter 18 Jun 2009 01:29 |
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An end to the poverty trap for carers | 8 | 14231 | Philippa 8 Feb 2008 19:07 |
Erme 15 Jun 2009 13:14 |
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ESA - I don't trust any one | 0 | 8755 | Chris 14 Jun 2009 03:52 |
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Full rate of Carers Allowance paid to pensioners | 6 | 62444 | Peter 5 Feb 2008 17:02 |
Anonymous 30 May 2009 05:04 |
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ESA I want government ministers to understand mental illness | 0 | 9674 | Jason 25 May 2009 01:41 |
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protest----carers have a unique moral power | 0 | 8803 | jayson lowery 19 May 2009 17:21 |
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I want ESA made humane | 2 | 8717 | Saffron 16 May 2009 17:00 |
Laurie 18 May 2009 10:04 |
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I want ESA to be run by people who care | 1 | 9287 | lily 17 May 2009 05:15 |
treborc 18 May 2009 07:07 |
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I dont want to be called a carer because it suits the government | 3 | 12707 | R 10 Feb 2008 13:57 |
Jen 7 Mar 2009 06:20 |
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I want a public health education campaign for schizophrenia | 4 | 7164 | lisa 2 Jan 2008 18:22 |
sharoo 13 Feb 2009 20:38 |
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Carer's allowance should be given no matter what your age! | 0 | 11394 | Naomi 29 Jan 2009 04:25 |
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Abuse is common | 1 | 72896 | Rob 20 Mar 2008 08:42 |
ANON 7 Sep 2008 06:52 |
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Hourly rates | 2 | 11361 | Stephanie 1 Jul 2008 09:27 |
Stephanie 2 Jul 2008 13:06 |
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My Situation | 5 | 12266 | Kia 27 Apr 2008 11:17 |
Kia 20 Jun 2008 07:12 |
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The Governments Listening Skills | 3 | 10548 | Cheryl 10 Jun 2008 04:56 |
frances 16 Jun 2008 02:19 |
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Eligibility criteria to be fair | 5 | 10105 | Jacqueline 23 Feb 2008 14:06 |
Cheryl 3 May 2008 13:20 |
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Econmic Blueprint For Discussion . 2 . | 18 | 19859 | Paul 24 Mar 2008 06:43 |
Paul 8 Apr 2008 05:46 |
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Council's attitude to elderly | 4 | 9874 | rosieh 4 Apr 2008 06:55 |
frances 5 Apr 2008 07:38 |
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I want a complete overhaul of the mental health act,and bringing up to date | 3 | 9101 | encourager 25 Mar 2008 19:04 |
lily 31 Mar 2008 04:22 |
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More information to helpyourself/emotional support | 1 | 10141 | clare 21 Mar 2008 14:16 |
Jane 24 Mar 2008 17:14 |
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The same as every one else | 4 | 8691 | FlowerPetal 12 Feb 2008 13:39 |
Jane 20 Mar 2008 18:58 |
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Evaluation of the caring capacity of older carers. | 0 | 8049 | Dugsie 7 Mar 2008 13:36 |
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The elderly carers cared for too | 3 | 8140 | Norman 13 Feb 2008 15:10 |
Dugsie 25 Feb 2008 06:06 |
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Better informed MPs who understand about Mental Health Issues | 4 | 7612 | Miranda Dunn 30 Jan 2008 14:58 |
jane 16 Feb 2008 08:26 |
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The way in which the elderly are neglected | 2 | 8237 | Anonymous 30 Jan 2008 06:54 |
Cathy 31 Jan 2008 06:06 |