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Looks like DLA recipients might be able to claim DLA when living in the EU very soon, so those people wanting extended trips around the EU might be better off

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10011731

About time too

You obviously dont understand DLA. I have a friend who works 40 hours a week yet still gets DLA.

DLA is to assist people with their lives, hence Disability Living Allowance.

It is neither sponging nor taking handouts from the state. That is solely restricted to MP's and their boyfriends, family and girlfriends, the biggest bunch of freeloaders in the world (well apart from Euro MP's that is)

Quote: Originally posted by artc on 21/2/2008

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Why should someone receive extra money because they have a disbility, i agree that if they need extra money to buy special items to help them live properly then thats okay, but why do you need extra money if, as you state, that your friend is working 40hrs a week, why can't he do like the rest of us ( I'm a pensioner ) and just manage and as sasquatch says if you can drive around in a motorhome why do you need extra money? it's genuine people who get on with things and don't sponge off the state who suffer in the long run

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As I understand it, the DLA which could be paid to people moving within the EU will only be the care component, not the mobility component.

The care component is for those who need someone to help them carry out normal living tasks such as dressing, cooking, washing, bathing etc.  This does not mean that these people do not have a brain and can't work. 

However,in order to go to work, they need someone to get them up, dressed, washed and ready for work.  If they had to pay for this out of their wages, they probably wouldn't be able to afford it.

The mobility component is paid to those who can't walk, or who can only walk for a very short distance.  Not all diabled people get both components.

If you are a pensioner and in need of help, you can claim attendance allowance, which may also be paid to people moving to the EU.

I've put the link in for you so that you can get your claim in quickly. 

 i am classed as disabled after working for 30 years in the steel industry and i take great exception to being called a free loader i have paid my taxes all those years and now i am unable to work beacause of my disabilty generaly through my work.

i am receipt of both components of DLA beacause of reduced mobility and the help i need with shoping and housework.

in case your wondering how i go camping with my disability my son dose all the hard work that cuts my enjoyment quite considerably

i agree with t4 bloke ,the public just read the papers and believe what they are told ,you think they are brainwashed in china . If you are serious try going 6 months with no newspapers or media trash you will then realise how unimportant it all is in the grand scheme of things.

By the way i have a vested interest my son gets DLA he works at Stanstead lost his licence last year due to failing eyesight and now travels 2 hours to work each way by either taxi or public transport , he also pays tax

sorry about the rant

palaceboy

Dont worry about it Ronal and Palaceboy, it shows the total ignorance shown by a huge swathe of the british public towards disabled people.

They see a TV programme showing some fraudsters and we are all tarred with the same brush.

Maybe one day there will be a programme about how much MP's rip us off for and how much EU MP's rip us off for, not to mention Doctors and Surgeons, some only working a meagre few hours a day for 100K a year.

Disabled are easy targets.

I cant be bothered getting into this argument all over again. as you say T4bloke, leave them to their views, one day they may need the facility and just watch how quick they would change their minds.

Michael Caine when comparing national traits once said, "the brits are the most envious"! No matter how you've earned or worked for something to better or enjoy your life disabled or not, there's someone here who'll begrudge you even if you're  entitled. The way the law and attitudes towards victims of crime is shameful. If Gary Newlove had survived his kicking, and had found to have smacked one of those louts he'd probably have been arrested! Apart from our tolerance and sense of humour, there's not much else to make one feel proud. BA tops in losing luggage, exporting our habit of littering, making war with ill equipped brave soldiers, teachers afraid of pupils,etc,etc. We got caned as kids, but it didn't make us grow up to want to mug  people. I hope they find water on Mars, so we can start again before this planet gets ruined completely by Yobs,MP's,Presidents, and all the other miscreants!

Don't let it get you down, keep smiling'!

,Ernie

Remember the days when someone going private caused an outcry? Jumping the queque etc, etc. When I opted for a quicker sinus op privately on a weekend, a 'leftie' friend was outraged. I pointed this out to the surgeon. He said,"do you work overtime?" I said,"Yes". He said,"Well, this is overtime for me, and you've actually made a slot available to someone else on the NHS, even though you've paid into it." My friends principals deserted him when his hip got too painful, so he had it done privately! You choose how you spend your money. I bet most of the begrudging bellyachers spend theirs on booze, fags, and betting. So what? It's your choice. Leave the disabled alone, worry more about the cost of housing the criminals!

Keep Smiling!

Ernie

I think if somebody has a significant disability such as being wheelchair bound or is blind  or profoundly deaf etc should not have a disability living allowance taken away if they are managing to work full time!  There are extra expenses involved in adapting homes etc for basica living.  We should be encouraging people to work and not discoraging people by taking away beniftis.  yes I think we should help people that are genuinely disabled. 

People that are faking disability are a totally different question all together and are basically fraudsters.  A totally different situation perhaps it would be helpful not to confuse the two groups. 

The problem is, that people that are disabled and claiming benefits all seem to be tarred with the same brush as the fraudsters and spongers.

Someone has a Blue badge and on one day in the year is spotted by someone getting out of a car and walking away. He/she is immediatley labelled as a sponger without anyone knowing their circumstances or what the person had to go through to actually get to that position, on that dayof being able to drive in and walk away. 20 minutes later that person is probably near crawling back to the vehicle in pain.

Im OK, I am disabled but after sufficient medication, still actively work as a musician so dont exist on Benefits, but I am fearfull of the day when my situation gets worse and I have to start claiming benefits.

I KNOW Im going to be recognised and people will start pointing the finger at me just like they did with my mate Ronnie Lane.

Lifes a bitch, then people start having a go.

My original comment was based on your somewhat vitrolic opinion of the people you assisted when they had a puncture. Very commendable of you to help but changing a wheel is a rather physical activity.

Did it occour in this country? Beware the DWP do observe people claiming benefit,whoever they are and would consider that you would be fit enough.

I do agree with you about tarring people with the same brush,but sadly it is the minority who do spoil it for the majority. And don't get on about benefits to migrants!!!

In my line of work I have to hold my counsel but it does annoy me when people who should be helped are sidetracked in favour of our foreign friends,refusal is usually countered with accusations of racist.