Hello All!

I have a little question(its been a while since I've been here) so here goes:- I currently receive DLA Care(high rate) and Low Rate Mobility and also ESA(awaiting medical)and recently my knee has given up the ghost(due to service injury-Pete you helped me previously with service injuries-PTSD,deafness,ankle injury, 2 years ago before I went to prison for defending my family-long story ending in divorce)back to the point, is it worth me risking my high care for the sake of high mobility and if I lose high care DLA will I lose the ESA premiums? Thanks. (P.S. Its nice to see the forums back)

Unfortunately, as you point out, if you try for the higher rate mobility, you do run the risk of having your care element reassessed. We don't give individual advice on here, so I recommend that you see a welfare rights adviser about your case.

robo1071 wrote:

I have a little question(its been a while since I've been here) so here goes:- I currently receive DLA Care(high rate) and Low Rate Mobility and also ESA(awaiting medical)and recently my knee has given up the ghost(due to service injury-Pete you helped me previously with service injuries-PTSD,deafness,ankle injury, 2 years ago before I went to prison for defending my family-long story ending in divorce)back to the point, is it worth me risking my high care for the sake of high mobility and if I lose high care DLA will I lose the ESA premiums? Thanks. (P.S. Its nice to see the forums back)

Hi,

I seem to recall your case from way back. I hope you are doing okay now.

As Survivor above says, yes asking to review your LRM could put at risk your HRC.

However (and this 'should' have been done when you came out of incarcaration) either SSAFA or The RBL oe Veterans Welfare Service should have done you a benefit check (unless you declined it) as part of the Prison Outreach service. Even so, it may still be worth getting intouch with either the RBL, SSAFA (only in some areas though as not all case workers are benefits trained), or the Veterans Welfare Service. They will go through your current claims face to face and assess the likelyhood and/or risks attached to asking for a review and help you apply if necessary.

Regards

Pete

Dear Pete the Officers Association are helping me as are the RBL(I was due to visit them in Cardiff(Tom House)). But I have Eddie Evans visiting from Combat Stress on that day so thats buggered that. I have had a benefits check and am receiving all that I can get
. The visit to Cardiff and Tom House was to see about the knee and maybe pursue the old cases as I couldnt follow up and appeal as HMP wouldnt let me attend tribunals or process paperwork. As for "Prison outreach" there isnt any at HMP Prescoed anyway! Lucky to get food let alone outreach! LOL!

robo1071 wrote:

Dear Pete the Officers Association are helping me as are the RBL(I was due to visit them in Cardiff(Tom House)). But I have Eddie Evans visiting from Combat Stress on that day so thats buggered that. I have had a benefits check and am receiving all that I can get
. The visit to Cardiff and Tom House was to see about the knee and maybe pursue the old cases as I couldnt follow up and appeal as HMP wouldnt let me attend tribunals or process paperwork. As for "Prison outreach" there isnt any at HMP Prescoed anyway! Lucky to get food let alone outreach! LOL!

Hi,

Good to hear that you are getting help with your benefits/War Pension etc.

Good luck.

Pete

Hello Pete things are grim-CTS(carpel tunnel both hands) Knee buggered, ops on both. (in the process of waiting). I'm wondering about Mobility as a car would be enormorse help. I have a quick question if they stop the esa and I appeal I know I can ask for the esa to be continued to be paid, but will the premiums I have because of the High care and low mob DLA still be paid?