Dissability Living Allowance Claimants.. Attention....

[JOSH_IOU]

Only 47% of Disability Living Allowance claims succeed, according to the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) own statistics. And many people who do get an award may be getting a lower rate than they are legally entitled to.

I will be sending an email for a Freedom of information act request for screen shots of the training computer system. This is the DWP software staff use for assessing DLA claimants.

[JOSH_IOU]

Please see updated posts in the near future. (hopefully)

[Joa]

...and 54 % of DLA appeals succeed at tribunal.

Comment : Glasgow Disability Benefits Centre: improving the experience of customers
According to the authors of the above paper, the DWP decided to address the overall 50% success rate for appeals. The high number of appeals won by DLA claimants has long been a source of embarrassment to the DWP. This is particularly the case as the 50% figure includes paper hearings, which have a low success rate, whilst at oral hearings the figure is nearer to 60% finding in favour of claimants.

[JOSH_IOU]

nice post (cheers)

[JOSH_IOU]

Freedom of Information Act Request Granted after a few emails to bend there arms they gave in.

DM
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DLA/AA Training

05 – Decisions


Module Overview

In this module we will be looking at recording decisions. The topics we are going to discuss are:
·recording the decision; and
·reasons for the decision.

These topics have been designed to show you the correct action to take when recording a decision

Module Requirements

Trainer Prerequisites

The trainer must have knowledge of the appropriate induction training material.
The trainer should have completed the Training for Trainers courses or have the equivalent skills and have attended a handover event for DCS.
As paper based cases will be used to test the learning, it is a requirement that the trainer provide feedback to the trainees, as and when necessary.

Trainee Prerequisites

The trainees must have received the appropriate induction training.
The trainees must have completed the preceding modules, 01 to 04, or have the equivalent knowledge.



Forms

DBD600 Process Action Sheet
DBD39 Registration and Information Gathering
DBD43 Decision and Data Processing Record
DLA521 Clerical Notification Typing Draft.

CBP Cases

01 DLA Arabella Courtney OA5 – 1024
02 AA Agnes Charles VL1 – 1024.




PBP Cases

DLA Rosaleen Page RP41D
DLA Michael McKinley MM12C
DLA Khaliq Rafiq KR73C
DLA Mohammed Singh MS94B
DLA Peter Roberts PR68A
DLA Susan Brierley SB19D
DLA Casey Castle CC01C
AA Ethel Kent EK92B
AA Norman Bowles NB1
AA Mych Muz MM58B
AA Hilda Lincoln HL03B.




Contents

Page Topic

vii
Aims and Objectives.
1
01 - Recording the Decision.
42
02 - Reasons for the Decision.








Aims

This module aims to teach the trainees the action to take on Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance cases once a decision has been reached and how it is recorded on the relevant documentation.

Objectives

By the end of this module trainees will, with the aid of any guides, notes or handouts, be able to correctly:
·complete the relevant documentation for recording a decision
·prepare clerical notifications
·state what information will be contained in dialogue DA/AA115
·structure the reasons for the decision
·complete the reasons for a decision (RFD) , using the RFD template, in order for an explanation to be given
·take action when reasons are not required
·quote the Legislation used to make a decision.

Introduction


In this topic we will look at the action to take to record and notify a decision on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) cases.



We will cover in detail:
·completing the correct documentation to record a decision
·system and clerical notifications
·evidence used details.

We will begin by looking at the completion of the correct documentation, when recording a decision.

[JOSH_IOU]

we need away to store all of this. its gona be silly posting evrything

[empowered]

Why don't you just put it all in one post!

[JOSH_IOU]

There is over 500 pages

[themusicman9]

Can i ask you guys a question

Im having trouble with a claim and im doing an appeal.

To be honets i dont need anyhone to help me at all, i actually thought that the fact im doing the stuff myself means that im classed as caring for myself which therefore entitles me to the benefit??

Am i right or am i peeing in the wind??

Ed

[JOSH_IOU]

Start here.
Looking after yourself as a carer : Directgov - Caring for someone

Start your own thread. i'm in receipt of the DLA component of care.
I Would like to be kept up to date on the matter. If thats ok with you

[empowered]

Originally Posted by JOSH_IOU

There is over 500 pages

Oh Gawd :o I can feel 500 posts coming on:o

[JOSH_IOU]

If I can get Admin permission i dont mind

[louis wu]

Originally Posted by JOSH_IOU

There is over 500 pages

Why not just a link.....not so good for the post count.....but much easier for anyone interested

[Bookworm]

Besides, the stuff will be copyrighted, so you can't post it all. It's ok to post small quotes and attribute them, but you can't paste the whole thing without authorisation from the originating site. Better to post links.

[JOSH_IOU]

Here is a test link can you see if you can open the document I have never used Google to do this before

http://docs.google.com/Edit?tab=view...s792_2nd5kkgcx

[Michael Browne]

We're sorry, but **********@.com does not have access to this document.
You are signed in as *********.com, but that email account hasn't been granted permission to this document.

Doesn't work for me, just the above error message. I assume you have to grant permission for public access