I have read somewhere you can opt to stay on income support than transfer to ESA once a positive outcome has been made but what are the pros and cons of this ?

so the six work focused interviews are mandatory for all however if you are receiving carers allowance taking part in activities etc is not mandatory and you cannot be forced to work look for jobs etc ?

hmm the letter does not state this it just rabbits on about having to attend them do you think its worth calling them to mention this as the transfer letter states that the person is in receipt of carers allowance so they are aware also can they mandate a person to come in any type of interview etc ? also can you find out the time limit from when to expect another medical as the letter does not state this!

hello all if a person is placed in the WRAG you must attend work focused interviews however is there an exception to attendance if the person is a carer recieving carers allowance ?

that wasent my question let me try again: a person goes to the medical but fails can the person put in a fresh claim for ESA ? or will you be forced down the medical route if you do ?

Hello all if one fails an IB to ESA medical can the person not appeal and reclaim using a sicknote ?

ticket is from council my friend is not a council member have written a letter and sent it to the parking office and explained the whole situation all up to them now thanks to everybody!

hello all have a friend in need! he has received a parking ticket for going over the hour but this was for a council hearing and the fact that the meeting was delayed due in the interests of the public, so is there anything that can be done ?

oops double post!

it was for electric! its a token meter, it was reset when i moved in august 07 i gave the meter reading at the end.

hi all advice appreciated, moved out of a flat around one month ago, a letter has arrived stating i have been undercharged due to the pre-payment meter not being on the correct rate since last reset and i now owe them £140+ my question is do i have to pay i dont believe its my liability ensure its the correct rate, i thought it was all automated!

its a website: Joolop.com

hello all, i bought an item which i was then told had gone out of stock, asked if i wanted a refund or to wait for new stock i opted for a refund, the email stated it would take four working days, after six days i requested an update, no response, another five days and still no update despite another email, i paid by credit card, what are my options ?

well it would be for internet transactions, not really for use abroad (physically speaking)

hi all, im looking to buy items in euros, now credit card companys charge for currency conversion is there a way of using alternative methods of paying ? unfortunately paypal is not an option, also, it has to be a visa mastercard way!

alright, thanks for your help so far. will rep ya.

i dont have overdrafts and i got turned down for one before october! on those occasions i usally put the problem right within 24 hours or sameday by borrowing from family!

hi all, whats the status of the law regarding 'arrangement fees' been hit three times with £25, makes it worse when your on benefits, i have gone through a tough period with other issues which made me go over on three occasions, granted i had a couple of refunds as a goodwill gesture.

right guys thanks all, well i have been plugging away a bit and leaving it to morons at pct and local mental health authorties and got nowhere...... so this is my story, a short while ago i made an appointment yet again with the GP to try and get him to atleast look at my case again and talk to him, that day i had to go out, so i had to get up early to make the appointment, not nice when your body says no its own way and medication drags you down, so i went out that day, slipped and fell i was muddy, so i dragged myself up and eventually got on a bus, i realised i was running late for my appointment and rang the surgery and the secratery to tell them what had happened also she said 'i will check with the GP if he will allow you to arrive late' a short while later she says 'your very lucky he has agreed to let you come in late, i gave her an estimated time and she said 'please hurry' i said ok, so i was on the bus and all of a sudden..... i got THAT feeling, i tried to ignore it but when it comes on there is nothing you can do, it was ofcourse the start of a vicious panic attack, at this time my arm was hurting related to the fall and i had to keep quite and subdued, a short while later i rang my mother (dont call me a sissy please) informed her to meet me outside the surgery, i got off the bus and just let it all out bit by bit, i started walking towards the surgery from the bus stop, at this point it feels like im going to die, the tightness and choking in pain, i got outside the surgery, my mother was there and she was suprised as to what was going on, i was muddy and crying etc, i had to explain what was happening/happened/going on.....so i went in with my mother and sat down in the surgery, things were getting worse for me, uncontrollable crying, tightness around the neck chest and throat, aching all over, i couldnt even sit up......luckily a very kind lady who partially knows me allowed me to go in ahead of her.... so im helped in by my mother and i walked in....i was confronted by the second GP! so i just sat there and let the attack happen, he was scurrying and asking what was wrong and my mum said 'he gets thes fits' and hes injured his arm in a fall, the pain of the attack and shoulder/neck was getting worse....... he wrote a letter and said go to hospital, my mother mentioned that i needed a sicknote, he had a brief look at my medical record and said 'ok' and wrote one out! when i got better at the hospital and my mum told me i was in disbelief! i got an xray on the shoulder and had a sling on it, luckily nothing was broken but just some minor damage, im seeing a physio regarding it too.... but the bad news is the GP has been kicked out of the surgery by my actual GP, i just met the replacement a few days ago, seemed very nice and asked me about my medical history, funny thing was she had that wtf face when i walked in, as she saw my name and said are you ********** i said 'yes its me i am ********* i am a male, i get that all the time' my name is a varation of a female name in spelling..... so i applied for IB but get IS due to not enough NI, i just got written confirmation of my DLA application being accepted.... after all that hassle some luck went my way! now i have to worry about sicknotes and obtaining them! and waiting for a letter for a PCA medical

update: i made an appointment to see my GP, regarding his view about my consultant saying i should get one, so i made and was prepared for another let down.... meanwhile i decided to venture out for once and see if i could spot some bargains out of town, its something to keep my mind off things.... while i was there i tripped and fell to the ground, injuring my arm, so i got back on the bus, i was running late for the appointment so i decided to ring them to explain why i was delayed.....on the way there a massive panic attack started....... its something i have got used to, although the experiance is very harrowing! so luckily the GP (my usual one i thought) let me come late via consulatation first with the secratory, at this point i was in very bad shape, mud all over me, panic attack in full flow, so i eventually got in to the GP's room after a kind lady let me go first after seeing me in so much agony that i was reduced in to tears.... but wait! it was not my usual GP! it was the second of three at the surgery! so he sees me and thinks wtf is going on, im there ballwing my eyes out, having trouble breathing, tightening of the arms, dysfunctional face...... he treats my shoulder first as i (my mother) told him what had happened, he wrote a note and said get down to the hospital, my mother pointed out to him that this appointment was booked on the basis of a possible issuing of a sicknote as per the hospital consultants recommendation.... at this point i was sweating.... he looks through my notes..........." i will write you one" he says! at this point im thinking wtf! for a year i have tried to get one, i even tried this GP before and refused, but he let me! for 3 months! meanwile i spent about three hours at the hospital regarding my shoulder, the best service i have ever had (GP referral = excellent service) two docs saw my arm, and where it hurts etc... got an xray and luckily no break, very sore muscles, i have been told to ring in for a physio appointment this morning! so how do i get a incapacity form ? can i just get one from my jobcentreplus office ?

i think what you have said at the end has made alot of sense, i have been to hospital twice in three weeks due to worsening health, the consultant says he will write to the GP: "I write to GP he will issue sicknote" said the arabic guy whether it happens remains to be seen, the other advice i have been given is to write to the chief executive of the PCT and explain the situation, if he doesent budge after the consultants letter then i will most likely have my consultants backing to be off sick, which i will use against my GP, the whole situation is getting me stressed even more and angry, i have someone from a CAB type team coming from my local hospital on tuesday so will explain the situation to him. also i contacted CLS and they told me to dig around the DWP website about sicknotes, GP's can issue them at their discretion, nowhere it states he has to refuse if the DWP says so, i sniffed around the GMC website and found a document telling me that if i am an in-patient or out-patient of a hospital i can have a sicknote from the consultant treating me.....atleast thats how i read it!

no one wants to touch the case with a bargpole, simply because when the GP is being an arse no one can do anything, but im hoping i can find a way out...

im going to chase up the DLA if i cant get the GP or consultant to budge!

there was a five to six month break before i started my JSA claim, it will be a year next month or month after since i started claiming JSA.... i was signed off for depression, much like now, but its got worse, coupled with stomach and a bit of back trouble, the latter is minor. he wont say i am or am not capable, he just points to the decision! i dont know about DLA, i got a flat a few months ago, however in the past month i have not really been there, due to worsening health.

as stated its his surgery, the other GP was about to write me a sicknote then read something on my notes and said 'DHSS stopped your sicknote i cant give you one' i can, but STILL NEED a sicknote....therein lies the problem. nope, im not aware of the requirements. what user 'breadline' said its true.