From: "Chris X" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.politics.misc
Subject: Re: Are we benefit scroungers?
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:38:20 +0100


"Chris.S"  wrote in message 
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> "Chris X"  wrote in message
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>> "Chris.S"  wrote in message
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>> >> Chris.S wrote:
>> >> > "Alasdair"  wrote in message
>> >> > news:p1nlh2lkeob7da06hfsta9r0nkp486046a@4ax.com...
>> >> > > On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:59:44 GMT, Mike  wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > >My wife got pretty badly smashed up in a road traffic accident on
>> >> > > >her
>> > way
>> >> > to
>> >> > > >work a few months ago and is now in a wheelchair (for a few 
>> >> > > >months
>> > yet).
>> >> > She
>> >> > > >does get sick pay for 6 months.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Whose fault was the accident?  Is your wife not entitled to
>> >> > > substantial damages? If the other party's insurers accept
> liability,
>> >> > > they may well make an intermim payment to your wife.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Your wife should be able to claim Disability Living Allowance
> which,
>> >> > > is not means tested. She should also qualify for a free bus pass
> and
>> >> > > a
>> >> > > Disabled Person's Railcard and, most valuable of all, a Disabled
>> >> > > Person's Parking Permit.  Once you get these things, they tend not
> to
>> >> > > take them off you when you recover.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > This is not scrounging; it is your legal and moral entitlement 
>> >> > > from
> a
>> >> > > so-called caring society.
>> >> >
>> >> > Non of the above would be applicable if the injury was temporary.
>> >>
>> >> Complete cobblers
>> >> I suggest you apply for DLA and a blue badge and ignore this advice
>> >> (I know from experience of a son who was temporarly injured in an rta
>> >> he got DLA and a blue badge...
>> >> HTH PHIL
>> >
>> > It isn't cobblers, DLA is a disability benefit.
>> > The criteria is strict and isn't usually given for people involved with
>> > accidents that result in short term disability.
>> > As for the blue badge, same there, you have to be disabled, once you 
>> > are
>> > recovered from a disability it is an offence to use it.
>> > I would also state that usually state benefits that are received due to
> an
>> > accident usually have to be repaid from any insurance claim that is 
>> > paid
>> > out.
>>
>> How long have you been on it, Slimey ?
>
> Since I work

As what ?