Just a reminder that if you are a patient covered by the KVN Forum. There is a meeting tomorrow evening with Lisa Power of the Terrence Higgins Trust. Click here for original post and links.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T222222Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080701T101000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080701T101000Z UID:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/thanks-john-mcdonnell-mp-hayes-harlington URL;VALUE=URI:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/thanks-john-mcdonnell-mp-hayes-harlington SUMMARY:Thanks to John McDonnell MP for Hayes & Harlington. DESCRIPTION:\;Thank you to John McDonnell MP for Hayes &\; Harlington for his hand written response this morning. I will scan this in an add to the documents section. \;
It reads -
"\;Dear John\,
Thank you for your letter concerning DLA.
I share your concerns about the reforms to the administration of DLA and will take these issues up with Ministers. \;I have met with various welfare rights groups on the new welfare reforms and will do all I can to press for change.
Yours\,
John"\;
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Today we heard from Lawworks that they had managed to find us a legal firm that is willing to look at the legal case we have. This legal case is a collaboration with Feedback South London.
We believe there is a case concerning the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 and various other pieces of legislation. \;We have not briefed or given any detail on this as yet. \;It would be unfair to do so. UNTIL we are legally sure. \;
This is an update to this entry - click here \;and the request for pro bono legal work - click here.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T222222Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080701T201200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080701T201200Z UID:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/lisa-power-tht-kvn-forum-useful-statistics URL;VALUE=URI:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/lisa-power-tht-kvn-forum-useful-statistics SUMMARY:Lisa Power from THT @ the KVN Forum - Useful Statistics DESCRIPTION:Lisa Power from the Terrence Higgins Trust attended the KVN Forum this evening to brief us on the activities of THT with respect to the DLA review.
Thank you to Lisa for providing us with this data.
As of the 30 May 2008 - this relates to HIV cases.
1477 claims had been cleared by the DWP.
882 claims had been reduced or disallowed.
141 claims had been re-reviewed. Of these 99 had been cleared and of those 45 had the original decision overturned.
114 claims had been appealed. Of these 54 had been cleared. 51 had been "\;lapsed"\; ( this means the DWP changed their original decision before the appeal hearing \;) &\; 1 decision was overturned.
The term "\;cleared"\; refers to claims that have been processed. The difference between for example the 141 claims for re-review and the 99 cleared are those that are still being processed at the time the information was made available.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T222222Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080701T202300Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080701T202300Z UID:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/lisa-power-tht-kvn-forum URL;VALUE=URI:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/lisa-power-tht-kvn-forum SUMMARY:Lisa Power from THT @ the KVN Forum DESCRIPTION:\;Lisa Power from the Terrence Higgins Trust attended the KVN Forum this evening to answer questions from forum members on the DLA Review.
In due course the minutes will be placed by the Chairman on the KVN Forum website.
Questions were drafted in advance of the meeting from members and presented to Lisa for her perusal.
What follows are the points that I picked up.
THT was invited to take part in the DCS Advisory Panel about a year ago. \;At the time their membership of this panel was subject to a binding confidentiality agreement. \;THT considered it's position on this. They decided it was better for a HIV organisation to be involved to try and make the case for those living with HIV in the UK. \;Lisa works with another colleague on this panel. \;They managed to get members of BHIVA to also advise on the issues face by HIV people in relation to review\, the impact etc. As mentioned they made the case\, whether they were listened to by government was another issue. THT were unable to comment until the review pilot started. \;THT still meet every 3 months or so as a member of this board.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T222222Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080703T132600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080703T132600Z UID:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/quiet-yesterday URL;VALUE=URI:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/quiet-yesterday SUMMARY:Quiet yesterday. DESCRIPTION:I have been dealing with the comments to the last few blog entries and I would ask you to take a look.
I am under the weather at the moment so I apologise in advance if posting is sparse.
John. \;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090109T222222Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080703T141100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20080703T141100Z UID:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/just-heard-good-news-appeal URL;VALUE=URI:http://hivbenefits.tcell.org.uk/content/just-heard-good-news-appeal SUMMARY:Just heard good news on an appeal. DESCRIPTION:As you may be aware. Though this is our blog for the community. \;I also run forums elsewhere in various other community's that have an interest including the wider disabled community.
Today I heard from one individual who I have been in touch with. \;In February of this year there DLA was withdrawn and they decided to appeal. \;Today they told me the decision had been overturned and the payments back dated to February.
Whereas we always encourage you to press for a re-review and/or appeal (Oral is best). \;We know it is a decision you have to take with some thought. \;We have always supported people in whatever they have chosen to do as we fully understand the issues.
However this demonstrates that the process does work sometimes and is one of many cases on this blog.
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If you get the Higher Rate Care component of Disability Living Allowance you do not have to fill this form in\, you are exempt from filling it in - click here. \;
We have been good in getting the word out on this following the original story.
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