Tag Archives: disabled

Getting about with restricted mobility

Getting about with restricted mobility

I am not disabled, however, at present I have limited mobility. I am on the waiting list for a new hip and obviously getting older. I had a fall recently resulting in some bruising and difficulty in m ...
Disabled wrongly denied independence benefit

Disabled wrongly denied independence benefit

Huge numbers of disabled people are being wrongly denied Personal Independence Payments (PIP), tribunals are ruling. A staggering 61 per cent of rejected claims for the benefit are overturned on appea ...
Small is beautiful

Small is beautiful

I would like to add my thanks and agreement to your comments about older people’s re-housing on page 12 of issue 282 Mature Times paper. I have often asked councillors why we don’t have better smaller ...