Our benefits consultants helped a Renaissance Legal client with a benefits appeal when their DLA award was reassessed for PIP. Here is their story. Background to the appeal The client had been in receipt of DLA for years – receiving the low rate of care DLA and the high rate of mobility DLA. This high
Thinking about a time when you may not be here to support your children can be frightening for parents. If you have a child with autism, their future can be especially difficult to think about as they may have varying needs throughout their lifetime. It is natural to worry about how your child will manage
On World Down Syndrome Day (21st March) one of our clients Holly who has Down’s Syndrome shares her story… My name is Holly and I am 27 years old and have Down’s Syndrome. When I left school at 19, I chose to go away to college as I wanted to get more skills. The college was
By Katherine Miller Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week (18th – 24th March) and World Down Syndrome Day (21st March) are focusing on challenging society’s misconceptions about Down’s Syndrome and highlighting that a person with Down’s Syndrome should have the same opportunities as everyone else in every area of life. The Down’s Syndrome Association highlights that ‘Adults
By Jayne Knights To coincide with Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week 18th – 24th March, this blog concentrates its benefits beady eye on how people with Down’s Syndrome can work without sabotaging or losing any benefits they receive. The benefit rules, of course, apply to anyone, people with Down’s Syndrome are just as likely to be
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