United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

Hi All,
Im trying to find out if my son is eligable for mobility allowance as he cant walk too far before the pain sets in therefore he is getting taxi's everywhere costing us a fortune. Im not sure of the walking distance the D.L.A people think is exceptable. anyone out there in the know? some advice would sure come in handy.

Hi Metty
Have you checked the Resources on the tbpi UK site? It's at www.tbpi-group.org, look in the 'Resources' section (I think!). Otherwise try asking on the messageboard there http://pub28.ezboard.com/badultswithbra ... usinjuries I'm assuming you're in the UK and there are a lot of people posting there who have been through the process, Karen Hillyer (Kazza) is a very useful source of info about this.
Good luck
Jen NZ

oops link was no good try this http://tbpi-group.org/

Metty... Generally the DLA peeps will only give mobility allowance if someone has severe and permanent pain in one or both legs that makes it impossible to walk more than 100 metres. Any pain not entirely due to leg problems is not even considered by them.

If your son fulfills the leg pain criteria, then they take into account all sorts of other problems as well.
When you apply, you have to lay it on a bit thick. They also tend to knock you back on your first application, so you have to keep trying.

Kazza is the expert, but the people in the local Citizen's Advice Bureau should also be very helpful.

There was some chatter about this a while ago at TBPI-Group, which may reveal some interesting stuff:
http://p072.ezboard.com/fadultswithbrac ... =811.topic

Jacko

Hi jacko, thanks for the tip can I ask who or what is KAZZA
I think we will still give it a try. I know the good old uk benefit system you have to fight for, as we did to get him income support. Thankyou for the advice so far.

Sorry, forgot that not everyone knows the wonderful Kazza. Karen Hillyer: the big cheese in the Erb's Palsy Group (erbspalsygroup.com), full time mum of Gavin (OBPI), and oftentime contributor to the tbpi-group ( http://tbpi-group.org/). Contact her via the tbpi-group messageboard if you need to, and I'm sure she'll be more than happy to help. She's like that, y'know.