Our local council is not complying with the law, in particular HGCRA 96 section 36.
This relates to disabled grants and the fact they must be completed within 12 months.
I have written confirmation that they will not be carrying out the grant in the 2011/2012 financial year.
Now the law is quite clear onthis, THEY MUST COMPLETE THE WORK WITIN 12 MONTHS.
Unfortunately the cost of taking them to court as a LIP would be around £15,000, which we cannot afford , nor can my mother and sadly she does not qualify for legal aid.
Now I am sure that I am not going ot be the only one in this situation, many others are going to be finding this out,.
It took them almost 2 years to carry out the ot assesment...
my view my council and local authority like many others are taking advantage of the fact we cannot afford to mount legal challanges....
my mother has me to fight for her, but guess a great many do not have anyone, given all the cuts backs this situation is not going ot get any better but in fact much worse.
I have contacted 2 local papers sadly they have totally ignored me not even responded.....
Am desperate to get this out into the wider public domain for publicity for all sufferers and carers, the caring role is difficult enough without the added pressures of no support from local authorities..
Sadly it looks like my only alternative will be to have her taken into care much earlier than was actually necessary and this will be a dam site more expensive that a bathroom conversion.....
Anyone else finding these problems?
This relates to disabled grants and the fact they must be completed within 12 months.
I have written confirmation that they will not be carrying out the grant in the 2011/2012 financial year.
Now the law is quite clear onthis, THEY MUST COMPLETE THE WORK WITIN 12 MONTHS.
Unfortunately the cost of taking them to court as a LIP would be around £15,000, which we cannot afford , nor can my mother and sadly she does not qualify for legal aid.
Now I am sure that I am not going ot be the only one in this situation, many others are going to be finding this out,.
It took them almost 2 years to carry out the ot assesment...
my view my council and local authority like many others are taking advantage of the fact we cannot afford to mount legal challanges....
my mother has me to fight for her, but guess a great many do not have anyone, given all the cuts backs this situation is not going ot get any better but in fact much worse.
I have contacted 2 local papers sadly they have totally ignored me not even responded.....
Am desperate to get this out into the wider public domain for publicity for all sufferers and carers, the caring role is difficult enough without the added pressures of no support from local authorities..
Sadly it looks like my only alternative will be to have her taken into care much earlier than was actually necessary and this will be a dam site more expensive that a bathroom conversion.....
Anyone else finding these problems?