[access-uk] Re: council tax disabled persons relief no longer covers blind people.
- From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:24:12 -0000
it's all to do with this court ruling, I will ask around the rnib and afb on
monday to see waht can be done.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spring Flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 6:44 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: council tax disabled persons relief no longer
covers blind people.
: Are your council not playing ball? ours tried to put us up a band when my
: Dad died, what the hell that had to do with the price of fish I've no idea
: and trust me, they regretted it when I was done with them!!
:
: Trace
:
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "martin wilsher" <m.wilsher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 5:46 PM
: Subject: [access-uk] Re: council tax disabled persons relief no longer
: covers blind people.
:
:
: > Hi Derek:
: >
: > I think a pc is not applicable here, as it is a computer, and anyone has
: > this in their homes now.
: >
: > I will talk to someone about this, and see where I stand on it, though
I'm
: > prepared to lose my disabled relief as how can they tell I have access
: > technology on my pc? it's not overtly there, so a council worker can't
: > see
: > it, so that's the way they work it.
: >
: > I will talk to rnib or Action for blind ppl shortly and see where I get,
: > though I don't know if I'll get anywhere with my council.
: >
: > thanks.----- Original Message -----
: > From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:12 PM
: > Subject: [access-uk] Re: council tax disabled persons relief no longer
: > covers blind people.
: >
: >
: > : Hi Martin
: > : > After sending in the form, I got a
: > : >phone call, basically telling me that a computer in a room with
access
: > : >technology loaded on it no longer qualified as a having equipment
: > : >in a room specially for the disabled person, as my pc wasn't overtly
: > : >specialist,
: > :
: > :
: > : Take look here:
: > : http://tinyurl.co.uk/ptm3
: > : the property must have one of the following:
: > : a room that has been modified for your, or the disabled person's sole
: > use
: > :
: > : an additional bathroom, lavatory or kitchen to meet your/their needs
: > : extra space inside the property to allow a wheelchair to be used - if
: > the
: > : wheelchair is for outside use only, this will not count
: > : I would suggest ;you consult a welfare rights officer like at
RNIB
: > : and see if the council has interpreted the rules correctly
: > : as you do have right of appeal.
: > : I mean this bit is certainly open opinion:
: > : "a room that has been modified for your, or the disabled person's sole
: > use"
: > :
: > : How doe council define the term:
: > : "modified for your, or the disabled person's sole use"
: > :
: > : Regards,
: > : Derek
: > :
: > : e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > :
: > :
: > : ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
: > : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
: > : ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
: > : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > : ** and in the Subject line type
: > : ** unsubscribe
: > : ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
: > : ** immediately-following link:-
: > : ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
: > : ** or send a message, to
: > : ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
: > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
: > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
: > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > ** and in the Subject line type
: > ** unsubscribe
: > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
: > ** immediately-following link:-
: > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
: > ** or send a message, to
: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
: >
: >
: >
: > --
: > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date.
: > Checked by AVG Free Edition.
: > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/199 - Release Date:
: > 13/12/2005
: >
: >
:
: ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
: ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
: ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: ** and in the Subject line type
: ** unsubscribe
: ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
: ** immediately-following link:-
: ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
: ** or send a message, to
: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
:
:
** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe]
** If this link doesn't work then send a message to:
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
** and in the Subject line type
** unsubscribe
** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the
** immediately-following link:-
** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq]
** or send a message, to
** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
Other related posts: