pgh
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Post by pgh on Dec 20, 2010 16:31:35 GMT 1
My mother applied for Pensions Credit some years ago. After many months of discussion and revision of the amount she was supposed to be entitled to, we took it to Citizens Advice who used their expertise to review her case. By this means, we discovered that she was entitled to substantially more. How could a lady in her 80's fight such a case without her family and the help of Citizens Advice? I understand that this service offered by CAB might well be lost as a consequence of changes to civil legal aid.
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Post by Patrick Torsney on Jan 9, 2011 21:06:35 GMT 1
Yes, pgh, it could and indeed, how could someone do this kind of thing on their own - what are the chances they would succeed without properly funded specialist help?
The Government wants to remove all such work from the scope of public funding. Mr Clarke, in laying out the Government's proposals, says it is just 'basic mechanical advice' and not worthy of funding. He says that voluntary sector organisations (and MP surgeries) can pick up things like this
I'm not sure what the MPs think about that - all I've spoken to are quite shocked at the suggestion. In respect of the voluntary organisations, most of whom are currently funded to perform this work, what he fails to realise is that if he gets rid of the funding for this work, then there will be no-one at the voluntary sector left to actually do it. A bit of a no brainer really
Nor does age come into it, however shameful that may also be
Thank you sincerely for taking the time to tell us your story, pgh. People need to know what's happening and real stories like yours can only help. I'm also very much glad your Mother got the help she needed
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