Access to work

nnif

Hi. I hope everybody is doing well. I just wanted to share my experiences of claiming assistance from the DWP through Access to work.

对于那些阅读我的PIP索赔帖子的人，您会知道我因护理和流动性而被授予标准率。我的右脚踝有创伤后的骨关节炎。由于成功的PIP索赔和10分的流动性，我也能够要求残疾人自由通行证和蓝色徽章。当然很棒。但是，我仍然在挣扎，因为我的家（对我来说，是... 0.3英里）从我的家到最近的公共汽车站，然后在管站和工作之间。

四周前，在社交场合出去时，我被告知上班。这是DWP的赠款计划，旨在支持残疾人继续工作。

I applied and after a very quick and painless process I have been awarded taxi transportation to and from work and also any additional journeys I need to make that are work related. (The only thing that made it take four weeks was waiting for my GP to return from annual leave).

This support is invaluable as I live in West London and work in East London. I was skeptical that I would receive help as the cost of taxis would be astronomical. However to my surprise, I have received funding until August 2018.

If anyone else is in work and needs support... look into it. It provides more than just transportation costs but can also help fund specialist equipment, adaptations and training for staff.

StickyWicket

Thanks for that, NNF. I'm sure some will find it helpful and useful. This particular forum is, perhaps inevitably, weighted with tales of woe. Your determination to work, coupled with your helpful and positive attitude is a tonic

Slosh

Access to work is great. Following mine I got office equipment and linked training which made a real difference. I'm impressed though that you got 10 points for mobility, I was not given any points for this despite using crutches to walk, a blue badge awarded by my Local Authority and the fact I had problems walking at my assessment within the 50m distance. The reason? Assumptions about my working environment. At the time I was so relieved to get the 8 points for daily living I didn't push it, wish I had now as I would then be able to get a disabled parking bay outside my house.

FranceEfuaBrown1262

Hi I applied for Access to Work grant for taxi fares to and from work due to really terrible bilateral osteoarthritis in my knees. It has been unbearable to use public transport and I am in tears every morning and evening commuting. I applied in August and had to send in a doctor's confirmation (that had to wait weeks until I followed it up, that delayed things too). I sent in quotes for 3 taxi firms but have not heard anything up till now. I am really worried that I may not have been successful in my application. My caseworker does not respond when I ask about the progress of my application; he only says its likely to be approved but gives so many excuses for the delay. I am really very depressed now. Why does it take so long? If I were not successful would they have told me by now? Thank you

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Hi FranceEfuaBrown1262 and welcome to the forum.
That sound like such a frustrating and worrying situation to be in.
I don't have personal experience of applying for Access to Work myself, but hopefully there may be forum members who can give you an idea of how long their applications took.
您的案例工作者听起来并没有极大的帮助。可能值得敲响我们的热线热线器（0800 520 0520），因为他们可能能够提供有关处理情况并追求申请进度的建议。
Just a thought - is your employer involved in this and do you have a good relationship with them? Asking them to chase it up on your behalf might be a possibility.
I hope you don't have to wait too much longer and the application will prove successful - do let us know how you get on.
best wishes,
Ann

FranceEfuaBrown1262

moderator写道：

Hi FranceEfuaBrown1262 and welcome to the forum.
That sound like such a frustrating and worrying situation to be in.
I don't have personal experience of applying for Access to Work myself, but hopefully there may be forum members who can give you an idea of how long their applications took.
您的案例工作者听起来并没有极大的帮助。可能值得敲响我们的热线热线器（0800 520 0520），因为他们可能能够提供有关处理情况并追求申请进度的建议。
Just a thought - is your employer involved in this and do you have a good relationship with them? Asking them to chase it up on your behalf might be a possibility.
I hope you don't have to wait too much longer and the application will prove successful - do let us know how you get on.
best wishes,
Ann

FranceEfuaBrown1262

Hello
Just to say my Access to Work taxi grant was approved this morning! I am delighted. Thank you!

FranceEfuaBrown1262

nnif写道：

Hi. I hope everybody is doing well. I just wanted to share my experiences of claiming assistance from the DWP through Access to work.

对于那些阅读我的PIP索赔帖子的人，您会知道我因护理和流动性而被授予标准率。我的右脚踝有创伤后的骨关节炎。由于成功的PIP索赔和10分的流动性，我也能够要求残疾人自由通行证和蓝色徽章。当然很棒。但是，我仍然在挣扎，因为我的家（对我来说，是... 0.3英里）从我的家到最近的公共汽车站，然后在管站和工作之间。

四周前，在社交场合出去时，我被告知上班。这是DWP的赠款计划，旨在支持残疾人继续工作。

I applied and after a very quick and painless process I have been awarded taxi transportation to and from work and also any additional journeys I need to make that are work related. (The only thing that made it take four weeks was waiting for my GP to return from annual leave).

This support is invaluable as I live in West London and work in East London. I was skeptical that I would receive help as the cost of taxis would be astronomical. However to my surprise, I have received funding until August 2018.

If anyone else is in work and needs support... look into it. It provides more than just transportation costs but can also help fund specialist equipment, adaptations and training for staff.

Annfield

嗨，franceefuabrown1262。几年前，我还联系了上班的访问，它们很棒。我开车去上班。有时候，我的车是我的独立性，所以我打算尽可能多地开车。他们帮助我使用了办公设备，我的办公室椅子很棒。它按摩并有一个加热垫。我不知道我能得到这样的东西。我将在本周再次与他们联系以获取当时建议的物品，但我觉得当时我不需要，但是现在就这样做了。任何要继续前进的事情