Kevin Nuttall
Viewing entries posted in May 2009
Hands up - 'Who likes paying council tax?'
'Me!' I hear you say. Are you aware that you may qualify for a reduction in your Council Tax under the Disability Reduction Scheme?
A Question of Life or Death?
Ability to 'think on your feet' is a vital skill in a Welfare Rights Officer’s armoury. It is for example a useful weapon to shoot down an exocet question from a tribunal panel member such as, 'Can you tell me why your client would have difficulty crossing a road when he could be eligible to drive having only lost his sight in one eye? All answers in the comments box please.
In praise of ‘The Three Poddies’
Help! Au Secours! I'm drowning in a sea of casework. I know Action for Blind People have a 'no blame' culture, but I blame the excellent work being done by 'The Three Poddies' for my dilemma. I'll explain.
Good News Week
As a spotty teenager into Flower Power and Ban the Bomb, one of my favourite records was ‘Good News Week’. It went something like, ‘its good news week, someone’s dropped a bomb somewhere contaminating the atmosphere and blackening the sky’. I’m sure there must be one or two other latter day hippies that remember it?
‘94% of blind and partially sighted people don’t receive all the benefits to which they may be entitled’
I know neither the origin of this statement nor its accuracy in 2009. What I do know from my experience of helping people with a visual impairment is that I often discover benefits that could be claimed, and benefits being received which are too low. I think there are several reasons for this happening.
Kevin works as a welfare rights officer at Action for Blind People in Lancashire.
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