OMG! I can't believe it!

hi i am just reappling for the dla and wanted to know if you could help me fill in the forms and word everything right as i have been unsuccesful 4 times what,s this about getting dla for window shopping about and can someone tell me why dla only think that you have to make a meal for 1 if you have children and a sick hubby to care for who do they think does all this if you are ill yourself i suffer with osteoartritis in my hips /back /and knees and sometimes it affects my feet and fingers i am on tablets for this but they don,t always work as i have to rest alot if the pain is bad house like a tip at moment not much help please can someone tell me what happens about this as dla only state if you can do things for 1 person but i as i said have children and an ill hubby he suffers with depression/osteoarthritis/high blood pressure/diabetis and can hardly motivate himself its me that does everything but i have neer been able to get any help or care going mad with this it,s like banging your head against a brick wall help please

Best advice is to download the guides from the members section, and follow them. Also if you can get to see an advice worker in your locality, please do, and get them to help you with the forms. It is very important to give yourself the best chance by well completed forms that fully describe your difficulties and in a way that relates to the criteria of the benefit

hi thanks for the info but not sure where to look for help or on which site as i have only just joined been to doctors this morning for my medical report and doctor told me my spine is bad and showed me results on printout he also said this was same 16 years ago so cannot understand why i cannot claim benifits as i stated i keep getting knocked back would really like some help on who to contact or from help off this site regarding filling in my claim form again as i must be doing something wrong i only want these people to understand that i am suffering pain in back and legs and hips so does restrict me in doing alot of things that i did before and cannot do now and i know with a little bit more understanding get help with my illness regards again

hi steve thanks for info i am still waiting for my new form to arrive so i will look at what i think i did wrong last time got my report from doctors this morning it states on the forms he printed off my details does say no tenderness in spinal parts for last 16 years but my x.ray came back as osteoarthritis at all levels with loss of disc height in L2/3 AND L3/4 AND L4/5 but i don,t understand what this means all i know is that i suffer with bad back pains which also affects my hips /knees/feet which he put,s down to wear/tear but he also told me this will not get better but worse as i get older so how would i explain this on the form because i have tried before and nobody listens they just tell me to get on with it but what i want is somebody to understand the pain i go through on a day to day basics thanks again

hi steve now got my new form through but still not sure if i will get anywhere did you see my last message can you please try to explain what this means and if i can still make a claim records state problems with spine as i said on my last message but not sure if this will help me get dla i suffer pain all the time even when i have taken my medication just been for chest x.ray as getting pains across my left arm and bust so don,t know outcome of this yet got to wait a week to 10 days i also wanted you to explain what window shopping as to do with getting dla and how do you word it on the forms thankyou again for any help you can give me in support of my claim regards