ADMIN NOTE, January 2024: The situation for claiming disability benefits when abroad has changed since this topic was first posted. Please see the latest information at the bottom of this topic in post #21.
Hi,
I know that their are several Forum members that live abroad, so I thought this may be of interest to anyone who may have lost their disability benefits after moving to Cyprus.
Fight to reinstate benefits from UK
AN online petition has been set up to press the UK government to extend the payment of benefits to Britons living in other EU countries and Switzerland. The e-petition link is: Petition the Prime Minister to reinstate those benefits ( DLA, CA, AA) removed from expats. There is also a campaign started by expats living in France & Spain which will give a little up to date information, they are asking for people to join their campaign.
Make your voice heard on this issue. Join the campaign on Facebook: Link from Face Book to Petition
Extract from another article
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on October 18, 2007 declared that the UK had illegally stopped paying benefits, including carers allowance, disability living allowance and attendance allowance by over-riding existing exportability rules.
As such, anyone currently based in the UK receiving these benefits will be able to export certain components if they choose to relocate within another EEA state or Switzerland.
However, it should be pointed out that for those expats seeking for reinstatement of these benefits, the Department of Works and Pensions is 'still considering the legal implications of paying benefit to people who are already living in another EEA state or Switzerland who wish to claim from abroad'.
We have taken this issue up with our previous UK constituent MP, who has approached the exportability co-ordinator of the Department of Work and Pensions' Disability and Carers Service on our behalf - only to receive the same standard response as quoted above.
It appears, therefore, that Mr Gordon Brown and his cronies are doing everything in their power to ensure that those people - unlawfully robbed of their legal entitlement to an exportable benefit - continue to be prevented
from receiving any monies due to them.
hello everyone........i havnt been diagnosed with ms..but am having test.....the one where they put the needles in your muscles !! - anyway yesterday,my legs went completley weak and shakey,litteralycouldnt bear my weight,but subsided after about 1 hour,but then felt really weak the rest of the night......and today the muscles in my thighs are so tender,like ive run a marathon,anyone had this ?
Went to the neuro and I will be getting another MRI in the fall because he didn't like the amount of spots on my last one. And he might take me off tecfidera and put meon some once a month iv treatment.
I'm thinking he suspects something more than RRMS.
Hi Everyone,
My neuro appointment has finally come around. My biggest concern is not being taken seriously as I know many of you have had to go back numerous times. I was also not really taken seriously when I saw the neuro 5 years ago.
Any advice?
Thanks,
Katie x
Hi all. Thought I would bring you all up to date with me.
Had my rebif training today and did the 1st injection which I might add BLOODY HURT!!
had the injection about 11am once I did it the nurse couldnt get out of my house quick enough lol.
Felt very woozy about 5 minutes later but luckily enough cleaner turned up and took my mind off it. Wen she left I felt instantly shattered plus injection site still hurting. Still feel woozy and tired after an afternoon nap.
Well next next injection on friday.
Vanessa xx
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