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  Cinema discount card

 

If you are in receipt of DLA then you are elligable for a cinema card this is a national card that can be used to verify that the holder is entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema.

 

The card is valid for 1 year from the date of issue for cards issued since March 2009.To apply for the card you will need submit proof to show that you meet one or more of the following criteria:

 

a) Be in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance.
b) Be a registered blind person.

 

You will also need to supply a passport-sized photo with your application to appear on the card & a processing fee of £5.50 is chargeable per card. 

 

To find out more visit  http://www.ceacard.co.uk/

 

 

Disabled Person's Railcard

 

The Disabled Person's Railcard allows you to buy rail tickets at a discount of up to a third. You can get a one-year or a three-year card. If another adult is travelling with you, they can also travel at the same discounted fare.

Eligibility

To qualify, you must meet at least one of the criteria listed below. You qualify if you:

 

  • are registered as visually impaired
  • are registered as deaf or using a hearing aid
  • have epilepsy and have repeated attacks even though you receive drug treatment
  • have epilepsy and are currently prohibited from driving because of your epilepsy
  • receive Attendance Allowance
  • receive Severe Disablement Allowance
  • receive the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
  • receive the higher or middle rate care component of Disability Living Allowance
  • receive War Pensioner's Mobility Supplement
  • receive War or Service Disablement Pension for a disability of 80 per cent or more
  • are buying or leasing a vehicle through the Motability Scheme

To find out more either ring the Disabled Person's Railcard helpline numbers:

 

Telephone: 0845 6050 525

Textphone: 0845 6010 132

 

Or visit the website

 

http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/

 

 Digital Switchover 

 

TV is going digital and existing analogue TV signal will be switched off and replaced with a new, stronger digital TV signal.

 

 It will mean that almost everyone will be able to receive digital TV through an aerial (Freeview).To keep your TV service, you will need to convert your TVs to digital before your area’s switchover date

 

The switchover help scheme is there to help you convert your TV to digital if you:

 

  • are aged 75 or over; or
  • get or could get Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance,
    Constant Attendance Allowance or mobility supplement; or
  • have lived in a care home for six months or more; or
  • are registered blind or partially sighted..

 

To check if your eligable you can visit the website following the link bellow, but you will recieve an information pack through the post.

 

Please be aware that if you have digital TV in your lounge this does not stop you using the scheme to have digital TV put into a bedroom for example

 

To learn more visit http://www.helpscheme.co.uk/en/home

 

 

Free Tax Disk for your car

 

You may be entitled to a free tax disc if you're a disabled person who gets the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance

Using the vehicle

To claim exemption from paying vehicle tax, the vehicle must be registered in your name or registered in the name of someone you nominate to drive for you (a nominee).

 

The vehicle must only be used for your purposes, for example shopping or getting prescriptions.

 

If it is being used by the nominee or someone else for their own personal needs, then the exemption will be lost.

How to claim an exemption from vehicle tax

To claim an exemption from vehicle tax you must be receiving at least one of the following:

 

  • higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance
  • War Pensioners Mobility Supplement

If you claim Disability Living Allowance

If you have a mobility car you will automatically recieve the free tax disk.

 

If you are in receipt of higher rate mobility but do not have a mobility car you are still entitled to have a free tax disk as long as you meet the criteria

 

If you are waiting to hear about a decision on your Disability Living Allowance claim, the Disability Living Allowance unit will send you a Certificate of Entitlement to claim a free vehicle tax disc with your decision notice. They will do this only if you are entitled to the Higher Rate Mobility Component with your award.

 

The leaflet DLA403 will be included with your Certificate of Entitlement. This will tell you how to get your free vehicle tax disc.


 

The Disability Living Allowance Unit will then automatically send you a Certificate of Entitlement every year to get your free vehicle tax disc. The unit will only do this if you continue to be entitled to the higher rate mobility component.

 

The address is:

 

Disability Living Allowance Unit,

Warbreck House,

Warbreck Hill,
Blackpool FY20YE

 

Telephone: 0845 712 3456
Textphone: 0845 722 4433