Are you sure that it will be so little that it's not worth claiming?!Hi, I am in a temporary position regarding my illness, so haven't done anything regarding benefits. I made a few calls about social welfare etc, but it all seems such a long ordeal just to get a few quid, and to be honest we weren't expecting for me to be like this for so long.
I'd be looking for whatever assistance/benefit you can possibly get. How do you know that this scenario will last 'approximately another 1 - 2 months at most'?I made a few calls about social welfare etc, but it all seems such a long ordeal just to get a few quid, and to be honest we weren't expecting for me to be like this for so long.
Hi Clubman, I hear what you're saying. The thing is, I'm taking it so easy (bedrest) based on alot of research we've done on the net, and not on doctor's advice. I have a very very rare condition that is not really seen in this country. The docs told me to continue with my daily life, but based on what we have found, people in the States are admitted to hospital immediately and have much higher success rates than what the doctors here gave me. So that leaves us with the dilemma that we would have to get a doctor to agree with us that bedrest is what I need. At the moment, they are considering it a miracle that I'm so well, even though I keep saying that I am not lifting a finger at home. So even getting a medical report, then fighting to get the benefits just seems such a struggle
How do you know that this scenario will last 'approximately another 1 - 2 months at most'?
[Edit: post crossed with ClubMan's]
I have a very very rare condition that is not really seen in this country. The docs told me to continue with my daily life .....So even getting a medical report, then fighting to get the benefits just seems such a struggle
Surely somebody can do the chasing up for you?So even getting a medical report, then fighting to get the benefits just seems such a struggle
First question is whether the doctor would certify you as unfit for work? If so, then claiming Disability Allowance is an option. Although, reading the above it sounds like they say you are fit but you have decided that you are not by researching the condition yourself?
The people in Welfare told me that my husband could apply for Illness benefit, based on looking after a dependent relative and that I should apply to my local community centre for local schemes they may have for me
Gipimann, would I be right is saying that a claim for SWA would depend on a claim to SW, such as Carer's Allowance, having been made?
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