benefits and supported accommodation

Please don't assume this. You don't know at the moment.

I am sorry things are so tough.

Try phoning MIND. You can get general information on 0300 123 3393
info@mind.org.uk

Or help understanding what they are doing, and what you can ask for/do about it re going into the supported living place (and what it provides)
0300 466 6463
legal@mind.org.uk

Please call them. They are open from 9am - 6pm

There should be an assessment, a care plan, and I would hope they will provide a support worker of some kind (although this can take time). These are all indicators of your care needs as far as ESA is concerned, they don't mean you are 'more' able. They mean you need support to be more independent.

I hope that makes sense; Please call MIND. They will advise you and give you some contacts that will be able to help long term.

sunnys8080 wrote: »

Oh dear. The supported housing there putting me in is for substance misusers not mentally ill people. The council told me. That means I will not be prompted to have a bath, cook my meals, they will teach me to budget my money. They are definitely going to take away my pip which i've only just one after appeal.

I can't believe this.

You need to speak to your support worker/social worker about this.

As far as I am aware you can still claim PIP when in Supported Housing. I am sure you would still meet the PIP descriptors but if you are worried about this then speak to CAB.

Sometimes people are not eligible for PIP if they are receiving care in a residential care home but this does not seem to apply to you.

What care is provided in your supported housing?
Will you be paying for your housing through Housing Benefit?

sunnys8080 wrote: »

I'm just assuming. It's just that I was only entitled to it because my mum cooks my food, washes my clothes, prompts me to take meds because I either forget or don't have motivation to take them, she washes clothes, tells me when i need to bathe etc... And also controls my money.

Living in supported housing is more likely to back up your claim that you need help and support to do things.

If your mum wasn't there to do those things would you do them yourself? I suspect the answer is 'no', so you'd still qualify. It doesn't matter what help you get, it's what help you need.

Needing help to cook food isn't just about knowing how to cook. If someone teaches you to cook, but you'd be dangerous doing it on your own, or wouldn't bother doing it on your own, then you'd be classed as being unable to do it for PIP purposes.

The same with all the other things. If your mum didn't tell you to have a bath would you do it? Would you wash your clothes or wear the same things every day?

I know it's easy for me to say, but please, please stop worrying. You've got enough going on with the move, you don't need to worry about benefits.