Financial Help For Blind Person

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  • retrogamer666
    retrogamer666 Posts: 14 Forumite
    edited 20 February 2013 at 10:58PM
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    yes we have considered care allowance and it is something we definetly plan on applying for however i am only newly registered blind, before i was registered sight impaired but my sight got worse, now tht i am registered blind i will be able to apply for higher rate DLA and my wife should also get carers allowance but s of right nowi am only on the lowest rate of DLA which means she cannot apply for carers allowance because i have to be on at least the middle rate for her to get it.

    Like i said before i have to wait at least 6 months to be issued with some kind of social worker to help me get all of these benefits, i have been told i can apply on my own however i was also told i would stand a better chance of getting the benefits if i let the social worker help me

    Other than being blind i dont really have a "condition"
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 12,949 Forumite
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    i have been registered blind for 17 years and only get low rate care.
    i cant see that you would have any grounds for high rate, unless you have another debilitating condition.

    your wife cannot get carers allowance if she earns more than £100 a wek
  • princessdon
    princessdon Posts: 6,902 Forumite
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    nannytone wrote: »
    the partner only needs to earn £111 a week to make tou ineligable for income support.

    what condition do you have?
    What if they claim carers?

    Full income support plus £100 pw earnings and mortgage paid.
  • retrogamer666
    retrogamer666 Posts: 14 Forumite
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    well i can assure u if ur sight is below a certain volume if thats even the right word you are entitled to a highr rate DLA and iv had the letters through to prove that however i am waiting to be assigned a social worker and then i will hopefully stand a better chance of getting the benefits
  • Dunroamin
    Dunroamin Posts: 16,908 Forumite
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    retrogamer666 wrote: »
    we put down a deposit of around the 8 grand mark can't remember the exact figures off the top of my head.

    and no i cant work my vision is too poor

    Sorry to be repetitive but many people who are partially sighted (including many with no sight whatsoever) work in a variety of careers, . At such a young age, you need to be concentrating on retraining for a suitable job/career or finding out about ways in which you can carry on using your existing skills with support and adaptations.
  • princessdon
    princessdon Posts: 6,902 Forumite
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    princessdon wrote: »
    What if they claim carers?

    Full income support plus £100 pw earnings and mortgage paid.

    Ok low rate - apologies low rate.

    So because they own their home there is nothing. SH would give £100 pw of course.
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 12,949 Forumite
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    they will find it difficult moving onto middle rate care. if he has only recently deteriorated enough to be registered blind, then its quiye possible that he still has a reasonable amount of sight ( for a blind person!)
  • princessdon
    princessdon Posts: 6,902 Forumite
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    retrogamer666 wrote: »
    yes we have considered care allowance and it is something we definetly plan on applying for however i am only newly registered blind, before i was registered sight impaired but my sight got worse, now tht i am registered blind i will be able to apply for higher rate DLA and my wife should also get carers allowance but s of right nowi am only on the lowest rate of DLA which means she cannot apply for carers allowance because i have to be on at least the middle rate for her to get it.

    Like i said before i have to wait at least 6 months to be issued with some kind of social worker to help me get all of these benefits, i have been told i can apply on my own however i was also told i would stand a better chance of getting the benefits if i let the social worker help me

    Other than being blind i dont really have a "condition"

    Your diagnosis is very new?

    Will it change or deteriorate to get higher rate
  • retrogamer666
    retrogamer666 Posts: 14 Forumite
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    princessdon wrote: »
    Ok low rate - apologies low rate.

    So because they own their home there is nothing. SH would give £100 pw of course.

    Whats SH ??

    I Have been told tha my sight will not get better it will only get worse with time
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 12,949 Forumite
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    what is your acuity? and how many degrees of visual field?
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