loosing benefits

cyd123

My Husband is in hospital for at least 6 weeks (could be up to 6 mths).
He receives DLA (higher rate) + Incapacity Benefit + I get carers allowance + we receive income support.
After 28 days these benefits stop.
I am confused as to how I am going to manage money wise - what are we entitled to (we are both in our late forties) with no savings -


Sorry about spelling - as if I have not got enough to worry about!

[Deleted User]

this should help

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/advisers/hospital_downrating.asp

[Deleted User]

btw sorry:welcome to MSE if we can help further just ask.

stazi

IB does not stop after 28 days in hospital.

nm8553

Hope this might help - it is pretty definitive although not necessarily happy reading from your perspective.


DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE (DLA) AND ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE (AA)
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]This is the main benefit that is affected by a hospital stay. [/FONT]
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]DLA/AA usually stops after 4 weeks in hospital (12 weeks for children under 16 years). For DLA this applies to both the Care Component and Mobility Component. (However if you are using your Mobility Component to hire or purchase a vehicle through the Motability Scheme this will continue in payment until that agreement expires). [/FONT]
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]On some occasions your DLA may stop before 4 weeks. This may happen if you have been in hospital or residential care within the last month and are readmitted. This is because spells in hospital or care with gaps of less than 28 days between them are linked together to make one period. [/FONT]
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]If you go on home leave from hospital then you should be entitled to DLA/AA for the days and nights you spend at home. Let the Disability Benefits Unit know any dates when you are not in hospital prior to being discharged. [/FONT]
CARERS ALLOWANCE (CA)
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]If you receive Carer’s Allowance to look after someone who receives DLA Care Component middle or high rate or AA and they go into hospital then their DLA/AA will usually stop after 4 weeks. When their benefit stops then entitlement to Carer’s Allowance is also lost. However, if you also receive Income Support [/FONT][FONT=IKOOKM+Arial,Italic,Arial](see below) [/FONT][FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]as well as Carer’s Allowance then you continue to be entitled to a Carers Premium as part of your IS for a further 8 weeks, this means that you should continue to receive the same amount of benefit for up to 12 weeks. [/FONT]
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]Carer’s Allowance can usually continue in payment for 12 weeks if the carer goes into hospital. However, the rules for Carer’s Allowance state that care has to be provided for at least 14 weeks in the previous 26 weeks and if this is not the case the Carer’s Allowance may stop before the 12 week period. [/FONT]
INCAPACITY BENEFIT (IB)
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]Incapacity Benefit continues in payment at the normal rate for 52 weeks. [/FONT]
[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]After 52 weeks in hospital your IB will be reduced to £15.50 per week. [/FONT]


[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]In summary, it looks like you will lose your DLA but can retain Carers Allowance , IS and IB. You will need to be pretty sharp about re-applying for DLA when he comes out of hospital. [/FONT]

[FONT=IKONPM+Arial,Arial]Good Luck[/FONT]

calleyw

IB will not stop as my husband was my in hospital for 3 and half months.

And his claim was back dated 3 month but we unable to get DLA because his care needs where being taken care of.

Also I don't think you will getting carers allowance as you are not caring for him.

Let the DWP know what is going on then they will tell you what you can claim.


Yours


Calley

mitchaa

Sorry, below is not a useful reply to your question,

Can i point out the obvious spelling mistake that you have made in your thread title?

Sorry, loosing drives me nuts:rotfl:

The 4 letter version of the word lose means you have lost something, the 5 letter version of the word loose means you have slackened something off or you have let loose an animal.

I know this is not an English lesson, but they are 2 totally different words;)

Sorry, i know its petty:rotfl:

Loopy_Girl

From the man that says when he has a chinese takeaway, spells it chineese.....

mitchaa

Loopy_Girl wrote: »

From the man that says when he has a chinese takeaway, spells it chineese.....

Did i If so must have been a typo as im well aware of the chinese take away;)

Difference is chineese and chinese is a genuine spelling mistake, lose and loose although technically still a spelling mistake are 2 totally different words;) i.e you read loose as loose (slackening) not lose

dmg24

mitchaa, the OP's husband is very poorly - perhaps they have more important things to worry about than a simple spelling mistake?

cyd123, I hope your husband is on the road to recovery soon x

mitchaa

dmg24 wrote: »

mitchaa, the OP's husband is very poorly - perhaps they have more important things to worry about than a simple spelling mistake?

cyd123, I hope your husband is on the road to recovery soon x

Comment was made in a light hearted fashion, i am sure we all are guilty of spelling mistakes time to time, even me;)

You are correct, it's completely irrelevant.

Its just that particular mis-spelling of the word lose that drives me nuts.

Light hearted as that the way it was meant:)