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benefits and hospital stay question
marsupial_mama
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My husband is starting to receive a new treatment. It will be as an outpatient, going in in the morning and out in afternoon of the day of treatment over a period of around 6 weeks.
However, the first treatment is as 'in-patient'. He will go into hospital the evening before treatment, stay in for two nights, leaving the hospital the day after the treatment. This is precautionary, so they see how he responds/reacts.
My question, basically, is, does this 2 night stay affect benefits such as Income Support, Incapacity and carer's allowance? I am dreading having to phone all of them :eek:
Thanks!
However, the first treatment is as 'in-patient'. He will go into hospital the evening before treatment, stay in for two nights, leaving the hospital the day after the treatment. This is precautionary, so they see how he responds/reacts.
My question, basically, is, does this 2 night stay affect benefits such as Income Support, Incapacity and carer's allowance? I am dreading having to phone all of them :eek:
Thanks!
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I wouldn't have thought that 2 nights would affect anything at all. Could be wrong, but why would it?[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
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I know it only affects DLA if they are in for more than 28 days so would have thought carers allowance would be the same?0
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marsupial_mama wrote: »My husband is starting to receive a new treatment. It will be as an outpatient, going in in the morning and out in afternoon of the day of treatment over a period of around 6 weeks.
However, the first treatment is as 'in-patient'. He will go into hospital the evening before treatment, stay in for two nights, leaving the hospital the day after the treatment. This is precautionary, so they see how he responds/reacts.
My question, basically, is, does this 2 night stay affect benefits such as Income Support, Incapacity and carer's allowance? I am dreading having to phone all of them :eek:
Thanks!
2 nights is fine. I regularly have to attend as an in-patient for up to 2 weeks and this doesnt efect benefits etc.
HTH
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whilst 2 nights isnt a problem in reallity you should inform the benefits people as they have linking rules0
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thank you,e veryone
Sorry for not thanking yesterday, was a bit busy with hospital runs
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I have also been told that up to 2 weeks doesn't affect benefit. My op has been predicted as 10-18 days so I'm hoping for no complications and fast recovery as you still have to pay all your bills whether you are in hospital or not!Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it!0
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It is 4 weeks in hospital for Attendance allowance before it is suspended. But because it takes a long time to get AA reinstated it is possibly easier to remember after the event and make a repayment.0
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