Please help ?????

Shaun_adams

My girlfriend has epilepsy always having constant fits it is not under control so she can’t work or drive, I am thinking of starting my own business.

I don’t know how much I will be making but If I exceeds 200 pounds will she be entitled to anything other than what she would get, dla 50 pound a week, for example income support or incapacity

She has no NI contributions.


What I don’t get is if I got a job I would get £171 – travel £150 so we would be worse off by £50.

If she still get’s Dla it would be around the same money – minus a carer for her.

I know I want get cares or she want get income support, she doesn’t have enough NI for Incapacity.


It seems quite bad as 2 people working national minimum wages get £350, so we would be worse off with one having a disability????

If she carn't get anything is there any schemes that get disabled people back into work like a normal job but with a carer while she is there?

Unstoppable_2

Sorry but I'm finding it hard to follow.

OK, from what I can work out, she gets DLA and IB? She would continue to get those. Income Support is means tested so what you earn affects that.
What other help you are entitled to would depend entirely on your profits. You could qualify for working tax credits for example and as she's disabled, the disability component would apply.

I don't know how you think getting £350 a week is bad. Currently, we're a family of four living on £250 a week and managing to pay a £400 mortgage out of that so £350 a week for two is more than enough.

ESA may be able to offer a way into work and she should investigate that route.