help can anyone advise

caryl123

My husband has a club foot.He has worked for 20 years and never claimed a thing.He is now on long term sick pending an operation that may help or make him perm with a need for a walking stick.He will be in plaster for 3mths then physio of up to 5 mths.he cannot stand for long and is in pain,and on medication.i have to help him get in and out of the bath.I work 27 hrs a week but can cut it to 17.We rent our home privately.Are there any benefits we can claim.

skint-student-nurse

try www.entitledto.co.uk or www.direct.gov.uk to see what you can claim. HTH!

Zara33

Once he has the operation he may be able to claim DLA. If your income is low you may be able to get housing benefit/council tax benefit.

If he is awarded DLA at middle rate care and you look after your husband for 35 hours per week you will be able to claim carers allowance.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10011731
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/MoneyMatters/DG_10012522

McKneff

Personally, i would apply for DLA now. Ask the CAB for help in filling in the form, it is very comprehensive and extremely daunting to a new claimant.
Good luck for your OH and his operation and keep posting, even if its only for moral support.

Oldernotwiser

Zara33 wrote: »

Once he has the operation he may be able to claim DLA. If your income is low you may be able to get housing benefit/council tax benefit.

This puzzled me. Presumably he's having the operation to improve his situation, if not actually cure him; even at the moment the OP's mentioned nothing that would be likely to make him eligible for DLA. I would think he's be eligible for IB at the moment and after the operation his situation would be reassessed.

I agree that if they're on a low income at present it would be worth investigating LHA and CTB.

Zara33

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

This puzzled me. Presumably he's having the operation to improve his situation, if not actually cure him; even at the moment the OP's mentioned nothing that would be likely to make him eligible for DLA. I would think he's be eligible for IB at the moment and after the operation his situation would be reassessed.

I agree that if they're on a low income at present it would be worth investigating LHA and CTB.

I am of course assuming that his operation may take several weeks/months o before he became fully functional again. He cannot stand for long, and the op helps him out of the bath i think are applicable for DLA.

Oldernotwiser

Zara33 wrote: »

I am of course assuming that his operation may take several weeks/months o before he became fully functional again. He cannot stand for long, and the op helps him out of the bath i think are applicable for DLA.

Having just completed an application form for AA, I think that you need far greater problems to be able to claim DLA, although it would be worth trying if you can stand the stress.

Auzelia

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Having just completed an application form for AA, I think that you need far greater problems to be able to claim DLA, although it would be worth trying if you can stand the stress.

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Zara33

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Having just completed an application form for AA, I think that you need far greater problems to be able to claim DLA, although it would be worth trying if you can stand the stress.

Of course it will be up to the DM whether the OP's husband is eligble for DLA it was a suggestion that the OP can either take on board or completely ignore, i certainly would not discourage the OP from filling in a form.

Oldernotwiser

Zara33 wrote: »

Of course it will be up to the DM whether the OP's husband is eligble for DLA it was a suggestion that the OP can either take on board or completely ignore, i certainly would not discourage the OP from filling in a form.

Neither would I but these forms are very stressful and depressing; probably only worth doing if you have a good chance of success.

Oldernotwiser

Auzelia wrote: »

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