Don't know where to turn-no money coming in need help

rogerblack

On DLA.
It's not quite as simple - as I understand it - as being unable to do stuff not being care needs.

Firstly - cooking is different.
If you can't safely cook a full meal from ingredients for one, you're entitled to low-rate care.

Other things are a bit more complex.

Firstly - what is certainly not a care need.
If you can't do a task at all, nomatter the help you get, it does not count as a care need. If you get anyone to do it for you, it's not a care need. Shopping, cleaning, whatever done by someone else doesn't count. (unless it's something like cleaning up after incontinence if you can't do it yourself)

There are two routes to household tasks possibly being care.

Firstly, if you require supervision to safely do them (this needs to amount to more or less constant supervision throughout the day)

Secondly, if you require assistance 'with a bodily function'.

A bodily function is basically anything that someone would normally do for themselves.
It may be seeing, hearing, lifting, balancing, ...

This can be - for example - making sure you don't fall over while doing the hoovering. (assistance with the bodily function of balance)

This would need to add up to a significant period throughout the day.

rozmister

I don't know if it's any help but I second what somebody said about speaking to your local children's centre. I used to volunteer at my local centre over the summer and we did play sessions in the morning where you could drop off your little ones and we watched them and did normal play, snack time, messy play, normal play, sing song, parents pick up time. I don't know what any other centre offers because that's the only one I've been to but it's worth checking it out. Even if they don't do it they'll know who can help you with childcare

mealone

missmontana wrote: »

That's a bit harsh isn't it? If she can't get out of bed, that's mobility.... If she can't wash, cook and clean, that's care.

its the truth, not being able to get out of bed could be down to several things and most wont get a DLA award (and needing help to get out of bed is a care need and not mobility need) and she didnt mention washing herself as in self care, just things that dont count for DLA which is why I advised her to concentrate on what does count for DLA and not the childcare, doing the washing, housework etc.

Cookingfor yourself only is a care need which is why I didnt include it in my previuos posts but an award for just that wont help the OP, she needs at least middle rate care to allow her hubby to become her carer though she should be applying for ESA as a joint claim now to try and get some money coming in as a previous poster has already said (which is why i didnt mention it)

GlasweJen

The OPs only been ill for 8 weeks. OP how often are you collapsing and do you get any warning that it's going to happen? (sickness, dizzy spells, room spinning, pressure over the nose, strange taste in the mouth?)

DLA is only paid to people who have no symptoms prior to altered consciousness and who suffer from altered consciousness at least twice a week.