Can my fiancee get dla?

pinkmum2010

Hi

I was wondering if anyone can help?

My OH was admitted to hospital on the weekend because he could not speak, DR's thought he may have had a stroke, he hasn't and his MRI's came back fine, he is still stuttering but is on the mend.

He has been suffering form migranes for many months and now has reduced visibility in one of his eyes, the DR's have warned this could be due to stress (his job, working on the house, etc) and if he carried on he could've had a stroke. I want him to avoid all stress and think he should finish work, but obviously we need money, I work full time and so does he.

will he be able to get DLA for his condition he's going to have to take aspirin and tablets for the migranes for the rest of his life and the reduced visibility in his eye, i just don't want him to return to his normal routine and end up going pop!

thanks in advance

McKneff

No, this doesnt fit the criteria for DLA.

My husband has no sight in one eye, and no periperal vision in his other eye and he had to fight to get even the lower rate.

DLA is for care and mobility. The criteria is even harder these days.
He must follow doctors advice, try and cut down his stress levels and the migraines will be less if that's what the doc says is causing it.

Dont wrap him up in cotton wool, some stress is good for the body

pinkmum2010

thank you for the advice, I just think it's really given us both a scare he's generally a fit and active 32 yr old

Ellejmorgan

He would also had to have had these problems for 6 months to qualify..

I agree with mcneff, DLA is harder to get than ever..

pinkmum2010

he has been diagnosed with hemiphlegic migranes which is pretty rare and he's already on his 2nd coctail of pills which still appear to be doing nothing. even thoughhe has just been diagnosed he will have had this condition for years but it's just peaked recently and left hime a shell of his former self, i also think he's very depressd

SPinDerbyshire

As a previous poster pointed out, he would need to have had these problems for 6 months, and for there to be an expectation they would continue. It's also worth noting that DLA is not paid because someone has an illness or is disabled - it's paid when people have care or mobility needs. A DLA application therefore asks what kind of help your husband needs getting around, cooking for himself, etc. It also assesses whether he would be at risk if this help was not there for him.

pinkmum2010

ok, what benefits are avialable to him if he cannot work, i've no idea we've both been fortunate emough to be healthy enough to work for the last 18 years and we have a mortgage, 2 kids and a wedding 4 weeks away. very worrying times financially

mynameistallulah

pinkmum2010 wrote: »

ok, what benefits are avialable to him if he cannot work, i've no idea we've both been fortunate emough to be healthy enough to work for the last 18 years and we have a mortgage, 2 kids and a wedding 4 weeks away. very worrying times financially

If he is still in employment he would need to claim SSP through his employer for the first 28 weeks, and after that time he would need to claim Employment and Support Allowance.

My mum had the same condition - very scary at the time, and in hindsight it was caused by stress. She did recover in time though, with some life changes, so hopefully the same will apply to your partner.

Dunroamin

pinkmum2010 wrote: »

ok, what benefits are avialable to him if he cannot work, i've no idea we've both been fortunate emough to be healthy enough to work for the last 18 years and we have a mortgage, 2 kids and a wedding 4 weeks away. very worrying times financially

Do you think it might be the wedding that's causing the stress?

Moving into a life on benefits is stressful in itself so I'd be wary of going down that road if at all possible.

cheepskate_2

You say stress of working on the house + the wedding..

Can he stop doing everything extra and just do his work, as another poster said, being on benefits may cause a lot of stress financially.

Maybe once the wedding is over and he calms things down he may feel better

pinkmum2010

stress because of the wedding is quite funny to me because i've done all the planning, i should prob be in a looney bin by now. I'm trying to irradicate all possible stress from his life, i work full time and i'm pickin up all the other slack at home, i think we'll just have to see what happens, but if finishing work means he'll get better i'm all for it at the moment.

Tallulah, so glad your mother is better, what helped her recovery?