Disabled Student with Child - Benefit entitlement?

mazza1985

And I'm looking forward to PIP being reintroduced. Not only will it cut the supply of money to drug dealers, it will still correctly target those that need the help.

poet123

Is your life not going to be made exceptionally hard by adding a baby into this mix though? Do you not take medication which will need to be stopped or the dose lowered during pregnancy?

princessdon

mazza1985 wrote: »

Do you flood your flat on a regular basis though? My point was that my life is sheer chaos without support in place. I would still be in supported housing if my boyfriend didnt help me. I was told I would never be able to live on my own, and I would never be capable of work, and that was 4.5 years ago. I've worked so hard to get where I am, every day is a battle, and it is even more so now I am pregnant and my hormones are playing havock.

You have no idea and I can't even use MH as a reason :rotfl:

4 times this year to date - I just am so scatterbrained I turn a tap on then go out in the garden to play football etc with the kids and come into a flooded room. Still dealing with the last claim now where I left the bath on :mad:. I left the front door open all day today whilst at work as I ran back in to get the school bags and didn't close the door

I give blondes the bad name they have at times

As I say - Yes threads like this annoy me as a tax payer - but I'd do the same if in the same position so can't blame you for a system. I am attempting to do my MA and I need to find £18K to pay my way and they are not going to help me, so it's hard to say "Yeah Go For It" - but whilst this is permitted and if they have assessed you as such then I understand why you are doing this.

kerrypn

princessdon wrote: »

You have no idea and I can't even use MH as a reason :rotfl:

4 times this year to date - I just am so scatterbrained I turn a tap on then go out in the garden to play football etc with the kids and come into a flooded room. Still dealing with the last claim now where I left the bath on :mad:. I left the front door open all day today whilst at work as I ran back in to get the school bags and didn't close the door

I give blondes the bad name they have at times

:rotfl:

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~Chameleon~

poet123 wrote: »

Is your life not going to be made exceptionally hard by adding a baby into this mix though? Do you not take medication which will need to be stopped or the dose lowered during pregnancy?

Some medications are safe to take during pregnancy.

FBaby

To be fair many of the examples you mention are what couples do for eachother every day when there are no MH issues so not sure how all of it would all be counted within the 35 hours needs specific to your disability.

mazza1985

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Some medications are safe to take during pregnancy.

Having tried all SSRIS I can safely say that they have no impact what so ever so my psychiatrist and I have come to the cOnclusion that there is no point in me taking them, so I don't!

mazza1985

FBaby wrote: »

To be fair many of the examples you mention are what couples do for eachother every day when there are no MH issues so not sure how all of it would all be counted within the 35 hours needs specific to your disability.

Couples doing it for each other would be the difference here. My partner does it because most days I simply can't!

~Chameleon~

mazza1985 wrote: »

Having tried all SSRIS I can safely say that they have no impact what so ever so my psychiatrist and I have come to the cOnclusion that there is no point in me taking them, so I don't!

Most SSRIs are a big no no for people with bipolar anyway as they often trigger mania

welshmoneylover

mazza1985 wrote: »

Thank you :-)

My DLA claim was reassessed april 2012. I wrote on my claim pack what areas had improved, and what areas I continued needing support with. I was able to give examples of things going wrong when my boyfriend goes away, eg flooding my flat after forgetting to switch my taps off, nearly setting my flat on fire, getting lost driving a friends house for 3 hours when I've been there twice before, the signal on my satnav/phone went! Forgetting to take my bank card to work and running out of petrol, having to get my scooter towed to a garage. Not eating properly, not sleeping properly as i forgot to go to bed. Struggling to choose clothes for work, failing to find belt, forgetting to charge mobile phone up. Lacking motivation to wash up or do any housework. He leaves me for 3 nights twice a year, and I fall apart when he does! So when they got my form they renewed my old award for 5 years! I couldnt beleive it I was so sure I was going to lose it.

I cant explain it really. Somehow at work when I'm dealing with others I seem to be able to pull it together. I just wish I could take some of my own advice and tips, but it all goes out the window when it comes to me.

It just surprises me how many people assume I must be commiting some sort of fraud, and that makes me sad. I'm just trying to improve mine and my babies future, and do something useful and positive with my life. There are 168 hours a week, and I only work 40 of them. That is plenty of time for my care needs to be met. I know there are a lot of trolls on here but I'm certainly not one of them.....

Wow, I hope you don't forget to feed or look after your baby!

Seriously though, you've both chosen to have a child together which is fab but I think its a bit rich expecting the tax payer to pay for you both to not work whilst caring for your child.