My brothers disability

thorburn

Needing a bit advice,My Brother has had Gout for years now and he's in a lot of pain,He's had to take Numerous days of his work due to this as he can't walk and he's bed bound for days.Does anyone know what benefits he will be entitled to if he just gives up his job,He's scared to give it up incase he gets no money

HB58

He might qualify for ESA if his walking is always very restricted (less than 50m without 'severe discomfort'). He would find it difficult to get this if he has lengthy periods with few symptoms though ( as is often the case with gout). This is a benefit that is paid to those who cannot work due to illness or disability.

Added to this, if your brother has significant care and/or mobility needs for the majority of time he might be eligible for DLA. This is not means tested and can be claimed whether working or not.

rogerblack

http://www.nacc.org.uk/downloads/disability/adultguide.pdf

This guide may be useful as a guide to DLA.
It is for Chrons - which shares some of the same symptoms.

sunnyone

thorburn wrote: »

Needing a bit advice,My Brother has had Gout for years now and he's in a lot of pain,He's had to take Numerous days of his work due to this as he can't walk and he's bed bound for days.Does anyone know what benefits he will be entitled to if he just gives up his job,He's scared to give it up incase he gets no money

Gout is one of the most treatable types of arthritis and if he takes the drugs he will have been prescribed his symptoms should disapear very quickly so long as he also follows the diet loosely.

Its so treatable he dosnt even need to follow the diet rigidly, nor take the drugs religiously once the attack has been brought under control, its unlikely he needs benefits he just need to take the medical advice given to him.

DanE2010

sunnyone wrote: »

Gout is one of the most treatable types of arthritis and if he takes the drugs he will have been prescribed his symptoms should disapear very quickly so long as he also follows the diet loosely.

Its so treatable he dosnt even need to follow the diet rigidly, nor take the drugs religiously once the attack has been brought under control, its unlikely he needs benefits he just need to take the medical advice given to him.

To be fair your not a doctor, you dont know the severity of his condition or his medical history so you shouldnt be telling anyone whether they would qualify for benefits or not, thats up to the assessors based on his medical evidence from the dr/specialist etc.

LimeLight

sunnyone wrote: »

Gout is one of the most treatable types of arthritis and if he takes the drugs he will have been prescribed his symptoms should disapear very quickly so long as he also follows the diet loosely.

Its so treatable he dosnt even need to follow the diet rigidly, nor take the drugs religiously once the attack has been brought under control, its unlikely he needs benefits he just need to take the medical advice given to him.

Doctors say that fibromyalgia doesn't cause you to end up.in a wheelchair, yet I know several people who do use them.
So does that mean then that because I'm not using one, no-one should?

rogerblack

Fortunately, both DLA and PIP to some extent recognise fluctuating conditions.
For example, for PIP, you are treated as matching a descriptor if you cannot perform the task for some portion of the day, more than half the days in the period.

sunnyone

sunnyone wrote: »

Gout is one of the most treatable types of arthritis and if he takes the drugs he will have been prescribed his symptoms should disapear very quickly so long as he also follows the diet loosely.

Its so treatable he dosnt even need to follow the diet rigidly, nor take the drugs religiously once the attack has been brought under control, its unlikely he needs benefits he just need to take the medical advice given to him.

DanE2010 wrote: »

To be fair your not a doctor, you dont know the severity of his condition or his medical history so you shouldnt be telling anyone whether they would qualify for benefits or not, thats up to the assessors based on his medical evidence from the dr/specialist etc.

Information that is available on wiki etc. isnt medical advice, its medical knowledge and Im sure that you can read the last ten words or so of my post which is to follow the medical advice given to him.

DanE2010

sunnyone wrote: »

Information that is available on wiki etc. isnt medical advice, its medical knowledge and Im sure that you can read the last ten words or so of my post which is to follow the medical advice given to him.

And im sure you can read my post where I said you dont know the severity of his condition therefore you dont know whether he would qualify or not so you shouldnt be saying he doesnt need benefits when you know nothing about him.

Richie-from-the-Boro

DLA is not awarded for a condition but for care & mobility needs - if it was awarded for a condition that would be very andy for some.

- the O/P has Chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS
- was offered an early retirement by employer
- was refused ESA but granted high rate DLA [whatever that is]
- now he has to have to give up my job due to being in a lot of pain
- and wants to know if he can no longer do his job will he get JSA
- strangely he's carpet fitter and has had gout for years just like his brother

DanE2010

so to reiterate the obvious, no one here knows his care or mobility needs, or whether he is well enough to be off work/in work etc, we dont know how bad his condition is or isnt, we dont know his medical history or what his own doctor as suggested etc etc therefore we should not be telling him they shouldnt need to claim benefits for his condition or slyly give medical advice, even if wiki says so ;-)