Financial Help For Blind Person

retrogamer666

yes we have considered care allowance and it is something we definetly plan on applying for however i am only newly registered blind, before i was registered sight impaired but my sight got worse, now tht i am registered blind i will be able to apply for higher rate DLA and my wife should also get carers allowance but s of right nowi am only on the lowest rate of DLA which means she cannot apply for carers allowance because i have to be on at least the middle rate for her to get it.

Like i said before i have to wait at least 6 months to be issued with some kind of social worker to help me get all of these benefits, i have been told i can apply on my own however i was also told i would stand a better chance of getting the benefits if i let the social worker help me

Other than being blind i dont really have a "condition"

nannytone_2

i have been registered blind for 17 years and only get low rate care.
i cant see that you would have any grounds for high rate, unless you have another debilitating condition.

your wife cannot get carers allowance if she earns more than £100 a wek

princessdon

nannytone wrote: »

the partner only needs to earn £111 a week to make tou ineligable for income support.

what condition do you have?

What if they claim carers?

Full income support plus £100 pw earnings and mortgage paid.

retrogamer666

well i can assure u if ur sight is below a certain volume if thats even the right word you are entitled to a highr rate DLA and iv had the letters through to prove that however i am waiting to be assigned a social worker and then i will hopefully stand a better chance of getting the benefits

Dunroamin

retrogamer666 wrote: »

we put down a deposit of around the 8 grand mark can't remember the exact figures off the top of my head.

and no i cant work my vision is too poor

Sorry to be repetitive but many people who are partially sighted (including many with no sight whatsoever) work in a variety of careers, . At such a young age, you need to be concentrating on retraining for a suitable job/career or finding out about ways in which you can carry on using your existing skills with support and adaptations.

princessdon

princessdon wrote: »

What if they claim carers?

Full income support plus £100 pw earnings and mortgage paid.

Ok low rate - apologies low rate.

So because they own their home there is nothing. SH would give £100 pw of course.

nannytone_2

they will find it difficult moving onto middle rate care. if he has only recently deteriorated enough to be registered blind, then its quiye possible that he still has a reasonable amount of sight ( for a blind person!)

princessdon

retrogamer666 wrote: »

yes we have considered care allowance and it is something we definetly plan on applying for however i am only newly registered blind, before i was registered sight impaired but my sight got worse, now tht i am registered blind i will be able to apply for higher rate DLA and my wife should also get carers allowance but s of right nowi am only on the lowest rate of DLA which means she cannot apply for carers allowance because i have to be on at least the middle rate for her to get it.

Like i said before i have to wait at least 6 months to be issued with some kind of social worker to help me get all of these benefits, i have been told i can apply on my own however i was also told i would stand a better chance of getting the benefits if i let the social worker help me

Other than being blind i dont really have a "condition"

Your diagnosis is very new?

Will it change or deteriorate to get higher rate

retrogamer666

princessdon wrote: »

Ok low rate - apologies low rate.

So because they own their home there is nothing. SH would give £100 pw of course.

Whats SH ??

I Have been told tha my sight will not get better it will only get worse with time

nannytone_2

what is your acuity? and how many degrees of visual field?