Disability help plea

Katzi

I am acting on behalf of my mum for some information please. My mum has suffered with her mobility for many years and is awaiting a hip operation which has been cancelled twice already. She has been just about coping with work hoping to have the op and planning to manage on statutory sick pay for the short term during the recovery period. In my opinion she needs to be off sick now as she can barely walk as it is but can’t afford to be using her statutory allowance yet. My question is this....is there anyway she could claim disability benefit for her reduced mobility just to cover the waiting period up until the operation, is there a period of time before a claim can be made..is there a way she could go on the sick and claim some benefits to help with income. Any help greatly appreciated I am really concerned for my mums health.

Mojisola

It doesn't sound as if she'll fit the on-going criteria -

https://www.gov.uk/pip/eligibility
You must be aged 16 to 64 and have a health condition or disability where you:
have had difficulties with daily living or getting around (or both) for 3 months
expect these difficulties to continue for at least 9 months (unless you’re terminally ill with less than 6 months to live)

Feyfangirl

Bless you for being so caring In answer to your question, if she gets signed off from her doctor, then she could be entitled to claim benefits, though depending on where you are you may find yourselves under universal credit. I am signed off myself currently, and on universal credit, i do have to sign on, but the rules aren't as strict as if you were say without a fit note.


Though if you are not in a universal credit area then your mum should get esa it may be worth checking your local area to see where you fall under



https://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate

pmlindyloo

What are your mum's circumstances?

How old is she?

Does she have a partner/husband?

Does she rent/own her house/mortgaged?

Need the information to see if she is entitled to any help if she went off sick with just SSP.

poppy12345

Feyfangirl wrote: »

Bless you for being so caring In answer to your question, if she gets signed off from her doctor, then she could be entitled to claim benefits, though depending on where you are you may find yourselves under universal credit. I am signed off myself currently, and on universal credit, i do have to sign on, but the rules aren't as strict as if you were say without a fit note.


Though if you are not in a universal credit area then your mum should get esa it may be worth checking your local area to see where you fall under



https://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate

The OP mum is currently claiming SSP so wouldn't be able to claim ESA as well as this.

xylophone

The OP mum is currently claiming SSP so wouldn't be able to claim ESA as well as this.

I thought that she was still working (with difficulty) and not off sick yet?

[Deleted User]

poppy12345 wrote: »

The OP mum is currently claiming SSP so wouldn't be able to claim ESA as well as this.

xylophone wrote: »

I thought that she was still working (with difficulty) and not off sick yet?

Yes but if she goes off sick she will receive SSP and can't claim ESA until that runs out.

Katzi

pmlindyloo wrote: »

What are your mum's circumstances?

How old is she?

Does she have a partner/husband?

Does she rent/own her house/mortgaged?

Need the information to see if she is entitled to any help if she went off sick with just SSP.

61 years old single and rents via private landlord

Katzi

_shel wrote: »

Yes but if she goes off sick she will receive SSP and can't claim ESA until that runs out.

Ah right so she would have to use up her ssp allowance first then?

Katzi

xylophone wrote: »

I thought that she was still working (with difficulty) and not off sick yet?

That’s right she’s not off yet, thankyou so much everyone I’m reading all posts very helpful

calcotti

If your mother is off work and receiving SSP she can apply for Universal Credit (if she is in a UC area) and will get a small top up to her SSP and help with paying her rent. This assumes that she does not have savings in excess of £16,000 and/or other income. If she has a Fit Note from her GP her capability for work can be assessed and she may get extra money from the fourth month of her claim (although that is probably unlikely if her only problem is her leg).

She may also qualify for Council Tax Reduction claimed from her local authority.

You can use a benefits calculator to check what she might get https://www.entitledto.co.uk