Carers Credit

suki1964

Thankyou all very much for answering

I know have to convince mum to admit how little she can actually do

Today for instance she managed to wash an aluminium fry pan, but was adamant it was too heavy for her to hang it on the rack, she can put her dishes in the dishwasher but cant empty it, cant lift the lid of the wheelies

But she's proud and stubborn and set in her ways. its a really difficult transition for us both

She has the cardio clinic appointment at last - in May - perhaps Ill get more of an idea of whats really happening

Right now she's telling people it was lifting something that has "strained" her heart

And nope, she doesnt have Alzheimers , she just hears what she wants to hear and tells everyone the truth as she has worked it out

suki1964

xylophone wrote: »

See https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs34_attendance_allowance_fcs.pdf

Have you obtained a state pension forecast?

https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

I have, Im eight years short at the moment which means I do need to make every year count ( I'm 54) from now on

Im working my way through all these documents, I was up till silly o'clock trying to make sense and make decisions, hence me posting here for support and help

Thank you everyone who has replied x

calcotti

If you want see what an AA claim involves you can see a claim form here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/attendance-allowance-claim-form
If you do decide to claim it’s better to ring DWP and ask them to send a form. It will be date stamped and provided it is returned within six weeks this will establish the claim start date.

Mojisola

suki1964 wrote: »

I know have to convince mum to admit how little she can actually do

But she's proud and stubborn and set in her ways. its a really difficult transition for us both

This is why it helps to have someone experienced help to fill in the forms. Most of us get so used to 'managing' that we will say that we can do things that either we can't really or only can because we've got complicated work-arounds.

If you can't do things in the same way as a fit and healthy person, it counts towards getting the benefit.

Skibunny40

Your mum sounds very similar to my dad and he got AA. I agree with the other posters who have said to get help from a charity about how to fill in the forms - some of it seems counter-intuitive (eg. the more aids you list, the less likely you are to get AA as they judge you are already sorted for gadgets and don't need money for more...ignoring the fact you've paid out for them already!)

Skibunny40

Just noticed you haven't had a SS assessment - please get one, it's really worthwhile and even if you feel you don't really need it at the moment, it's better to at least be in the system in case there's an emergency ( and there are long waiting lists just for the assessment).
While your mum might not need someone coming in every day, there are other agencies that they can refer you to - dad now has an emergency bracelet if something happens when he's on his own in the house and can't phone me, there's also a linked system for smoke detectors where, if they go off and they can't contact dad, the fire brigade are sent out. It costs about £1 a week for this, worth every penny for my peace of mind, never mind his.
I'm sure there are other things that I'm not remembering but honestly, it's worth doing and hopefully your social worker will be as lovely as the one we got!