help please with advice re: retired neighbour

surfsister

Hi just wonder whether anybody on here can advise me on my neighbor's situation. He has macular degeneration and hardy sees and may move in with his daughter (neither ICT savvy) who lives alone and gets single persons council tax. I know he has savings tax credit and pays no council tax. So if he did move in would she lose her single council tax status?

Also what is the best way to try to get him a blue badge or registered nearly blind? He attends macular clinic with eye injections etc.

any help[ would be great. Also could she claim attendance allowance now or if his sight goes altogether?

xylophone

https://www.macularsociety.org/your-rights

https://www.rnib.org.uk/information-everyday-living-benefits-and-concessions/concessions

He would claim AA - clearly his daughter would need to complete the forms.

He will need to explain clearly how the impairment affects his daily life.

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

If he is now so sight impaired that he cannot manage alone, there may be some council tax assistance.

https://www.sightadvicefaq.org.uk/money-benefits/council-tax-deductions

surfsister

xylophone wrote: »

https://www.macularsociety.org/your-rights

https://www.rnib.org.uk/information-everyday-living-benefits-and-concessions/concessions

He would claim AA - clearly his daughter would need to complete the forms.

He will need to explain clearly how the impairment affects his daily life.

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

If he is now so sight impaired that he cannot manage alone, there may be some council tax assistance.

https://www.sightadvicefaq.org.uk/money-benefits/council-tax-deductions

thanks so much this site always comes up trumps!!

Gers

When claiming AA I'd advise getting help from AgeUK or some similiar organisation. The staff there know the particular details which the DWP look for and how to word it.

lisyloo

She might be able to claim carer allowance?

Alice_Holt

I would strongly suggest both get a benefit check and advice from an advice agency / Citizens Advice / Age UK / Carers UK / etc.

Is he not already in receipt of a disability benefit such as PIP, DLA, or AA?

GlasweJen

The eye clinic will register him sight impaired when it's time, if he's still getting treatment it's unlikely that he's there yet though he may benefit from a visual aid assessment if he hasn't already had one.

surfsister

thanks all so much will get him to ask at eye clinic for assessment and take it from there. Neither him nor daughter want to be a nuisance and just seem to muddle through. maybe take them to disability citizen advice.

surfsister

GlasweJen wrote: »

The eye clinic will register him sight impaired when it's time, if he's still getting treatment it's unlikely that he's there yet though he may benefit from a visual aid assessment if he hasn't already had one.

yes he's having eye injections monthly had about 30 so far! ouch!

surfsister

Alice_Holt wrote: »

I would strongly suggest both get a benefit check and advice from an advice agency / Citizens Advice / Age UK / Carers UK / etc.

Is he not already in receipt of a disability benefit such as PIP, DLA, or AA?

no nothing.