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63 year old unable to work and on Universal Credit
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ukguy2k
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My mum is 63 year old, has diagnosed Anemia and other problems like Arthritis, regular headaches, regular toothaches, regular earaches and many more.
They wont give her sicknesss benefits for years, previously she was on Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit. Now since July 2019 she's been on Universal Credit.
Could she get sickness benefits and housing benefit?
What can she do to get sickness benefits and housing benefit, until getting Pension and housing benefit.
She speaks a bit more than basic English and can write English.
They wont give her sicknesss benefits for years, previously she was on Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit. Now since July 2019 she's been on Universal Credit.
Could she get sickness benefits and housing benefit?
What can she do to get sickness benefits and housing benefit, until getting Pension and housing benefit.
She speaks a bit more than basic English and can write English.
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Universal Credit has replaced Housing Benefit and her UC will therefore include any help with rent that she is entitled to (provided she has given DWP the necessary information).
universal Credit has replaced Employment Support Allowance. If she is too ill to work she needs to obtain a Fit Note from her GP and advise UC, if she has not already done so. She will then be assessed and if found to have Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Acttivity will become entitled to additional money in her UC from the fourth month after she tells DWP of her health problems https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/claiming/getting-universal-credit-if-youre-sick-or-disabled/
She may also be able to claim Personal Independence Payment depending on how her illness affects her ability to manage various specified activities. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0 -
New claims to housing benefit only exist under certain circumstances and once Universal Credit has been claimd, there is normally no way to go back to legacy benefits.
Many people work with those conditions and headecahes, toothaches etc are normal for most people, is it that she can't do any work or just doesn't want to?
Has she had the underlying causes of these regularly occuring conditions looked at by a doctor and has she been diagnosed with anything?
Will she qualify for a state pension?0 -
She has been diagnosed with Anemia..and has not reached state pension age. She will reach state pension age at 27th December 2022...She cant work and unable to..Doesnt feel well enough to work.0
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She has been diagnosed with Anemia..and has not reached state pension age. She will reach state pension age at 27th December 2020...She cant work and unable to..Doesnt feel well enough to work.
A diagnosis of anemia alone won't necessarily entitle her to sickness benefits. How is she treating the anemia? 'Not feeling well enough to work' doesnt mean you are unfit to work.0 -
Shes taking medication for the anemia from GP. Also she lives on her own in a council flat and not living with my father, but also not legally separated or divorced.0
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They'll want evidence that the treatment for anaemia (and the arthritis) isn't effective enough to allow her to work - i.e. the symptoms still have a significant impact on her functional ability.
Applying for UC, if she's deemed to have LCW she would still have to do 'work preparation' - go to Jobcentre appointments, go on courses, that kind of thing. If she's rather severely affected by her conditions and is deemed to have LCWRA, she wouldn't have any requirements and she'd receive the disability element of UC as well.
I suggest you look into it quite thoroughly so she would know what to expect
https://wcainfo.net/
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/employment-and-support-allowance/help-with-your-esa-claim/fill-in-form/ (it's for ESA but the WCA is the same for UC)
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/Universal_Credit_Work_Capability_Assessment0
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