Finishing work on ill health

jiggerjoe
jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
in Benefits and income
Can anyone tell me please what benefit I can claim now I'm no longer employed .. I'm 66 and haven't got a clue what to do. What am I entitled to etc. Thanks

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited October 2023
    66 is state pension age, so you should be claiming this, are you claiming it? https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/what-youll-get

    Whether there's any entitlement to Pension Credit will depend on your circumstances. Are you living with a partner or alone?


  • jiggerjoe
    jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    Yes I'm claiming state pension. I live alone and was just wondering if there was anything else I could claim. I don't think I'm entitled to pension credits
  • jiggerjoe
    jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    I was finished work due to ill health. 
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,796 Championing
    Hi @jiggerjoe - if you meet certain criteria if you have a disability, & have needed help in the form of care or supervision for at least 6 months, then you could try claiming Attendance Allowance. There's some good info here: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/attendance-allowance/claiming-attendance-allowance/how-to-claim-attendance-allowance/
  • jiggerjoe
    jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    Thank you .. I'm in the process of claiming pip.. I was 65 when I put in for it.. refused twice now tribunal.. I have osteoartheritis fibromyalgia diabetes stage 4 severe arthritis. Kidney cancer now I'm on chemotherapy .. and got no points awarded on pip.. laughable 
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,681 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Heya @jiggerjoe and welcome to the community!

    Unfortunately your story is a very common one here.  Many people who really need the support are awarded zero points, but if you have the energy to fight it through to the tribunal, we usually see a much nicer ending to it all.  Please let us know how you get on with the tribunal! 
  • jiggerjoe
    jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    Yes I will thank you. 
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,796 Championing
    Pleased you've put in a claim for PIP; here's wishing you well with your tribunal, where the success rate is currently 68%.
  • jiggerjoe
    jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    Thank you so much.. I should have gone for attendance allowance maybe.. but I started this claim with pip, I've got this far... why give up now.. I was tempted to throw the towel in and go for attendance allowance a while back. Then I'd heard so many story's about how pip claiments are being treated just like myself and thought I'm going to fight this. The DWP are so so wrong in there assessment 
  • 2oldcodgers
    2oldcodgers Posts: 739 Connected
    It's more than possible that the PIP claim form was not completed in the correct way. What supporting evidence have you sent them? 
  • jiggerjoe
    jiggerjoe Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    The problem was I was never sent a form .. the assessment went ahead without me ever having filled a form in.. evidence includes ... All evidence to do with every problem I've listed on this post

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