Hospital admission

camalapen7
camalapen7 Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected
in Mental health and wellbeing

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I'm currently in hospital due to a mental health crisis. I've been in hospital for two weeks. I'm due to be discharged on Monday and be transferred to a recovery house which is not a hospital or a care home, more like a respite unit. I Currently get PIP and UC LCWRA. Can anyone advise what I should do and what happens to my benefits please.

Thanks

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,695 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @camalapen7 sorry to hear about your hospital stay, I hope you're starting to feel better?
    I'm unsure about UC LCWRA, but with PIP, it will stop after 28 days with hospital stay, but I'm not sure how they'd class a respite unit. The pay would start up again once you're out though. But you do need to report you've been in hospital to them.

    Hopefully someone will be able to give you a 100% answer soon.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 63,590 Championing

    UC with LCWRA will not be affected. Not sure about your PIP but you should report it just to sure, if you're still there after 28 days. Those 28 days will include your current stay in hospital.

  • camalapen7
    camalapen7 Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    Thank you both albus and Poppy, was just playing on my mind. Was trying to Google it, however there different sites saying yes and some saying no in regards to UC LCWRA…

  • camalapen7
    camalapen7 Online Community Member Posts: 34 Connected

    HI Poppy, do I have to inform UC that I am in hospital?

  • noman
    noman Online Community Member Posts: 1,584 Trailblazing
    edited January 19
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/970355#Comment_970355

    Poppy answered your question in her post further up.

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