Stroke

witch

Hi all,

I am asking on behalf of my mum, she is 55, had a pulmonary embolism in march 2015, 4 strokes in 2016, she uses a stick, she carnet walk far, it affects her breathing and she gets dizzy, getting up and down stairs, she struggles with day to day living. Through the stroke and embolism. If out by herself she often gets lost. ( places  where she knows )

Her memory and speech has been affected with the stroke. generally  .Will she be in title to benefits ?

Sam_Alumni

Hi @witch welcome to the community, we have a benefits calculator you can use to check what you are entitled to.

Does your mum get any other support or care?

witch

Hi mam , gets £87 disability benefit per month, because she has no use of her thumbs, dad and myself and sister look after mam. No outside help.

she has a speech therapist who comes I once a month. 

 

Sam_Alumni

Im just moving your post to the 'ask a benefits advisor' category so they can help you out with some information.

witch

I forgot to say , they thumbs were from an injury in 2011.

BenefitsTrainingCo

Hi witch,

What disability benefit is your mum getting? £87 a month is quite low so she may be entitled to other benefits. 
She could claim Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if she isn't already doing so. That is a benefit for people with limited capability for work. It's points based but there are lots of activities where your mum would get points I think, for example moving around, mobilising and communicating. ESA can be based on national insurance contributions and/or on income. 

She might also be entitled to Personal Independence Payment. That is points based too but looks at tasks within the home as well as walking & finding your way around. PIP isn't based on income at all.

If she is already getting a benefit like Disability Living Allowance (DLA) please let us know which component and which rate, if you can, so we can advise you what best to do - PIP replaces DLA but it can be risky to report a change if someone is already getting DLA.

Other useful info would be your mum's work history, whether she has any savings and whether your dad lives with her, plus whether he is working.
I would definitely recommend using the benefits calculator and then coming back to us for more advice, with a bit more info about her circumstances. Thanks!

Will

witch

Dad works full time, so mams care is between. Dad, myself and my sister.
They have very little savings.
DLA is what she awarded,  ( lowest rate). when she lost the use of her  thumbs.
Roughly about 4 years go.
Since her stokes. She had claimed nothing else. This is the only help she gets.

BenefitsTrainingCo