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Benefits and fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome

I am suffering with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and I have recently had to give up work as I was just unable to carry put my duties, i am in receipt ofvpip. Can you tell me what benefits I can apply for, my partner has become my full time carer as I also suffer with vertigo, dizzy spells are horrific, my partner has started the claim for carers allowance but has heard nothing back so far. I have 1 child who is 6 years old, i have child benefit for him.
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I hope you are doing okay today, and welcome to trhe community.
There are some very knowledgeable users on here, that are very caring. On top of that, the Scope Community Team are fantastic and will see you right with any advice.
Keep strong and never give up.
All the best for 2018.
Sorry to hear about your circumstances, I hope we can help. A good place to start would be the online benefits calculator which can tell you what you may also be entitled to. You may also be interested in this resource on extra money and help you can claim alongside PIP. Hope this helps!
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs/
Hi @Maria93,
If your current income is PIP, CA and CB, the other benefits to look at are Income Support (for partner to top-up the CA), and Child Tax Credit, as well as Housing Benefit (if you rent) and Council Tax Support from your local council. If you live in a mortgaged property then after 9 months on IS you can claim mortgage interest as an additional amount of IS, but this would be as a repayable loan to the DWP.
If you live in a UC area then forget all the above as you will have to claim UC.
All of the above are income based benefits, therefore any income/capital you have will affect entitlement.
There are lots of benefit checker sites you can have a look at too! (See Pippa's reply above).
Kind regards,
Mary
Scoring 8 points or more in the moving around part of mobility PIP or a high rate DLA award will automatically qualify you for a blue badge. If you don't have either of those awards, take a look at your local councils website because all councils are different and have their own criteria. If you don't automatically qualify then you'll need an assessment. Forms can be filled in online.
volunteers information that could help thanks again Poppy.
Have you asked for a copy of the assessment report? If not ring DWP and ask them to send this to you. It will give you some idea what the decision is likely to be because they mostly go with the report. Good luck.
Nothing with the dwp is fast. I suggest you send things registered post. They have a habit of losing paperwork in piles and ive discovered registered post is dealt with separately and they cant blame you if you go back at them with the name of the person who signed for it. It costs but its worth it.
Ask the cab or another benefits adviser if they can expedite your claim