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carer59
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Good morning everyone l am after advice l work full time and get child tax credit and working tax credit for my child who lives with me l am 59 and my husband is 62 he does not claim any benefits he has spinal stenosis and arthritis in his spine is there any benefits he can claim he applied for pip two years ago but was only awarded 8 points it was so traumatic for him he doesn’t want to go down that route again so l just wondered if there is anything else he can claim
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Morning @carer59 and welcome to the community.
We have a benefits calculator here that may help.
We understand how stressful the PIP process can feel, and if you decide to go down that route again, there is a lot of information and support we can offer.Scope
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