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I'm hoping to stop work to look after my health and be a full-time carer, please help

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I would like to ask ive been off work with high blood pressure and depression i look after my disabled partner who had a stroke 10 years ago doctors advised to give work up as i feel work is to much now would like some advise how i go about it kind reguards
@BenefitsTrainingCo left this detailed reply on a similar discussion earlier this year:
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/esa
You may also be entitled to means tested benefits such as income related ESA/housing benefit (if you rent property)/council tax reduction or Universal Credit. Which benefit you claim depends on the area you live. I have put a link below so you can see if you are in a Universal Credit area or not:
https://universalcreditinfo.net/
The following links are a more in depth explanation of Universal Credit and Housing Benefit.
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/universal-credit
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/housing
As income related ESA, Housing Benefit and Universal Credit are means tested, any capital you have or income could effect benefit entitlement. If you have a partner or spouse who you live with then their income and the hours they work can also effect entitlement to benefit.
There is also industrial injuries benefit if you are ill due to an accident at work or have a prescribed illness.