spondylitis - off work for three months

giddings
giddings Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited March 2019 in Benefits and income
Hi I am looking for some advice I work 20 hours a week as a care worker I all so have got spondylitis in my back at the moment I have been signed of work for 3 months now just been signed of again for a month I am struggling with money I was wondering what help I could get 

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  • thespiceman
    thespiceman Online Community Member Posts: 6,283 Championing
    edited February 2019
    Hello @giddings   Pleased to meet you welcome.

    Thank you for joining and sharing. Sorry to hear that your not too good.

    I am one of the team of community champions who help and advise new members who have joined the forum.

    We have lots of information on our website on benefits have a look.

    Also consider looking at to find out more about benefits.

    https://www.gov.uk./browse/benefits/

    You could also look at CAB website or speak to them for any further benefit advice.  Have expertise and knowledge. Especially form filling in.

    Please take care.

    @thespiceman
  • Adam_Alumni
    Adam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 162 Empowering

    Hi @giddings,

    Have you tried our online benefits checker?   You can also find out more information about benefits on our website.

    I hope this helps

  • Antonia_Alumni
    Antonia_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 1,764 Pioneering
    Hi @giddings , please let keep us updated ;)
  • Sam_Alumni
    Sam_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,602 Championing
    Hi @giddings
    I have asked @BenefitsTrainingCo to take a look at your question :)
  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Online Community Member Posts: 2,621 Trailblazing
    Hi @giddings You should look to see if you are likely to qualify for Personal Independence Payment - this is a disability benefit which is not means tested so even if you returned to work, if you continue to have health problems you may still be able to retain this.  It has a qualifying period of 3 months before you claim (which you have met) and also requires that you are likely to still have these difficulties in the coming 9 months.  You can see more information here https://www.gov.uk/pip
    You do not say how much income you have at present or whether you get any benefits at the moment.  Also if you have a partner, then your partner's income/capital would effect any entitlement you may have to means tested benefits.  So although I can suggest you look into whether you are entitled to Universal Credit I cannot be sure whether you are.  Do beware that if you do get any means tested benefits at present, if you claim Universal Credit any means tested benefits you get now would stop and be replaced by Universal Credit with no way of returning to them.  I hope that gives you somewhere to start.  
    Sarah

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