Just saying Hi

Deejustneeds1

Hello mt name is Dee, it will be great talking to others in the same situation.

thespiceman

Hello @Deejustneeds1    pleased to meet you.

Thank you for joining.

I am one of the team of community champions.

We guide, advise and help members who are part of the community.

Please have a look around our community website.

Please ask any questions.

Please take care.

@thespiceman

Deejustneeds1

Hi Dee here,
hoping to have useful chat instead of garble from the benefit people

emmarenshaw

Hello @Deejustneeds1 a warm welcome to the community.

Deejustneeds1

Thanks am going to need support with whats going on here. Anyone had an adult child get sectioned?

emmarenshaw

Hello @Deejustneeds1 I’m going to tag @Adrian_Scope to see if he can assist you. It must be a tough time for you but know that the community and Scope Team are here.

Adrian_Scope

Hi @Deejustneeds1! How are you?

Deejustneeds1

very troubled and worried

thespiceman

Hello @Deejustneeds1   please may  suggest the following mental health charities.

They will give you lots of advice and guidance on your current situation.

https://www.richmondfelowship.org.uk.

Telephone 020 7697 3300

https://www.mind.org.uk.

Telephone 0300 123 3393

https://www.rethink.org.

Telephone 0121 522 7007

The last one is an advocate charity. Represents your son if need to speak on his behalf .  Used with mental health services anything like this please may be able to advise and help.

Might not be in all areas.

I add also this other link.

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk.

In case you need any legal advice or other guidance need a solicitor .

Take care please if I can help further please contact the community.

@thespiceman

Deejustneeds1

Thanks so much,very helpful.

thespiceman

Hello @Deejustneeds1   pleasure to help you.

Please keep in touch happy to be supportive.

@thespiceman

Chloe_Scope

A very warm welcome to the community @Deejustneeds1.

Adrian_Scope

  Deejustneeds1 said:

very troubled and worried

 Hi @Deejustneeds1. Sorry, I've only just seen your response. How are you feeling today? Is anything still troubling you?

chiarieds

@Adrian_Scope - I believe @Deejustneeds1 was concerned as she had queried, 'Anyone had an adult child get sectioned?' saying she was going to need support.

chiarieds

@Adrian_Scope - Can you offer any advice here, please.

Adrian_Scope

Hi @Deejustneeds1. Have you consulted Civil Legal Advice about your rights and options here? You might also benefit from contacting your local Mind and seeing what they can suggest.

You can always call our helpline on 0808 800 3333 as well as they might be able to help.

steve51

Hi @Deejustneeds1

Good Morning it’s great to see today☃️

How are you today??

Is there anything that I can help/support you with????

@steve51

Deejustneeds1

Do you help with benefits advice when someone has been sectioned?
 

Deejustneeds1

Will wait about my issue. Do not know what is going on,stressful time. Sure the benefit people deal with this all the time.

chiarieds

Hi @Deejustneeds1 - May I ask if you're wanting advice about what happens to your adult child's benefit(s) since they've been sectioned?

If so, when were they sectioned, & what benefits were they receiving?

thespiceman

Hello  @Deejustneeds1 How can we as a community help you?

We as a community members those have vast knowledge experience on a range of subjects, including Benefits.

Including SCOPE team,
Please ask anything.

@thespiceman

Adrian_Scope

Not knowing what's going on can be very stressful, I'm sorry you're so worried @Deejustneeds1. If you can answer @chiarieds's questions about your child's benefits we might be able to help a little more with what might happen with them. 

Deejustneeds1

Ward ,meeting Thursday so will have to wait. Thank you for remaining in contact. Asperger Supported living for the Newham area..has anyone ideas for 24hr support

Deejustneeds1

29 yr old son on PIP (high support low mobility) AND ESA
I get Carers allowence,Income support and standard rate of PIP for myself.

poppy123456

Deejustneeds1 said:

29 yr old son on PIP (high support low mobility) AND ESA
I get Carers allowence,Income support and standard rate of PIP for myself.

HI and welcome,

I'm one of the community champions here on scope

May i ask how long your son has been in hospital for? If it's longer than 28 days then you will need to contact PIP because this will stop. The day he goes in and the day he comes out doesn't count. Once he's out of hospital he can then contact PIP and his payments will restart.

His ESA can continue while he's in hospital but if he's there for more than 52 weeks then it will be reduced.

Once the PIP stops then you'll need to contact Carers allowance regarding your claim because this will also stop. If that stops then you will no longer be entitled to claim Income Support.

Please see link for confirmation. https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Going-into-Hospital-and-benefits/Benefits-that-stop-being-paid-if-you-go-into-hospi

Do he claim housing benefit for help with any rent?

If you have any further questions then please do ask.

chiarieds

Hi @Deejustneeds1 - I hope Poppy has answered your benefits query, as she has a great understanding of these; another friend, thespiceman, has already provided links, particularly in the first 3, that may also help you both.

As far as help with housing, possibly the following links may help if you're hoping for your son to live independently, but with support.

See: https://www.stepupsupport.co.uk/  

& https://www.lookahead.org.uk/  

& https://www.advanceuk.org/about-us/what-we-do-and-how-we-do-it

Then more specifically related to your area:

https://adultsocialcare.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Supported_housing_and_care_homes.aspx

Please let us know how you get on next week.