Hi, my name is joe61! Will I be able to get extra income to help with care costs?

joe61

my son was claiming carers allowance but now no longer in receipt of this and now i have carers coming in morning and i'm worried about any care charges will i able to get extra income to help with cost

poppy123456

Hi,

You can refer yourself for a needs assessment from your local council. Someone will then contact you and arange an appointment, whether this would be face to face in your home, or by telephone due to current conditions, i have no idea. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/help-from-social-services-and-charities/getting-a-needs-assessment/

Once this has been done you will know if there's any support available to you. Do be aware though that waiting times could be many months.

If they decide that extra help can be given then direct payments are possible but you will need to assessed financially for this to know if you need to pay a contribution towards the help.

Until this is done you will need to pay for your care yourself unfortunately.

Ross_Alumni

Hello @joe61

Happy Halloween, welcome to the community  

Thank you for joining and posting your question, I have moved the discussion over to a more suitable category and altered the title so that other members know what your query is about. 

joe61

my referral done by a social worker and will i be able to claim severe disability premium now my son has stopped claiming carers allowance, i am being assessed and also i got a safeguard referral. 

poppy123456

To claim SDP it will depend on what benefits exactly you claim. If you're claiming Either Income Related ESA/JSA, Income Support or pension credit.

You must also live alone or if you live with other adults they must also be claiming a disability benefit such as PIP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care or Attendance Allowance.

See link. https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/severe-disability-premium

joe61

yes i'm on esa in the support section cos of illness and also get pip i have been frightened for few months after having surgery to my thyroid after they finding cancer and now after 20yr being border lined with having ms they now finaly said i got the full on set of ms not only that i'm waiting to have radiotherapy and now they found a tumour in my ear canal which means more surgery at this moment in time i am all over the place with my illness and it's getting to me

poppy123456

I'm sorry to hear that. Do you live alone or does another adult live with you? If another adult lives with you they must also be claiming a qualifying disability benefit for you to be entitled to the SDP, as advised here...

poppy123456 said:

You must also live alone or if you live with other adults they must also be claiming a disability benefit such as PIP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care or Attendance Allowance.

joe61

yes i live alone

joe61

i'm higher rate of pip and motability 

poppy123456

Then you can ring DWP to claim the SDP and the number to ring is... 0800 169 0310 This is assuming your ESA is not New style ESA.

https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus/existing-benefit-claims