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Sleep apnea and RLS, entitled to any benefits?

Bainbridge01

Hi all, my husband suffers with sleep apnea and Restless leg syndrome, these combined are terrible.
Does anyone know whether he would be entitled to ant benefits? He works full time.
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poppy123456

Hi,

There's no entitlement to any benefits based on any diagnosis. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) maybe possible but it will depend on exactly how his conditions affect him against the 12 PIP descriptors. You can see them here. https://pipinfo.net/

It's not means tested so other income/savings/capital do not affect the amount you maybe entitled to.

Alex_Alumni

Hello there @Bainbridge01 and welcome to the community, thanks for reaching out this morning

To help our members find your post, I've moved it over into the benefits and financial support category, and edited the title slightly.

As Poppy has mentioned you may be able to look into applying for PIP, if you feel like your husband's conditions affect his ability to carry out any of the descriptors below, which focus on daily living, and mobility.

The PIP form has questions about care and mobility needs. These include:

preparing food
eating food
washing and bathing
using the toilet
dressing and undressing
reading
communicating with speech
managing your medicines or treatment
making decisions about money
engaging with other people
planning and following a journey
moving around

If you are applying for PIP, this is assessed on how your condition affects you day to day. You can receive PIP without a diagnosis. You can get support to fill out your form, from Citizens Advice: Help filling in your PIP form (Citizens Advice).

If there's anything that doesn't make sense, please do let me know, and I'll see what I can do to help.

Alex

Bainbridge01

Hi Alex, many thanks for your post, its helped a lot. Not sure he would meet any of those needs but its given me a good insight to the requirements.
Have a great day 🙂

Alex_Alumni

You are very welcome @Bainbridge01you have a great day too!

And if anything else comes up in the meantime, please do let us know