Am I entitled to any kind of benefit ?
Serenblue18
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Hi my name is Leona, I work full time and have worked all my life, I’m 59
I have Lupus Fibromyalgia arthritis meniers suffer from vertigo lost over 60% of my hearing wear two hearing aids suffer extreme fatigue,
i would love to cut down my hours but financial can’t afford to,
would I be entitled to anything from anywhere?
i also support my adult son who has severe anxiety on a daily basis even after dragging myself home after a long shift,
i don’t want to give up work just lighten my load,
any help much appreciated.
I have Lupus Fibromyalgia arthritis meniers suffer from vertigo lost over 60% of my hearing wear two hearing aids suffer extreme fatigue,
i would love to cut down my hours but financial can’t afford to,
would I be entitled to anything from anywhere?
i also support my adult son who has severe anxiety on a daily basis even after dragging myself home after a long shift,
i don’t want to give up work just lighten my load,
any help much appreciated.
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Hello Serenblue and welcome
Try putting your details into the on line benefit calculator first
You might qualify for a PIP award. Take the B&W self test
http://www.mybenefitsandwork.co.uk/pip/indexxx.php
Then come back with any questions
CR
Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste -
Thank you for your advice
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Hi @Serenblue18
We have got our own benefits calculator here:
https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&auth=sN%2B7AvRM61Si5RLWTmoSQQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Benefits+calculator
We have also got lots of info on benefits:
https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fadvice&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fadvice&auth=cS5QioUSKAAiHJ7Ut3EdBQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Benefits
Please let me know if you have any problems ??? -
Thank you.
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