Daughter paralysed from waist down, haven't claimed before

cori135
cori135 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited February 2018 in Benefits and income
My daughter has been  in hospital paralysed from waist down for 4 months and I have never claimed for anything before and don’t know where to start! Any ideas please?

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  • JennysDad
    JennysDad Community Member Posts: 2,290 Championing
    Hello @cori135 and welcome to the community. I am glad you found us, but very very sorry to hear of your daughter's problems.
    I don't have a quick answer to your specific question, though I suspect your introduction post will soon be moved to a forum where others will know more, but I would suggest you start by having a look at one or two of the links lower down the screen,
    A place to start might be: 
    https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-a-benefits-advisor
    Give that a try, see what you find, and keep in touch.
    Warmest best wishes to you, and to your daughter,
    Richard
  • Geoark
    Geoark Community Member Posts: 1,469 Championing
    Hello Corrie and welcome to the community.

    First of all you will need to know if you are in a full service Universal Credit area, you can enter your postcode to find out here: https://universalcreditinfo.net/postcode

    If you are in a full service area and qualify (see notes on above link) you can claim Universal Credit online at https://www.gov.uk/apply-universal-credit

    Second you can check what benefits you may be entitled to using this benefit calculator: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/AboutYou 

    Hope this helps.

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