Hi, my name is samtaylor!

Hello @samtaylor and welcome to the community. It is good to have you with us.
I am not a benefits advisor myself, but we have several people here who are and many others who will have experiences similar to your own.
Please bear with us, and our benefits-knowledgeable people will be in touch as soon as they can be.
Again, I'm no expert, but you might find this benefits self-test useful: https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/benefits/check?_ga=2.119995149.405444417.1517054923-1832321402.1513208436
Perhaps you'd like to give it a try and get back to us?
Warmest best wishes to you,
Richard