Parents' benefits — Scope | Disability forum
Please read our updated community house rules and community guidelines.

Parents' benefits

Options
Joy
Joy Community member Posts: 4 Listener
edited February 2015 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hello,

my name is Radost and I have an question concerning the parents' benefits.
I want to know whether my father is entitled to any benefits regarding the fact that I'm disabled person with cerebral palsy, but i'm 25 years old?
We are from East Europe and we have been residents in England for a couple of months.

Thank you in advance!
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • janine123
    janine123 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    Options
    Hello Radost

    There would be no automatic entitlement to benefits due to your condition as you would be deemed an independent adult and your parents claim would be separate. The rules regarding claiming welfare benefits when you have come to the UK from abroad are extremely complex. If you would like to contact the Scope Helpline on 0808 800 3333 or helpline@scope.org.uk we can advise you further and put you in touch with a local organisation that can look at your parents situation in more detail. 

    I hope this helps and we look forward to hearing from you. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Joy
    Joy Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    Options
    Hello Janine 123,

    thank you so much for your quick response! I understand that the claiming benefits' structure is complex in its own and I would like to know more about whether my father could be eligible for applying for that kind of benefits and more about the process of applying. 

    Thank you in advance!

    Best Wishes,
    Radost
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • janine123
    janine123 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    Options
    Hi Radost

    There are strict rules regarding claiming welfare benefits upon entering the UK and they are too complex to advise on with minimal information. Please contact us at the Helpline directly so we can either advise you or put you in touch with a local welfare benefits advice service. Alternatively you can check potential entitlement by using the Turn 2 Us benefit checker 


    Good luck 

    Janine123

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Brightness

Categories

Do you need advice on your energy costs?


Scope’s Disability Energy Support service is open to any disabled household in England or Wales in which one or more disabled people live. You can get free advice from an expert adviser on managing energy debt, switching tariffs, contacting your supplier and more. Find out more information by visiting our
Disability Energy Support webpage.