Ouch you have my sympathies. I don't envy you with unexpected health issues; at least I know my health's crappy and always has been and I can tick DDA criteria so have always sort of planned to be 'doley scum' as it were if/when employment doesn't work out for me.
Have you received advice from C.A.B or any welfare services your family/partner may have access to through zir workplace or union membership? Things like mortgage breaks, interest only payments, grants you're entitled to etc etc, err, child/working tax credits etc? [Apologies if you're ahead of me and this is all been there and didn't workish]
If your eyes/health issues have lasted or may last for more than 12 months you may be able to claim DLA which will bump up other benefits and be a gateway to other stuff. Get CAB to help with forms, there's a 60% higher success rate for those applications.
Oh and Shelter and other housing people may know housing stuff you can look into. If I think of anything else I'll comment again.
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Date: 2009-01-08 12:23 am (UTC)Have you received advice from C.A.B or any welfare services your family/partner may have access to through zir workplace or union membership? Things like mortgage breaks, interest only payments, grants you're entitled to etc etc, err, child/working tax credits etc? [Apologies if you're ahead of me and this is all been there and didn't workish]
If your eyes/health issues have lasted or may last for more than 12 months you may be able to claim DLA which will bump up other benefits and be a gateway to other stuff. Get CAB to help with forms, there's a 60% higher success rate for those applications.
Oh and Shelter and other housing people may know housing stuff you can look into. If I think of anything else I'll comment again.