Working with heart issues

[keeps]

Looking for advise please

i suffered my first heart attack at 37 and then a second at 46, following this i was given a double bypass then returned to work. 10 years later i suffered a stroke and 4 weeks later a further heart attack and was fitted with a stent.

This was a year ago and am now back in full time work for the last 8 months

But i am finding it very difficult ie concentration tiredness etc.

I can not afford to retire but i am not sure if any benifits are avaliable ?

Im 58 years old

Many thanks any advise appricated

[Wodney1966]

Hi I finished work last Nov through my heart and I'm not that much worse off I get new style employment and my rent paid and I get low rate mobility plus low rate care on pip cheers

[keeps in reply to Wodney1966]

Thanks for your reply

Who did you see to sort the allowences ?

Also did you have to get letters from your doctor etc

Thanks

[Wodney1966 in reply to keeps]

Had to go to dole office n fill some forms In got a letter of my consultant saying that I'd never work again

[JayceeW]

Hi Keeps,

I really can’t help on what help is out there but having claimed Attendance Allowance for my cousin, I can assure you that having doctors’ letters with detailed information certainly helps to get a speedy and favourable decision.

Citizen’s Advice and Age Concern are usually a mine of information on things that can be claimed. Have you tried the government site, it has a lot of information on all types of allowances etc.

Hope this is of some help.

Jaycee.

[keeps in reply to JayceeW]

Thanks for all your help