Careers allowance

[mtd1232005]

How can I find out if my wife is entitled to Carers Allowance ? I have been diagnosed with Bladder / Prostate Cancer stage four. Whatever is happening around my Tumour, it is causing me great pain in my leg making me practically immobile.

[sassy59]

Your wife may be entitled to carers allowance and if you go onto Gov.uk/carersallowance there is a lot of information which should help. Xxxxx

[MAS_Nurse]

Hi mtd1232005 and welcome to this supportive community. I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing these problems. Have you spoken to your doctor about this? He/She is here to support you and perhaps make another referral for you to be seen by your surgeon/oncologist. An occupational therapy assessment could also help, where you would receive a home visit to be assessed as to whether any aids/adaptations could be helpful to you and your wife at home. You could ask you GP about this.

As sassy59 has posted, your wife may be entitled to Care's Allowance. She has also suggested a good website for you to have a look at. You may also find it helpful to look at the Pinned Posts on the screen and on the following websites----

Carer's Allowance--Looking after a loved one with cancer-macmillan

macmillan.org.uk/informatio...

Prostate Cancer UK

wwwprostatecanceruk.org

I hope this is helpful to you. Please stay on the forum where you will receive support from other members. Are any other members able to help mtd1232005, please?

Thank you and best wishes.

[katieoxo60]

Hello sorry to hear about your poor health right now, your wife could get carers allowance in these cicumstances you usually need a letter from your GP or consultant which helps to get it quickly. Macmillan nurses online are a good source of info in the case of cancer diagnosis. Hope the info on here helps. Take care and best wishes to you both.