PIp and other help?

[Bertjolly]

Hello everyone. Does anyone know if you are entitled to other benefits whilst receiving pip?

Thankyou

[Blue-52]

hi, yes you can get universal credit too.

[Bertjolly in reply to Blue-52]

Really?I haven't worked in 3 years.

Would you help me by telling me what I have to do. I have no clue.

[Blue-52 in reply to Bertjolly]

I will pm you.

[Bertjolly in reply to Blue-52]

Ok thankyou so much..I'm not good with technology. Will I be able to find the message?

[Bertjolly in reply to Blue-52]

Think I've found it 😊

[Blue-52 in reply to Bertjolly]

You are welcome, good luck, pm will come up as message, so you can still access them. 🤞

[AgedCrone]

Just Google…PIP ENTITLEMENT BENEFITS.

There is a long list…but that could all change after the General Election on

4 July

[Bertjolly in reply to AgedCrone]

Thankyou. Think I might be doomed because my partner works.

[AgedCrone in reply to Bertjolly]

I don’t know that much about PIP but I think it is based purely on how a disease affects the applicant as it isn’t means tested.

[Debsdelight72 in reply to Bertjolly]

Hi Bertjolly,

Although PIP is not means tested, Other people who live in your home as a family unit will have to look at money that is coming in, If it works out the amount of money the government say we can live on then you would not get benefits on top,I'm not sure if it' s still the case, You can go on line and fill out a simple form on line,

No-one sees your answers and you will get an immediate response, Go on the government site and type in entitlement It should come up for you,

I hope you get the help you need

Take care

Debs

[Bertjolly in reply to Debsdelight72]

Hi debs.Thankyou. I will definitely take a look at the government thing you said.

Take care too

[Janettewhitelaw]

you still get council tax rebate housing benefit I don’t pay ANY RENT MY COUSIN STAYS WITH ME HAD ANOTHER COUSIN HE PASSED AWAY THERE CLASSED AS YOUR DEPENDANTS SO THEY DEPENDANTS I GOT £23.00 pension credit as well that helps me a lot I’m 75 female single live in scotlND DONT PAY BEDROOM TAX OR PRESRIPTIONS

[Flowerc in reply to Janettewhitelaw]

hi sorry to jump on but do you mind me asking how come you don’t have to pay bedroom tax only asking as I have to pay a lot each month

[Janettewhitelaw in reply to Flowerc]

Hi.

We don’t pay bedroom tax in Scotland the snp pays it for us if your on high rate of care and mobility and you qualify for pension credit you have one other person staying with you there classed as your dependant and don’t pay rent you could phone one of the benefit places who help with benefits or social work and ask for a benefit check this will look and make sure your getting evRything your due hope this helps .

[Flowerc in reply to Janettewhitelaw]

Thankyou for your reply

[Lypsie56]

Hi. Yes, you can claim ESA if you are unable to work. You can actually receive PIP whilst you are working as well. It isnt linked to other benefits.

[Lypsie56]

If you need info on benefits 'Benefits and work' website is a great resource for applying for benefits.

[Bertjolly in reply to Lypsie56]

Thankyou I will take a look

[redkite55]

Hi, I get support ESA too. It depends on your savings on whether you can get universal credit, I think you can't have more than £6000.

[Bertjolly in reply to redkite55]

Hi what's ESA?

[redkite55 in reply to Bertjolly]

It is employment support allowance. There are certain rules to get it and it depends on NI contributions, I had been working for 38 years, it is not means tested though if you get the put on the support ESA. I think some of the rules have changed now though for new applicants, the gov website was a bit confusing so I rang them and had a telephone interview. It was not like a pip interview and the man I spoke to was really friendly and chatty, at the end he said he couldn't tell me definitely if I would get an award but the outcome would be in my favour. If you have been working for a number if years it wouldn't hurt to apply, you never know.

[Bertjolly in reply to redkite55]

That's great thanks so much. Appreciate your help with this.

[redkite55 in reply to Bertjolly]

I forgot to say there are different sorts of ESA ( think it's 3) and they give you different amounts. The support version is £138.20 a week and they pay it every 2 weeks, so quite a big help. Good luck.