The only thing I get right now and have done so for years is a freedom pass (free travel). I did once claim for PIP but I didn’t qualify and my dad even told me before he passed away I wouldn’t get it (he worked for some disability charity) but I should try. Even with my freedom pass my aunt tells me she has more problems so she deserves getting benefits more than I do so I don’t feel like claiming because frankly she’s right. But to be fair, I could do with the money as I am not working at the moment due to end of contract.
I almost claimed JSA but I find the pressure they give is too much as I have experienced before so I am living off mum and bro
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And I don’t think mum and bro can afford this, if I think about it, cos they have to get together £200,000 to save our house or we lose it.
I know this sounds stupid but I find it quite shameful to claim because the only help I seem to need is medication reminders, and money management (because my bipolar can get out of hand if I am not careful)… And to be fair even with my freedom pass I find myself feeling guilty at times… i mean why can’t my aunt get it and i can… why can’t my cousin who has anxiety worse than mine get it and i can… I feel guilty but I don’t want to give it up either…
You have to do what’s best for you and not compare what others get and don’t get You have a disability that impairs you ability to have a steady income, so therefore you should take advantage of what ever you can get
My disability wasn’t the reason I got kicked out though… so my ability to work hasn’t been impaired? Anyway, I will see what the pdoc says another thing to add to my list to ask lol
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yes good idea to talk it out with your pdoc, I don’t get disability cause I work, but there is work I can no longer do, so I get a disability credit on my taxes to help pay for the income I loose due to all my illnesses
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