You can get other things, but you can claim this whilst working.
My plan is to reduce hours and go on benefits. This is the starting point
Hes fine - he was prowling about the flat half the night, jumping on my bed waking me up last night lol. - think he had the midnight muchies lol, hes back to him old self now i got a plugin that calms him down. He perched at the window at the moment - eyeing up the birds. Will take him out the back later on a very long lead!
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How much can you get on full disability, not able to work? I just want to compare to the usa
I have no idea. I was supposed to get benefit when I was diagnosed but I was homeless and ended up going back to work as it took too long to get.
With my ESA + disabilty premiem + Standard Rate PIP i get about £936 a month.
Is it based on how much you earned while working? Cause that’s how the scale works in the us
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No im in income-based benefits, not contribution based. I havent worked since i was 19 (im 44 now) - my National Insurance stamp is paid for me. Ive been placed in what they call “support group” - so they dont chase me for work. Altho im scared that before long they will put me on Universal Credit - and theres plenty of horror stories of people losing money by being put on it. Its a bit of a scandal in the UK at the moment.
Some quick facts about ssdi in the USA. Here’s the monthly paycheck based on avg earnings over the previous 10 years.
Earnings. Payment
0. 685
25k. 1086
50k. 1641
75k. 2208
100k. 2523
120k. 2663
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Interesting! Tho i cant really tell whos better off living in US or Uk. I have absolutly no idea about the cost of living over the pond. Im assuming you have to pay for your medical insurance over there as well for the meds etc?
I got stung on the mobility. My brother who was with me clearly stated I needed someone with me on unfamiliar journeys . The PIP assessor in his report said I just needed prompting.
They had to reassess all people with MH problems but said as my situation hadn’t changed they couldn’t grant me the mobility component .
I did a mandatory reconsideration and included a strong supporting letter from my stepdaughter but got stung by a bureaucratic catch 22 .
I’d said I don’t go out much so they turned me down on that basis. The reason I don’t go out much and only round a small area I know? A poor sense of direction . My stepdaughter takes me to things I have to get to , but I don’t ask her to take me to places I just fancy going to. If I could pay her with the PIP money I would . In essence I’d go out more If I had PIP to pay my stepdaughter for petrol ,but because I don’t go out much I can’t get the mobility component . Even though I meet the unfamiliar journeys criteria.
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Funnily enough thats why i didnt pursue the mobility componant on my PIP. In case it screwed the whole claim up. I have difficultys rarely going out TBH - so thought i would be dead honest and not go for the extra money. When i got the decision back - it was agreed by the assessor anyway i had no mobilty issues. I was tempted to “lay it on a bit thick” and maybe exagerate it bit - but decided honesty was the best policy.
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I think you actually got to have no-legs to get mobility with mental health problems anyway…
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The assessor also did me over with the ‘engaging with other people’ component of PIP. A major problem is that a lot of these assessors know not much more about mental illness than I know about rocket science!
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My advice to @Joker is to concentrate on the care componant and NOT go for the mobilty TBH - even if you find it difficult going out. It may cast doubt on your honesty on the claim. You should still get a good extra wedge in your account every month anyway.
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