Does anyone know how much an adult aged 36 will get if they go on disabilIty allowance or does it depend on the disability?

he is working at the moment but finding it really hard to cope now :help:

It depends on the disability if they get low, middle or high rate, Also if it prevents them from travelling properly, they may get mobility allowance also....

i am not sure if he would get high rate.
he is working but was doing 50 hours and can now only do 22 due to having a brain tumour which causes fits.

would he be able to get benefits on top of working has he may need to knock his hours down more but not completely stop working :)

contact the Citizens Advice Bureau as it will totally depend on the circumstances

You'd be better having this moved to the Disability and Carers thread in Special Interest Groups.

There are some knowledgeable chaps on there!

you have to be very badly to get higher rate.

when you say he is working doing 22 hours he wont be entitled to anything so you would be just wasting your time to get disability living allownace you have to prove you are not able to do things for yourself I find it hard to understand how you expect to prove this when in fact the person is working for a living I am afraid you wont qualify

Moved to the Disability and Carers group.

when you say he is working doing 22 hours he wont be entitled to anything so you would be just wasting your time to get disability living allownace you have to prove you are not able to do things for yourself I find it hard to understand how you expect to prove this when in fact the person is working for a living I am afraid you wont qualify

This is an extract from the DLA webpage:

"You can get Disability Living Allowance whether or not you work.

It isn’t usually affected by any savings or income you may have."

I think the OP had better wait until Happyhippy spots the thread, I think he's the chap with most of the answers when it comes to DLA.

This isn't just about how much disability living allowance might be paid but about the need for information on financial entitlements right across the board. as well as DLA, you could look at working tax credit (with the disability element) or what benefits might be payable if he came out of work. it might also be necessary to look at employment rights and what adjustments are needed to carry on doing the job.

Try http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/

when you say he is working doing 22 hours he wont be entitled to anything so you would be just wasting your time to get disability living allownace you have to prove you are not able to do things for yourself I find it hard to understand how you expect to prove this when in fact the person is working for a living I am afraid you wont qualify

the person is working at the moment but due to his condition worsening he may have to drop his hours again or stop work all together which he does not want to do.
someone told him he can get disabiltiiy allowance even though working but he just cant really afford to stop working altogether.

Cherryice, can I just ask if you mean Incapacity Benefit, or Disability Living Allowance, or if the person is more mature, Attendance Allowance?

Ricky, what you have said is utterly wrong, my friend. You can work and get DLA, and you can work and get IB under certain circumstances.

Hello i have a friend who works full time and he gets disabilty paid so as for not getting if you work ist simply not true. Also if you have to cut your hours you might get income support.

I've been told that as long as you only work a maximum 16 hour week, and earn a maximum £80 a week, then you can do a paid job without it encroaching on your benefit status.

Now as you all probably know I trust the job centres even less than I trust the government, so take that info as you will, with a pinch of salt IMO.

I've been told that as long as you only work a maximum 16 hour week, and earn a maximum £80 a week, then you can do a paid job without it encroaching on your benefit status.

Now as you all probably know I trust the job centres even less than I trust the government, so take that info as you will, with a pinch of salt IMO.

Rich, that's to do with Incapacity Benefit, and is the Higher Long Term Allowance.

the person is working at the moment but due to his condition worsening he may have to drop his hours again or stop work all together which he does not want to do.
someone told him he can get disabiltiiy allowance even though working but he just cant really afford to stop working altogether.

It really does depend on the circumstances with DLA/AA, but yes, both of these benefits aren't means tested and can be paid on top of earnings, whether £10 p/w, or £1m p/w.

The thing is how the condition affects his daily life, whether working or not, rather than what he's doing now.

Contact a CAB, or PM me for any details.

Hello i have a friend who works full time and he gets disabilty paid so as for not getting if you work ist simply not true. Also if you have to cut your hours you might get income support.

Blummin heck .. I've just had the report back saying I can't get it because I can walk, albeit slowly and with crutches, for 100 metres ...

Did you fill in the forms by yourself or did you get assistance from someone at the CAB or similar?

You need to book an appointment with the CAB to organise your appeal- they will also be able to tell you how long you have to appeal for any aspects and what you need to say to invoke the appeals.

You will need to call Blackpool up to request a copy of all of the evidence that they have used for making their decision too, which will help in your appeal and you can then also have a copy of the forms you filled in sent to you if you didn't take a copy before sending it in.

Take heart- everybody I know who has applied in recent years has been turned down on first application, even if they have supporting evidence up to their armpits and have been approved indefinitely for high mobility previously.

Take advice and do it quickly :)

Good luck.

I've been told that as long as you only work a maximum 16 hour week, and earn a maximum £80 a week, then you can do a paid job without it encroaching on your benefit status.

Now as you all probably know I trust the job centres even less than I trust the government, so take that info as you will, with a pinch of salt IMO.???? ive worked for 45hrs at some point etc and i get 2 lower rates of dla, plus a bonus on tax credits for working as im on dla...

Yeah ... thanks Medusa .. as usual you are a huge support to me ! Will get onto this on Monday morning. Can I just add, they were waiting on a report from my Doctor and she called me in last week (21st) so that she could fill it in whilst I was there .. the letter containing their decision was DATED the 21st, so they hadn't even waited for my Doctor's report!

What Ricky36 is saying isn't true. Nor is the 16 hour maximum hours relevant for dla. Many disabled people work and get disability living allowance. You need to just apply to find out if you qualify. I would get someone to help you with the forms, like the citizen's advice bureau. They are pretty long, I have just filled them out myself.