Basically relative not of pension age has suddenly become very ill and has been in hospital for several weeks. Now the specialist is saying he could be there upto 8 months before he can go home, and its unclear if he will ever be able to work again-he certainly will never be 100% again. He was working, but doesn't get sick pay and his partner expects they will finish him as soon as she lets them know the situation.
She works full time, they have a modest mortgage, but virtually no savings and its a stretch to cover the bills (no kids so no child ben or tax credits either).
Can he claim for anything whilst in hospital, he could not attend the DWP office and TBH given his condition we will need to do any applications for him. I have just never heard of someone in hospital applying for benefits.
Ali x
She works full time, they have a modest mortgage, but virtually no savings and its a stretch to cover the bills (no kids so no child ben or tax credits either).
Can he claim for anything whilst in hospital, he could not attend the DWP office and TBH given his condition we will need to do any applications for him. I have just never heard of someone in hospital applying for benefits.
Ali x