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Daughter paralysed from waist down, haven't claimed before
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cori135
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My daughter has been in hospital paralysed from waist down for 4 months and I have never claimed for anything before and don’t know where to start! Any ideas please?
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Hello @cori135 and welcome to the community. I am glad you found us, but very very sorry to hear of your daughter's problems.
I don't have a quick answer to your specific question, though I suspect your introduction post will soon be moved to a forum where others will know more, but I would suggest you start by having a look at one or two of the links lower down the screen,
A place to start might be:
https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-a-benefits-advisor
Give that a try, see what you find, and keep in touch.
Warmest best wishes to you, and to your daughter,
Richard -
Hello Corrie and welcome to the community.
First of all you will need to know if you are in a full service Universal Credit area, you can enter your postcode to find out here: https://universalcreditinfo.net/postcode
If you are in a full service area and qualify (see notes on above link) you can claim Universal Credit online at https://www.gov.uk/apply-universal-credit
Second you can check what benefits you may be entitled to using this benefit calculator: https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/AboutYou
Hope this helps.As an individual I stood alone.
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As part of a community I helped to create change!
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