Is there any help available?
DavidBarnes
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I am 68 years old and had a car accident in 1971 which was not my fault. The accident occurred whilst I was working and I subsequently received a small industrial injury benefit allowance. After some 3 years my condition improved and I gave up the allowance on the understanding that I could re apply if the condition deteriorated.
Things have deteriorated considerably and I am now extremely limited in my walking ability, I cannot stand for more than a few minutes. My balance is very poor.
Despite having had an ankle replacement 9 months ago there has been no improvement in my mobility which is further hampered by weakness in my hands due to having had 4 operations for Duprens Fasceitus.
I depend now on the help of my wife and friends, my driving is limited and I did have to give up my driving licence for 6 months after a seizure following ankle surgery.
Until last year I carried out voluntary work but I have had to give that up because of my physical weakness. The whole issue is further aggravated by the fact that I now take Epilepsy medication which affects my memory.
I have savings well in excess of £15k on which I depend for a total income of around £20k p.a.
Bearing in mind, that this was an industrial injury giving rise to the major part of my problems, is there any help available to me.
Things have deteriorated considerably and I am now extremely limited in my walking ability, I cannot stand for more than a few minutes. My balance is very poor.
Despite having had an ankle replacement 9 months ago there has been no improvement in my mobility which is further hampered by weakness in my hands due to having had 4 operations for Duprens Fasceitus.
I depend now on the help of my wife and friends, my driving is limited and I did have to give up my driving licence for 6 months after a seizure following ankle surgery.
Until last year I carried out voluntary work but I have had to give that up because of my physical weakness. The whole issue is further aggravated by the fact that I now take Epilepsy medication which affects my memory.
I have savings well in excess of £15k on which I depend for a total income of around £20k p.a.
Bearing in mind, that this was an industrial injury giving rise to the major part of my problems, is there any help available to me.
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Hi @DavidBarnes.
It's great to meet you.
Please pop over to our home page where you will find lots of Info/Advisors who would be more than happy to help you.
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Hi welcome to the Scope community
Considering your situation, i'm not sure so here is a link to our benefits advice section:https://search.scope.org.uk/s/search.html?collection=scope-meta&s=Benefits&_ga=2.37797411.1055513568.1499257596-939043869.1497010162
Hobe that helps and everything works out for you -
Hi @DavidBarnes welcome to the community, I am sorry you have had such a tough time.
We have a benefits calculator that might be good for you to try and fill in to see what you could be entitled to.
Best of luck and let us know how you get on and if you need any further help.Scope
Senior online community officer -
Hi @DavidBarnes:
Welcome. It's great to have you with us.
Please do check out the Benefits Advice section mentioned by @gnmeads and the calculator mentioned by @Sam_Scope.
Best Wishes,
Brightness
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