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#36 What Benefits Could You Be Entitled To After Brain Injury? - Benefits Advisor Alice Hamilton, Citizens Advice
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What benefits could you claim after you've had brain injury or are a carer? The system in England and Wales can be mind-boggling, especially if it's your first experience of applying for benefits.
In this episode, Elizabeth and Julia speak to Alice Hamilton from Citizens Advice to get her insight into what financial help the government can provide.
They quiz her on some of the financial issues which may arise following a brain injury and what benefits are available both in the short term and long term.
Alice is based in Cambridge and can talk about the system in England and Wales but the system in Scotland can vary.
In this episode, you will learn:
- What financial help you can get from the government in a moment of crisis and longer term, including housing costs
- Advice on filling out forms for Personal Independent Payment (PIP).
- How to appeal a decision from the Department from Work and Pension and why it can be worth doing.
- Why it is important to focus on the negatives when undergoing a health assessment and what you can no longer do
The links to the benefits calculators Alice mentioned in the podcast are below.
Benefits Calculator - entitledto - independent | accurate | reliable
The information in this episode is specific to the United Kingdom in particular but we hope that for those living outside of the UK they still find it a useful and thought provoking episode.
Citizens Advice started in 1939 and is supported by a small number of paid staff and over 14,000 volunteers. It can give advice on a range of other issues but this conversation focused on what can be claimed following brain injury.
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