Has anyone on here had to complete a DWP Capability For Work Health Assessment Advisory service Questionaire? It’s horrendous and only seems to take cancer seriously if it is terminal, or treated by Chemo/radiotherapy. So far my bowel cancer is leading to surgery (date as yet undecided) with Chemo as an option if the operation is not fully successful. I just looked them up online and saw a copy of one of their typical forms here assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/.../uc50-interactive-final-0917.pdf Really dreading them turning me down, compromising my Universal Credit benefits or forcing me to work in Covid spreading environments. In my weakened state the Corona virus could well be the death of me.
Hi Forester42
Navigating the benefits system is very complicated and I would strongly advice you get some professional help.
I navigated PIP during my treatment and only got it following some intervention ion by a Macmillan Financial Adviser.
The Macmillan Support Services provides lots of information, support or just a listing ear. Most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here to see what is available and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
Your could check to see if you have a local Maggie’s Centre as well as a CAB centre https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk as these would organisations all give free financial support.
Hi F4Fruitcake, I will always advise talking with a benefits adviser, best thing I ever did. See the links in my post above..
