I've been on Anticoagulants for 23 years after heart surgery and will be on it for life and have recently been told I am too unfit to work so am now claiming Incapacity benefit. but as my incap pays me £2 more per week than the Gov say I need to live on(£61) I can't get income support and therefore have to pay prescription charges but doesn't that mean that when I pay the £6.85(per item) I am then £4.85(minimum) below the amount I need to live on?
I am on Warfarin for life, so I have to pay for the privalidge of life because I am sick, some privelidge that is!
Thank you Mr Brown!
2007-12-11 03:21:13 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
Your Incapacity will go up to £90 a week soon Elric, you could always claim Disability Living Allowance as well, or just tick the income support box on the back of the prescriptions!
2007-12-11 12:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get yourself a form from the dhhs which will help with payments on long term medicines or even free Elric.
I would check it out it is not right you pay full price for long term life saving drugs.
A friend of mine on long term medicine is the same as you in regards of incapacity benefit and he got a form form DHSS and does not have to pay as much now and some are free.
Have you thought about claiming Attendance Allowance and motability I think you would get them as your long term sick and cant work that would help a lot Elric.
My friend gets lower rate for both and it does not effect you incapacity benifit in fact it increases it a bit alos DLA is not means tested so will not effect anything else.
2007-12-11 04:15:53 · answer #2 · answered by momof3 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought the state stated you had to have more than £109pw.
Get your GP to give you a scrip for 2 months supply of warfarin each time (it will save them work) & apply for housing/council tax benefit etc. You surely must be able to get community care grants if you need things too.
Get in touch with your benefits advice peeps - usually at the town hall.
Sorry not more help. Maybe there is an expert on here.
2007-12-11 05:00:42 · answer #3 · answered by fizzywo 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 01:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is presuming that you pay for one prescription per week. And if that is the case, you should apply for a 12-month Prescription Prepayment Certificate which will cost you £98.70.
This works out at less than 2 pounds per week, which means you are still in the lead.
However you are right, the system does stink.
This site has more info.
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23069022/
2007-12-11 03:36:48 · answer #5 · answered by lilmissdisorganised 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would go to the Citizens Advice Bureau and ask them to help you to apply for Disability Living Allowance instead of Incapacity Benefit. It is hard to get DLA if you fill the form in yourself, you really need professional help. The CAB are experts in things like this. Good luck.
2007-12-11 03:32:34 · answer #6 · answered by resignedtolife 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well next time you're in this world, you need to be bone idle, never work, pop as many kids out as possible and you will get more money than you need and they will encourage you to keep collecting it. Better still, come over from another country and hold your hand out, you'll even be able to send money home to your kids or better still, claim family allowance for them living in another country. Easy really, honest, hardworking people such as yourself are just paying for the spongers and immigrants!!! Good luck! Vote for a different party at the next election.
2007-12-11 03:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by nooka 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You may be unfit to work but there are loads of spongers who can work but don't. Therefore they are taking money from you indirectly.
My dad worked after a triple heart bypass for years. He was in admin.
2007-12-11 21:41:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that seems totally unfair Elric as even when I was working I got free prescriptions for my thyroxine because it is life saving so I can't see why yours should be any different. You have lots of advice her though.
2007-12-11 08:55:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't want to get me started on the gov. , child protective services gave me my sis two kids and they won't help me out. I can't get wic, food stamps, child support from the mom nothing. And the icing on the cake is that I have 4 kids of my own, my husband is the only one working.
2007-12-11 03:52:16 · answer #10 · answered by rebecca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋