<t>The problem is we are counted as a couple because we are married. Even if the room is for his sole use the council will only count us as needing one room because of this. We were sent a leaflet detailing the changes coming in April and the room will still be counted even if we sleep in separate r...

<t>At the moment the under occupancy rule doesn't effect me. I still have two sons living at home one is disabled. My husband needs a ground level bedroom which the council are in the process of getting sorted. They will build it onto our house. When this happens we will have a spare room and as dis...

Wanted to wish all at carers uk a merry christmas Also a big thank you to all the friends I have meet on this forum. 2012 has been a very difficult year for my caree and myself. At times I almost lost it but the friends on here got me through and kept me sane. THANK YOU ALL!

<t>Our house hasn't been adapted yet so the new rules won't apply until the work is done. What's is so angering about this is as a carer I think we should be paid a proper wage. I care for two disabled people and can only claim carers allowance for one. What the the new housing benefit rules amount ...

<t>Just reading the changes to housing benefit coming in April 2013. What has me worried is we are waiting on adaptations to our council house that will add an extra bedroom downstairs. This would mean we will have an extra bedroom and under the new rules we will have our housing benefit cut by 14%....

<t>Thanks all for your support and advice. It seems my husbands consultant went into hiding. Got to finally have a meeting with the brain specialist. He was a really nice man. Much older than my hubby's consultant and was very informative. My hubby has a some scaring to the frontal lobe but that sho...

Good news. Hubby has been discharged from hospital so delighted to get him home

<t>Update<br/> Pet scan was done on Friday. Got a phone all yesterday from the hospital. The scan showed no dementia, tumours, or clots. It showed a small amount of scarring to the frontal lobe which we already knew about. The scaring has not caused any damage that would cause any significant impair...

<t>No accessment of his continuing needs has been done as far as I am aware but there has been a lot of other doctors seeing him. We have never been informed when these other doctors are seeing or given an opportunity to meet with them to ask question. Further more I asked on tuesday when we has our...

<t>Thanks for all the advice. Was thinking of keeping a video record of my husband when we take him out as proof that he's ok with us. I keep my own notes at meetings. It makes the consultant stammer and nervous which gives a little bit of amusement. They haven't asked me not to make notes so I'll k...