Disability benefits for aspergers?

Post Reply New Topic

I've been trying to find out how much benefit I may be entitled to once I'm diagnosed with ASD but unable to find this information. Can anyone advise please. Currently I work full time however I'm not coping at all and this is having a severe affect on my ability to do anything else once I get home. I feel I have no choice other than to carry on with work because if I don't contribute minimum £400 per month to our mortgage/bills then we'll lose our house. My partner had to take a massive pay cut through no fault of his own and now we cannot afford this house, however we wouldn't get another mortgage and the thought of moving to rented accommodation would be more than our relationship could stand I'm sure

My partner is probably considered a high earner so would this affect my benefit entitlement if I stopped working? I was out of work a few months ago and they paid me ESA but it was only just over £70 per week so it wasn't even enough for me to contribute towards our bills. I need minimum £500 a month so I can pay bills and buy groceries

I want to stress that I'm not just trying to find a way to get out of working as some of the people around me who are supposed to care about me seem to think. If I could get help to find a part time job that could accommodate my needs I'd happily do this but it seems impossible to even get an interview. There are so few jobs that seem suitable also, I just don't know what to do

I'm not diagnosed yet but my assessment is next month.

I get DLA middle rate for care and lower rate for mobility and ESA work related activity. I'm 48 and have only one real job ever since leaving school in 1984 with some shtty qualifications not worth the paper they were written on. I worked for 6 years in some kind of sheltered factory where I was emotionally abused for not having a learning disability which reinforced the PTSD I had since 1974. I have really had no support since 1977 until I created my own job which in some ways I had the wrong psychological profile for as it was one of those where you may need to have some compassion for those better off then youself emotionally. Employers look for the allistic BS in the interview anyway and since nearly 50, it is just as likely as my mum running for the US presidency as me of finding work that I can enjoy and am not taken for granted and I don't feel any rewarding feelings after doing a days work or anything having been taken for granted for 40 years. College courses are only beginner courses not at all attractive to employers and I can't network.

May I ask how much you qualify for and receive?

I'm trying to decide whether or not to go down the hard, scary path with my husband to get him care. I made my own post about his symptoms and condition, and why I'm scared of even trying to go through the ordeal to qualify for care. I'm trying to figure out if there is a potential payout that would be worth it. For example, I'm not sure that $50 a week would be enough incentive to cover the amount of stress, work, and money it would cost to get the benefit in the first place.