I hope this makes sense; it very well may not; so please bear with me.
I've had an assessment from social services for physical and mental needs. They are suggesting I need a carer. They have informed me that I must use my DLA care and my ESA premiums to pay towards the cost.
I'm not stupid, well not entirely anyway
, I know DLA care is for care but there is a problem. My DLA care is used to pay for my over the counter medication and other things I need due to being physically disabled, which I have been told I must use my DLA to pay for as I cannot get them from the NHS even though these things are necessary for my conditions to help stop deterioation (the NHS simply will not fund them). I'm also supposed to use my DLA care for other disbility expenses as well such as problems getting accommodation that is within benefit levels where I live (social housing is almost impossible due to lack of housing and my physical/mental needs) - the discretionary payment only pays part of the extra I must above housing benefit and is stopping anyway next month. A further problem is that the 'care' will actually deterioate my conditions anyway, so combined with not being able to have these other things, I'm really really scared about what is going to happen to me. I don't have any family to take me in/support me and my bank can't help.
I'm wondering if anyone has been in a similar position here? I'm not putting in the details of what I spend my DLA care on as it's very specific.
EDIT: I use my ESA for my non disability costs like electric and water and food. I cannot possibly stretch it to cover a loss of what I have been told will be in the region of £90 a week.
