If Someone In Receipt Of Dla Goes Into Hospital They Still Have An 'entitlement' To It But How,..

[sandyRoe]

...much will they actually get?

[sandyRoe]

I should have added as his living costs are covered while he's there,

[THECORBYLOON]

If the treatment is NHS, the DLA stops after twenty-eight days in hospital. Any shorter periods within twenty-eight days of each other count as one spell and the days are added together. The entitlement continues but it is not payable.

[sandyRoe]

Corbyloon, does he get a much reduced payment? Pocket money, I suppose.

[THECORBYLOON]

His DLA payments will stop completely, they will not be reduced.

[THECORBYLOON]

If he receives Income Support and gets a Severe Disability Premium, the premium will end when the DLA stops being paid but the rest remains in payment for up to fifty-two weeks. Housing Benefit remains payable for up to fifty-two weeks as long as the claimant intends to return home.

[sandyRoe]

Thanks again.

[dieseldick]

i think there should be another option under topics section for unemployment benefit and social housing etc.

people need answers to these questions .

[sandyRoe]

I'll ask the Ab Editor to start a new topic heading. Good idea, dieseldick.