There are many individuals who are suffering from the disease known as ‘Fibromyalgia’. Though, it is a condition which is not easily diagnosed and takes a lot of time for your doctor to diagnose this condition or reach to a final conclusion. So, you should expect a lengthy wait in this situation before you can claim for any sort of benefits.
As a sufferer of this condition, you may be entitled to a range of benefits which are as follows:
- Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
ESA is money for those people who have sickness or disability and due to this reason it gets difficult for them to work.
How to Claim ESA?
To claim ESA you need to fill out a form and to fill that form you will need information such as your national insurance number and proof of your identity. Then you have to take a Work Capability Assessment to prove your limited capability and this assessment contains two parts, the first one is to fill a questionnaire which is sent to your place, what you need to do with this form is fill it and return it back. Second part is to attend a medical assessment in person who would see you in a face-to-face appointment and then send the findings of the report to the department who handle such cases.
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
PIP is money for those people who are suffering disability and they have extra care needs or mobility needs.
How to Claim PIP?
The procedure over here is same as the above, you need to fill out the form which will arrive to you by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and then send it back to them. You can send the additional documents as well with this form, like the documents which you think would help you in your claim. In the next step, you will hear from Atos or Capita to arrange a medical assessment and after the assessment you will be given a letter telling you of the result.
- Attendance Allowance (AA)
Attendance Allowance is money given to those people who are 65 years of age or above and have care needs.
How to Claim AA?
To claim Attendance Allowance, you will need to fill a form which you can easily get by calling on AA helpline or by simply downloading it online. The form comes with notes which help you in filling it and informs you where to send it back. After your claim is received, you may be asked to have a medical examination but this usually does not happen in Attendance Allowance due to the age of the person.
If you think your case is justified and you are entitled to claim for this, so without wasting more time you should directly claim for it as there are several fibromyalgia disability benefits which are provided to the patients who suffer this condition. But you should know the procedure that how to apply for such disability benefits. Moreover, there are different expert lawyers who can help you in this case by claiming for your rights so; you can contact them so that they can help you in this condition.