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Claiming PIP and being a carer
I’m in the middle of doing a submission for someone who has quite serious mental health problems and neglects herself in the usual ways - not washing, not changing clothes, not cooking or eating properly etc - but is in receipt of Carer’s Allowance for her autistic son - a point that has been made in the SSWP submission. They also argue that there is no social services input. It’s not that unusual to have this situation with parents. What is the best way of making the point that someone can neglect themselves but has a strong motivation to do the best they can for their child?