are we entitled

Abbey

I am assuming that your husband gets CA for you, rather than you getting it for someone else. If this is the case, you need to check whether your husband can continue to receive CA while he is in hospital and is unable to perform his caring duties.

The first thing you need to do is to get face to face advice from an independant advisor such as the CAB, as they will be able to sit down with you and explain all of your options, and what the impact of each will be.

Without knowing the impact that your husbands Angina is having on him it is impossible to say what benefits he might be able to claim, as it is the effect not the diagnosis which will affect his eligibility.

The obvious benefits are ESA and DLA, you should also look at you eligibility for Income Support if not already claiming, but in the case of the latter two, what income you might receive is not clear cut, which is why you need to speak to an advisor.

Gordon

Dave wrote:

your husband can claim carers allowance for 12 weeks while in hospital

But you must still tell the DWP that he is going into hospital.

Gordon