I’m coming to the end of the support from my brilliant community team and need to find a PA/Care Company for an hour in the mornings.
A lovely lady from the council came for a chat last week about the help I need and that was quickly followed up by an email from the Brokerage Team with two bids from different companies who could meet my requirements.
Having checked out both companies on the Care Quality Comission website, I preferred the more expensive company which would have totally wiped out my PIP, even if I’m upgraded to the higher rate of care when I get a decision, so now I’m stumped.
I don’t think I could currently handle being an employer at the moment and a friend of mine who has a PA says HMRC are a nightmare.
So I don’t know what to do now. Some mornings I am up before my carer gets here and all she needs to do is help with my shoes or make my bed. Other days - like today - I couldn’t do much at all for myself, so needed a lot of help.
Is there any other financial help I could investigate? I’m just outside the threshold for help with the cost of care but my only income is PIP, so I’m in that tricky middle ground.
Thanks in advance. 
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