Sometimes if you go into hospital, your mental capacity may be assessed – this is your ability to make decisions for yourself. Find out more.ĭealing with debt can be stressful and if you don’t feel well enough to manage this, you can give permission to your carer to deal with your debts for you. To do this, you need to ask your bank or building society for a ‘third-party mandate’. You can give someone else the right to access the money in your bank or building society account. Get advice from a welfare rights specialist or your local Job Centre if this applies to you, so then you can understand what you need to do. Your Universal Credit (UC) is normally unaffected until you have been in hospital for more than six months but at present, there is no information about what happens after six months.

How will my Universal Credit be affected?.Find out more about claiming benefits and going into hospital. Help with planning and managing your money if you have to go into hospital, and ensuring you dont have debts. If you were claiming benefits before going into hospital beacuse of your mental health It is important that you tell the DWP because some benefits stop after you have been in hospital for a certain amount of time. Your employment contract may say how much your employer will pay you and how long for, which is called ‘contractual sick pay’. If you work but have to take time off because you aren’t well enough to work, you could be entitled to sick pay. If you are ommitted to hospital because of your mental health there are several organisations you should inform. Telling others that you are in hospital.Going into hospital because of your mental health can affect your money, your home and your pets. What happens to my money, home and pets?.

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