Hospitlal stays and effects on benefits

Hi, I thought this information may be useful to some motability customers. I was admitted to hospital at the end of November 2016 suffering from small bowel obstruction as a result of desmoid disease. I contacted both ESA & DLA to advise them of my admission. After 28 days as an inpatientt I was informed that my DLA payments includind the mobility component paid to Motability for my car would stop.. My contribution based ESA remained in payment. Looking on line for advise, it appeared that under these circumstances, the car would be collected as my agreement with motability had been breached.
However happily this was not the case. I contacted Motability for advise and was very pleased to learn that I would keep the car for at least 3 months at which time the situation would be reviewed. This is because my husband is my named driver & uses the car to visit me in hospital and losing it would create more hardship.
I have been discharged today making my stay 8 weeks in total so I will be contacting DLA tomorrow to adivse them and hopefully have my benefit reinstated. I am of course concerned that this will instigate my "PIP Journey!" which I'm dreading but it has to be faced.
Hope this information puts some minds at rest over their much needed cars during potential lengthy hospital stays.
Regards

Hi Gordon
Thanks for your response. I totally agree & contacted them after about one week when it was looking like a lengthy stay was inevitable.
Incidentally do you think, when I contact DLA tomorrow to inform them of my discharge, it will prompt my invitation to claim PIP?
Regards

Oh well so be it, however my condition is inoperable and only managed with Tpn feeding & morphine via syringe driver. I must make it clear when I speak that my condition is not curable. Thanks for the advice.
Regards

elainegem wrote: I must make it clear when I speak that my condition is not curable.
Regards

Yes, it is very important that you do so.