financial help for self employed whilst off ill

[evedawn]

my self employed (registered, pays VAT etc) husband is due to have surgery which means he will be unable to work for at least 6 weeks (possibly up to 10 wks). He is the main breadwinner and without him bringing in a wage our monthly bills will be impossible to meet. I work part time but do not earn a very high wage. Is there any government temporary assistance he can apply for whilst off ill?

[raysparx1]

You will ned to talk to the DSS, they may be able to help you as you only work part time, he should be entitled to claim sickness benefit, get a certificate from the Drs for this, I believe the benefit is about �50 per week, not a lot I know but worth finding out about, I am self employed and we are really treated like crap when it comes to benefits, might also be worth ring the council to see if you will be entitled to a bit of help towards council tax, but I cannot think of any other thing he might be able to claim for, but check with DSS, good luck, Ray

[evedawn]

thanks for your advice - sorry i didn't get a chance to log on and say ta before today :-(