What should my son do?

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Wondering if anyone can help me please. This might be long but I'll try and keep it short.

My son is 21 and was born with club feet in both feet. He was under the paediatrician until he was 18 but then they said they couldn't see him as a child and if he had any problems in the future that he would need to go through his gp and be referred as a adult. Since he left school he's been working as a labourer but has had to stop because he can barely walk and he's in a lot of pain. I've made him an appointment with his gp to get him referred back to the hospital but in the mean time he need money. A friend has said he should apply for pip because of he's limited mobility. I've suggested uc first but will they try and put him into work that he can't do? How do you get lcwra when first applying because his condition isn't classed as a disability but he can't walk far and is in constant pain. What should he do first pip or uc? Thanks

Is he looking or training for another type of work that is less physical? Seems like that would be first port of call?

PIP and UC are separate unrelated benefits so he can apply for both at the same time. You start the application for both by telephone so you could make both calls on the same day. My DS gets both. He got sick notes before he was awarded LCWRA.

Uc will discuss with him what work he can do
So not a labourer but yes to sit down work
If he wants to get out of work benefits he has to follow the process
Uc job centre will give him access to various back to work programmes and acknowledge his disability even can arrange physio sessions and CV writing etc thru whichever back to work centre they work with

He might not meet criteria for PIP but that in any case is not a work or out of work benefit

He can speak to a CAB benefit adviser on the process

He can apply for both PIP & UC as they are separate.

I can’t see him getting LCWRA though because he CAN work, he just can’t do labourer work, they will point this out and he will have to attend interviews and find other suitable work e.g. office work, WFH, call centre etc

Thank you everyone, he doesn't drive and public transport here is not great so getting about is difficult. He could do a wfh job no problem. I suspect he's going to need more surgery I just feel so bad for him.