Second opinion] i was involved in an RTC and sustained a

Hello.I use dictate to text so my punctuation isn’t always as it should be.I apologise for any difficulties you may have in reading what I write.In 2014 I was involved in an RTC and sustained a brain injury which ended my career as a Band 6 nurse.I have memory problems, difficulty with reading text and making calculations. I have balance problems and processing problems. With a lot more time than would be required under normal circumstances, on a good day m, when I am well rested, I can occasionally manage some of the activities I used to take part in regularly.Since the collision my life has changed radically. I have experienced bankruptcy, eviction from my home and abuse from a neighbour which resulted in him being successful prosecuted by the police for harassment; consequently the past seven years have been quite difficult but I’m learning to live with a much reduced lifestyle and expectations of how my day to day life will now be.I’ve recently been invited to become a member of the parish council in the village that I now live in.I was a parish counsellor in the village I lived in prior to sustaining a brain injury but, I had to give up my seat because just so much was going on in my life that my brain literally could not cope with everything.I would like to return to doing something for my community, although I am considerably limited in my abilities.Having discussed my circumstances with members of the parish council they feel that it would be worth me giving it a go… and if I can’t manage then I can retire gracefully.However, my main concern is that if it is seen that I am managing , albeit with considerable help, to be a member of the parish council, that my benefits could be stopped on the grounds that I am managing to do something outside of my home. Although doing this would not be very taxing or complicated than and the length of time involved would be in no way comparable to being in a work place situation.I wondered if somebody at the CAB could offer me opinion on this please?I apologise if this is difficult to follow I’m reading to type text and it’s moving faster but I can manage to re-read it and make any corrections… which is one of my problems.A friend who was quite senior in the DWP suggested one can be in receipt of benefits and physically disabled , such as a quadriplegic, without losing benefits if offering services to the community but… they didn’t know what the position might be if it was a voluntary position that involved a level of intellectual disability ( the level of which which has been very difficult to get a formal agreement about) rather than a physical disability.The Parish Council chairman and clerk are aware I will need more time than others to read information and form opinions.I think I failed to make it clear to the previous legal advisor that no payment is involved in being a member of a parish council so income in relation to my means tested benefits does not concern me.My concern, which is the issue I really need an answer to please is whether taking part in something that occurs once per eight weeks and requires me to spend much more time than my fellow parish councillors reading text slowly to myself,or, possibly needing information to be read to me (depending upon how I am on any given day) and then sharing an opinion about the matter in hand, might be considered by the DWP to suggest I no longer have brain impairment sufficient to prevent me from working?I would appreciate any advice you can offer me please.
Kind regards,
Cate

Hello.
I have recurved further advice, thank you.
I think I may not have made my major concern clear to the first advisor.I was told my £1:00 would be returned to me ... I’m not particularly concerned to receive it but… how do I withdraw from the site so that I will not be charged £50:00 per month please?

HelloI use dictate to text so my punctuation isn’t always as it should be.I apologise for any difficulties you may have in reading what I write.In 2014 I was involved in an RTC and sustained a brain injury which ended my career as a Band 6 nurse.I have memory problems, difficulty with reading text and making calculations. I have balance problems and processing problems. With a lot more time than would be required under normal circumstances, on a good day m, when I am well rested, I can occasionally manage some of the activities I used to take part in regularly.Since the collision my life has changed radically. I have experienced bankruptcy, eviction from my home and abuse from a neighbour which resulted in him being successful prosecuted by the police for harassment; consequently the past seven years have been quite difficult but I’m learning to live with a much reduced lifestyle and expectations of how my day to day life will now be.I’ve recently been invited to become a member of the parish council in the village that I now live in.I was a parish counsellor in the village I lived in prior to sustaining a brain injury but, I had to give up my seat because just so much was going on in my life that my brain literally could not cope with everything.I would like to return to doing something for my community, although I am considerably limited in my abilities.Having discussed my circumstances with members of the parish council they feel that it would be worth me giving it a go… and if I can’t manage then I can retire gracefully.However, my main concern is that if it is seen that I am managing, albeit with considerable help, to be a member of the parish council, that my benefits could be stopped on the grounds that I am managing to do something outside of my home. Although doing this would not be very taxing or complicated and the length of time involved would be in no way comparable to being in a work place situation.I wondered if somebody at the CAB could offer me opinion on this please?I apologise if this is difficult to follow I’m reading to type text and it’s moving faster than I can easily manage to follow, re-read and make any necessary corrections… this is also one of my problems.A friend who was quite senior in the DWP suggested that one can be in receipt of benefits and physically disabled , such as a quadriplegic, without losing benefits if offering services to the community but… they didn’t know what the position might be if it was a voluntary position that involved a level of intellectual disability (the level of this has been very difficult for me to get a formal agreement about) rather than a physical disability.The Parish Council chairman and clerk are aware I will need more time than others to read information and form opinions.I think I failed to make it clear to the previous legal advisor that no payment is involved in being a member of a parish council so income in relation to my means tested benefits does not concern me.My concern, which is the issue I really need an answer to please is whether taking part in something that occurs once per eight weeks and requires me to spend much more time than my fellow parish councillors working at regarding reading text slowly to myself,or, possibly needing information to be read to me (depending upon how I am on any given day) and then sharing an opinion about the matter in hand, might be considered by the DWP to suggest I no longer have brain impairment sufficient to prevent me from working?I would appreciate any advice you can offer me please.Also…
When I first communicated with the CAB on-line I was directed to this service. I was told I would need to make a payment of £1:00 but assured that my £1:00 would be returned to me... How do I receive confirmation that I have been withdrawn from this site, so that I will not be charged £50:00 per month please?
Kind regards,
Cate

Thank you. ***** first communicated with the CAB on-line I was directed to this service. I was told I would need to make a payment of £1:00 but assured that my £1:00 would be returned to me... How do I receive confirmation that I have been withdrawn from this site, so that I will not be charged £50:00 per month please?
Kind regards,
Cate

Thank you. I can’t find where or how to access the site admin team, can you tell me how to do this please?

Thank you.
I’ll try to find that.
Is there a reference I can give to the CAB if I need to go back to them please?

Thank you.

They directed me here.

Thank you.

Thank you.