Manwnn the £500 cap is that per person ?
I am an OAP and I worked full time until I was 71 so I am not a scrounger, now I get pension credits so I can now take my cat to the PDSA it was an eye opener because they only accept people on some sort of benefit but they all had top of the range pedigree dogs not a mongrel in sight, all were well dressed, its Essex so plenty of gold bling around but all qualifying for vetinary help, it amazed me !