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Hello, Kara, and welcome. I am in the US. I am on disability for what you would probably call CFIDS, but I call CFS, and it was a minefield to getting disability social security. Most with my diagnosis do NOT get SS, but I got it on first try and the reviewer stated that mine was the best documentation he'd ever seen. CFS is not considered a mental illness, although I find many physicians do not believe it can be as debilitating as it has been for me.
I have no idea how things work in the UK, though. I do know that a diagnosis of mental illness CAN lead to disability income here, but in most cases of private insurance there is a strict two year limit on it. Like you'll get magically cured in two years, or else. I'm not sure how that applies to social security.
If the UK does not recognize hoarding as a mental illness, then you probably can't get a "diagnosis." If you have other issues and are on public assistance, already, that might help you to pursue further assistance for hoarding issues. If OCD is part of your condition, counseling for that would be in order and can be documented. The OCD therapist could work with you regarding getting help, maybe?
Read everything you can here, come talk to us, and maybe we can help somehow, if only with emotional support and some practical ideas.
By the way, if I was forced off social security, I would undoubtedly become a bag lady since I truly cannot hold down a job.
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