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Going onto half pay - any top ups?

Loopy_Girl
Loopy_Girl Posts: 4,444 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
As the titles says, shortly I will be going into hospital and I am expected to be off for about 12 weeks.

As I have had sick time already in the past 12 months, I will be going straight to half pay and was wondering if there is anything I can claim to 'top up' my wage.

I already get WTC/CTC but that's all.

Thanks:D
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  • karenx
    karenx Posts: 4,988 Forumite
    You will have to inform tax credits of your change in income I would imagine?
  • Loopy_Girl
    Loopy_Girl Posts: 4,444 Forumite
    I'm just going to wait till I renew. It means I will get a little backpayment in April.
  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    If your ssp runs out how about esa?
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  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    Mupette wrote: »
    If your ssp runs out how about esa?

    She will still be employed.
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    You can claim ESA ((contributions-based) if you are employed - at least I presume you can; my husband got Incapacity Benefit when he was on half pay and his SSP had come to an end. I presume ESA is the same.
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  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    seven-day-weekend wrote: »
    You can claim ESA ((contributions-based) if you are employed - at least I presume you can; my husband got Incapacity Benefit when he was on half pay and his SSP had come to an end. I presume ESA is the same.

    Yes it is the same with ESA.
  • Mupette
    Mupette Posts: 4,599 Forumite
    krisskross wrote: »
    She will still be employed.


    like the others have said, you can claim esa whilst working.
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  • NASA_2
    NASA_2 Posts: 5,571 Forumite
    ESA can claim while employed, however, the SSP link may have expired and the OP would be entitled to that again meaning ESA is out.
  • krisskross
    krisskross Posts: 7,677 Forumite
    The op said she is on half pay. I would expect this to be more than ESA
  • dookar
    dookar Posts: 1,654 Forumite
    krisskross wrote: »
    The op said she is on half pay. I would expect this to be more than ESA
    That's irrelevant to ESA(c)
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