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Incapacity Benefit Review in Spain

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  • SMC_2
    SMC_2 Posts: 780 Forumite
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    healy wrote:
    Yes he can either apply for reduced rate ( reduced by 20% ) Income Support or Job Seekers Allowance, he needs to contact the Job Centre about this.

    It should be done automatically once you have told them you are appealing but is worth calling to make sure.
  • glitterygert
    glitterygert Posts: 188 Forumite
    he can't claim for JSA as he is not fit for work, so does the reduced rate benefit kick in automaticaly or will he have to apply.
  • hjb123
    hjb123 Posts: 32,002 Forumite
    Hi,

    While my Incapacity Benefit was stopped I received a reduced rate of Income Support - but I did have to apply for this!

    Your best thing to do would be to speak to someone at your local Citizens Advice or to ring the Benefits Enquiry Line on 0800 882200 and see if they are able to advise. Have you tried contacting the telephone number on the correpsondence you have received from them to see what happens now?

    Good Luck, am sure you and your son will come through this fine.
    Weight Loss - 102lb
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    SMC wrote:
    It should be done automatically once you have told them you are appealing but is worth calling to make sure.

    As Helen and I have said you do have to apply for the reduced rate IS.
  • SMC_2
    SMC_2 Posts: 780 Forumite
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    healy wrote:
    As Helen and I have said you do have to apply for the reduced rate IS.

    Mine was accepted as soon as the IB department got the appeal. When I hadn't had any money I called and IB told me I should have had it by then, so they checked with IS why I hadn't and next day cheque arrived.

    It could be different areas deal differently.
  • jobbingmusician
    jobbingmusician Posts: 20,347 Forumite
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    Just to let you all know, I am off to the 'post of the month' thread to nominate Max Fischer for his incredibly helpful and full replies :)
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  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    jobbingmusician wrote:
    Just to let you all know, I am off to the 'post of the month' thread to nominate Max Fischer for his incredibly helpful and full replies :)


    I agree too, but he seems to have disappeared.......
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  • jobbingmusician
    jobbingmusician Posts: 20,347 Forumite
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    Maybe on hols (let's hope :D)
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  • hjb123
    hjb123 Posts: 32,002 Forumite
    Yeah he doesnt seem to have been about much lately, he was providing good and detailed information for some people, but was only about for a few days! It does say on his profile that he was last online yesterday so hes still lurking about somewhere.
    Weight Loss - 102lb
  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    MAX! Come back, we need you!!
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    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
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