incapacity benefit/work focused interview

mo1_2

ive been on i.b. for a few years now i just got my assesment last week after filling in there form and it says by benefit will continue as i meet there points thingy,then today i have got a letter tell me to go to a work focused interview,i dont know what all this means?

Amistoso_2

mo1 wrote: »

ive been on i.b. for a few years now i just got my assesment last week after filling in there form and it says by benefit will continue as i meet there points thingy,then today i have got a letter tell me to go to a work focused interview,i dont know what all this means?

don't worry about the title of the meeting mo, they're all just called work focused interviews no matter which benefit you are claiming, but really are just to discuss your claim, if your still entitled to IB they won't be forcing you back to work

mo1_2

thanks,i coudnt understand it,i get a letter sayin all ok with claim then this,i been panicking all mornin,i dont see the sence in it when they said im not fit for work?

healy

mo1 wrote: »

ive been on i.b. for a few years now i just got my assesment last week after filling in there form and it says by benefit will continue as i meet there points thingy,then today i have got a letter tell me to go to a work focused interview,i dont know what all this means?

What is a work focused interview?

An interview with a personal adviser at a Jobcentre Plus office. The adviser may be a specialist lone parent or incapacity benefits adviser. The aim of work focused interviews is to increase the numbers of claimants who return to work.

More details here: http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/core.nsf/a/wr_jcpluswfi

mo1_2

how do u get exempt from this?

lilac_lady

mo1 wrote: »

how do u get exempt from this?

You don't. Things are changing and everyone will have to be interveiwed regarding what kind of job they may be able to do or find out if they are too ill to work.

Breast_Cancer_Survivor

Im a single parent that is also on IB & recently had one of these reviews, don't worry, it's just to check whether everything is ok, are you getting the right benefits etc, have your circumstances changed & to support you if you did want to start looking for work.