Quick question about Employment Support Allowence

amber1979

Basically, can it be backdated?

I'm trying to help someone who has been unable to claim this, ironically enough due to ill-health, so has been left without any income whatsoever for several weeks.

Cheers in advance. :beer:

cozza

as long as you have medical cert then yes but some one else will come along and give the correct advice

DanielleNic87

You can backdate the claim for 3 months, providing they have a medical certificate for the same period.

amber1979

Now THAT, is good news!

Caz3121

amber1979 wrote: »

Now THAT, is good news!

that is good for us too, hubby made redundant and was going to sign on JSA for first time ever, first day out of job ended up being taken into hospital and kept there for a week (ulcer!), got out last week but still not feeling well enough to work. Going to get a line from doc for a couple of weeks so does that mean they will backdate to when he was taken into hospital

NASA_2

Caz3121 wrote: »

that is good for us too, hubby made redundant and was going to sign on JSA for first time ever, first day out of job ended up being taken into hospital and kept there for a week (ulver!), got out last week but still not feeling well enough to work. Going to get a line from doc for a couple of weeks so does that mean they will backdate to when he was taken into hospital

Again, so long as there is medical evidence there, it can be backdated.

The hospital could have provided a Med10.