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when_will_it_end

hi all most of you know my back ground but now i have has to sign on the sick an im stuggleing even more

i put my back out months ago but couldnt afford to go on sick ( still cant) last week it got really bad was told it was sciatica and am on pain killers which just are not working am going back to docs to discuss

the problem is i cant live on ssp i do have other issues but whilst in battle with my DLA my daughter needed me more so i concentrated on her what exactly is ib an can i claim it along with ssp from work or anything else i am on a 2 week sick note half way threw at the min but i cant see me being able to go back in a week have had tests done just waiting on the out come i just dont know what to do to survive

Indie_Kid

You can't claim IB anymore. For clims after October 2008, it's now ESA - employment support allowance. However, you can't claim SSP at the same time - it's more than what the government says you need to live on.

cit_k

You cannot claim IB any more (IB is Incapacity benefit) as it has been replaced with ESA for new claimaints (ESA stands for Employment Support Allowance).

The eligibility requirements for ESA are here.

when_will_it_end

thats a no then maybe when DD is sorted i should try for mine again but god knows how im supposed to survive

DX2

when_will_it_end wrote: »

thats a no then maybe when DD is sorted i should try for mine again but god knows how im supposed to survive

Do you get tax credits?

when_will_it_end

i do hun but they only pay on what i got last year do u think giving them a call could change it?
its the car really i would give it back if i could even tho i need it but its on a passport contract

DX2

when_will_it_end wrote: »

i do hun but they only pay on what i got last year do u think giving them a call could change it?
its the car really i would give it back if i could even tho i need it but its on a passport contract

No I don't think anything will change with your tax credits award but something you may need to keep an eye on.

Sick leave

If you are off work for up to 28 weeks because of illness and are
receiving either:
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
• short-term Incapacity Benefit at the lower rate
• an Employment and Support Allowance
• Income Support paid on the grounds of incapacity for work, or
• National Insurance credits on the grounds of incapacity for work or
limited capability for work

then you will still be able to claim Working Tax Credit,

provided you

worked at least 16 or 30 hours a week (whichever applied) immediately
before you started to receive any of these benefits. This also applies if you
are self-employed.
When the 28 weeks of sick leave are over you continue to be eligible for
Working Tax Credit if you begin work again at that point. Any further sick
leave does not count as being in work and you will only be eligible for
Working Tax Credit for a further four weeks after this period. You must tell
us within one month if you do not go back to work after the 28 weeks.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/leaflets/wtc2.pdf