Incapacity-question/help

ldv400

Hi all
My wife and have lived of her wages for a good few years now-- because I am unable to work-- she earns app, 18000k, a year --I receive inc, ben, but don,t receive any money but get my ins, stamp paid for also I am coming up to 60, the reason I don,t receive any money they say is because I missed a years stamps ----my question is if I now pay for these stamps will I be eligble for any weekly payments ?

Any advice please
Thanks

seven-day-weekend

No, voluntary Contributions don't count towards Incapacity Benefit.

You have to have paid Class One contributions from working.

ldv400

Hi seven-day-weekend do you know if I will ever receive any weekly payments for incapacity ?
thanks

maxfactor_3

Im on incapacity and I,ve never paid any stamp so they told me I had to be on incapacity benefit for 1 year but not receive any money,when the year had passed I then started to receive payments.They are really helpful and answered all my questions.

ldv400

hi all ---as I said I don,t receive any money at all

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it must be becuase my wife works unless someone knows somthing else ?

thanks

calleyw

ldv400 wrote: »

hi all ---as I said I don,t receive any money at all

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it must be becuase my wife works unless someone knows somthing else ?

thanks

No it is nothing to do with your wife working as IB is not a means tested benefit. I work and earn a few £K less than your wife and my husband claims IB and DLA since he left hospital in Jan.

It is because you have not paid enough contributions in the last couple of years.


Yours


Calley

janthemum

I second what calleyw has told you.

I recieve IC benefit and my husband earns more than your wife. But I payed in and worked FT for many years before claiming. Even if my DH was on £100K I would still recieve IC benefit.

maxfactor_3

How long have you been recieving incapacity benefit like I said for the first year,I was on it so they paid the contributions but I didnt receive any cash but after the year I did.

ldv400

Hi all

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I have found a letter saying I have not paid enough ni,cont. for years april 2000 until april 2003 and it is now2007 and still not receiving any money,

thanks

seven-day-weekend

As far as I am aware, if you have not paid enough contributions for Incapacity Benefit, you receive Income Support instead. Voluntary or Credited contributions do not count towards IB, they have to have been made while you are working.

Income Support IS a means-tested benefit, so what your partner earns will be counted. If it's above the threshold you will not ever receive any money. But it does entitle you to free prescriptions etc (which IB doesn't).

I think this is correct but I suggest you ring the DWP and ask, as someone else has said, they are very helpful.

Morglin

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10016082

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/stellent/groups/jcp/documents/websitecontent/dev_012319.pdf

These give the rules to IB.

Lin