Broken leg claiming benefits of government??

mazza111

Sarcasm really isn't needed.

Claire. Was your mother paying national insurance contributions for the last 2 years? If not I doubt she would be entitled to ESA. Even for a short period. If yes, then she may be entitled to ESA during the time it takes to get mobile again. I'm assuming she's not going to be in plaster for more than 6 - 8 weeks? I know I shouldn't make assumptions after my dd being in cast for 5.5 months but 6-8 weeks is the norm.

anamenottaken

mazza111 wrote: »

Sarcasm really isn't needed.

Claire. Was your mother paying national insurance contributions for the last 2 years? If not I doubt she would be entitled to ESA. Even for a short period. If yes, then she may be entitled to ESA during the time it takes to get mobile again. I'm assuming she's not going to be in plaster for more than 6 - 8 weeks? I know I shouldn't make assumptions after my dd being in cast for 5.5 months but 6-8 weeks is the norm.

Even if she had paid NI for the past two years, ESA is payable to those who are employed, self-employed or unemployed. My reading would be that the OP's mother is in none of those three categories.

bodmil

Eh? Her income hasn't changed, why should she get and why does she need more money all of a sudden?

Mojisola

claire8606 wrote: »

also my father is self employed and has lost time from work which he will not get paid for.

bodmil wrote: »

Eh? Her income hasn't changed, why should she get and why does she need more money all of a sudden?

I can see the reasoning - her father supports them both and he has lost work because of his wife's accident - but things don't work like that. Even if he was someone's employee, the chances are that he would have had to take time off work - either holiday days or unpaid.

ILW

Everyone gets benefits these days. (except me for some reason)

mazza111

anamenottaken wrote: »

Even if she had paid NI for the past two years, ESA is payable to those who are employed, self-employed or unemployed. My reading would be that the OP's mother is in none of those three categories.

She's unemployed. She's not working. Her husband is self employed..as I said in previous post, it will depend on her contributions made in the last 2 relevant years. Even though, she probably wouldn't meet the criteria for long term ESA, it could still be payable in the short term should she meet the criteria.

Don't think she'll get IR ESA as the husband is self employed though.