benefits if you leave your job

lenni77

hi I am just after abit of advice for my mam she is 61 years old and in full time work which is heavy work. she as been on the sick for 2 weeks due to dizziness and sickness which the doctor diagnosed as vertigo which she passed out with in the summer but it comes and goes she earns £780 a month plus £38 per month of working tax .My dad who is 60 got made redundant just over a year ago so is not able to claim anything as my mam works . I would like my mam to pack in work before it makes her really ill but she can not afford to be worse off . I would be grateful for any advice given .

sleepless_saver

How long till she reaches state pension age? https://www.gov.uk/calculate-state-pension
When she does, your parents may be entitled to pension credit on top of her state pension depending on income (currently if income less than £222.05 weekly for a couple pension credit will bring it up to that level).

xylophone

in work before it makes her really ill

Is it the nature of her employment that is causing/ contributing to her illness?

princessdon

Has she had any hearing and balance tests?

Indie_Kid

If she leaves her job due to illness and hasn't reached state pension age, (I think read it's 62 now for women?) she can claim ESA.

jacques_chirac

Vertigo is a symptom not a diagnosis. She needs to go back to her GP and ask that they investigate why she is experiencing the problems and how they can be treated. It should not be something that she has to just put up with.