too sick to sign on

abertawe1

I am due to sign on tomorrow but I am sick with food poisoning will I still get my payment?

zaax

Have you a fit note?

SJI85

Try and contact your jobcentre and explain the situation to them. They will then rearrange a new sign on date. However, I still don't think your payment will be processed until after you sign on at that later date.


I know I had to rearrange sign on dates several times due to job interviews, never illness, and my payment was always delayed.

zaax wrote: »

Have you a fit note?

I don't believe a fit note is required. My understanding is that you can self-certify illness a number of times in a given period (I think it's three times) while claiming JSA.


When claiming I cancelled/rearranged several appointment with an advisor due to illness and no sick/fit note was required. However, never a sign on date. As mentioned, I've only rearranged sign on dates due to job interviews.

pmduk

SJI85 wrote: »

I don't believe a fit note is required. My understanding is that you can self-certify illness a number of times in a given period (I think it's three times) while claiming JSA.

I've recently had to do this, but got told several different rules by various JCP staff.

You need to call them and explain. They'll send out form JSA28. Once you've returned this to your local office your payment will be authorised. It might be beneficial to get someone to drop it into the office for you.

Full details and a downloadable JSA28 here

All I can say is it worked for me.

MABLE

You are not fit for work so I cannot see how you would be entitled to JSA.

Poppie68

If it is food poisoning it usually only lasts up to 48 hours so you may feel better tomorrow hopefully.

SJI85

pmduk wrote: »

I've recently had to do this, but got told several different rules by various JCP staff.

You need to call them and explain. They'll send out form JSA28. Once you've returned this to your local office your payment will be authorised. It might be beneficial to get someone to drop it into the office for you.

Full details and a downloadable JSA28 here

All I can say is it worked for me.

Yeah, that's what I meant by self-certify - the JSA28 still needs to be completed but nothing is needed from a health professional e.g. fit note.

MABLE wrote: »

You are not fit for work so I cannot see how you would be entitled to JSA.

It's only a bit of food poisoning, a short-term illness. Do you really expect someone to have to sign off JSA, and sign onto ESA (or do without benefit) just because of a 24 - 78 hour illness? That would be absurd, and costly in terms of the time it would take to close down so many claims and open up new ESA claims. Even the DWP aren't that daft. A person can be ill, and continue to receive JSA, providing it's no more than three times in six months - or something like that - and only short-term.

pmduk

SJI85 wrote: »

A person can be ill, and continue to receive JSA, providing it's no more than three times in six months - or something like that - and only short-term.

I was told its a maximum of twice totalling no more than 14 days in any 12 month period. As I mentioned every JCP worker seems to have their own interpretation of the rules.

paragon909

You can be sick for up to 14 days in a row, twice in any year, while you
are claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and still get your benefit.
If a jobseeking period lasts for more than one year, claimants can have
2 separate periods of up to 14 days continuous sickness each year and still get Jobseeker’s Allowance.

So OP you need to fill out a JSA28 form which can be downloaded from Here or call your local JCP and get them to send one out.

A sick/fit note isn't required, A sick/fit note is only accepted for ESA claims, JSA wont accept them.

woody_56

Sounds like Dysentry.