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Extended periods of sickness on JSA

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  • abrockall
    abrockall Posts: 38 Forumite
    That's rubbish. Because my friend had a 12 week sick/fit note for JSA the advisor forced her to claim ESA which she was not entitled to as she was only going to be sick for 12 weeks.
    This got her in rent arrears. Only to be told to claim JSA again
  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,099 Forumite
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    abrockall wrote: »
    That's rubbish. Because my friend had a 12 week sick/fit note for JSA the advisor forced her to claim ESA which she was not entitled to as she was only going to be sick for 12 weeks.
    This got her in rent arrears. Only to be told to claim JSA again

    How long ago was this?

    The new legislation came into force in March 2015.
  • SailorSam
    SailorSam Posts: 22,754 Forumite
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    Thanks Op i'll go back later and read that.
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    What it may grow to in time, I know not what.

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  • abrockall
    abrockall Posts: 38 Forumite
    That was December
  • merlin68
    merlin68 Posts: 2,405 Forumite
    Why couldn't she claim esa for 12 weeks.? Perfectly acceptable and shouldn't have got her into rent areas either. Would just have meant notifying hb of change of benefit, so it would have carried on.
  • abrockall
    abrockall Posts: 38 Forumite
    pmlindyloo wrote: »
    How long ago was this?

    The new legislation came into force in March 2015.
    merlin68 wrote: »
    Why couldn't she claim esa for 12 weeks.? Perfectly acceptable and shouldn't have got her into rent areas either. Would just have meant notifying hb of change of benefit, so it would have carried on.

    It takes longer than 12 weeks to get an ATOS assessment for ESA payments. so before that happened she was fit for work again with JSA suspended and no income. I was feeding her
  • merlin68
    merlin68 Posts: 2,405 Forumite
    You still get paid whilst your waiting reckon she was telling you porkies, ive been paid since the 1st april, not had my assessment yet.
    Hb was suspended till esa was awarded. Took 7 days for 1st esa payment and 10 days for hb.
  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,099 Forumite
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    abrockall wrote: »
    It takes longer than 12 weeks to get an ATOS assessment for ESA payments. so before that happened she was fit for work again with JSA suspended and no income. I was feeding her

    That wouldn't have stopped her claiming ESA assessment rate.

    Something doesn't sound right unless you are talking about the waiting time to reclaim JSA.
  • abrockall
    abrockall Posts: 38 Forumite
    HB and Council Tax was suspended awaiting an ESA award letter
  • merlin68
    merlin68 Posts: 2,405 Forumite
    Its only suspended, minute the letter shows on their system they unsuspend it. you dont actually loose any money because of it.
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