Not entitled to SSP, HELP!!!

topaztiger1983

3 weeks after returning to work for 20 hours a week, I a now on sick as I have a Frozen Shoulder, I have looked at the SSP calculator and I am not entitled as my weekly pay only works out at about £50 (as I was only working 4 hours before upping my hours to 20)

Also I don't think I will get ESA as I have looked at the claim form and I can do all the thinks asked as it is only one arm that is affected

I don't know how I am going to live if I have no income at all until this is resolved (which could be anything from 3 months to 3 years)

Please Help

Alice_Holt

If you can get a "fit note" from you GP stating you are not capable of work, you could claim ESa.
You would be paid during the assessment period (supposed to be 13 weeks).

But you are correct that after the medical assessment it is likely that you would be classed as fit for work under the ESa regulations, and ESa payments would then stop. The only possibility might be Section 29 - if there were a risk to your health. It would be worth citing this on the ESa 50 form.

Bananas123

yes /\ what alice said.

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if your doctor will supply you with "not fit for work" notes > then you can apply for ESA until you get better / well enough to resume work.

(esa is also for people, who cannot work and not eligable for SSP, not just for people with chronic illness btw)

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checking nhs, recovery can take ALONG time (??) > if you are qualified in a manual job (i.e. need use shoulder to do that which you know) > you maybe be eliagble for grouping (normal rate esa), you never know.

(you are eligable if you cannot work, due to health)

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but as it takes so long to recover anectdotally, and you may not be well enough to return to what you where doing (?? no idea ?), i would definately consider looking into applying,

> if you were placed in WRAG etc, you may get help retraining in different work etc, that could be good for the future ?, if returning will cause relapse of the problem etc ?

regards

topaztiger1983

Turn out it is not a frozen shoulder, but a damaged muscle. I will probably still be off work for a while, SSP not being paid and no sign of SSP1 form either

TELLIT01

topaztiger1983 wrote: »

Turn out it is not a frozen shoulder, but a damaged muscle. I will probably still be off work for a while, SSP not being paid and no sign of SSP1 form either

Contact your employer again and demand an SSP1 form. If they still don't deliver you will need to raise a complaint with HMRC.

topaztiger1983

Ok just to let you know, as of today, I am in receipt of ESA, so all is well at the moment (except my shoulder, obviously)

ESA did not ask for a SSP1, just my "fit note"

Thanks for all your help