Occupational sick pay and benefits

jo358

I have been on long term sick for almost six months and so the SSP part of my contractual sick pay is due to finish soon,  but I will continue to get half pay for another six months, up until December. HR has sent me a letter about sick pay but I can’t make sense of it - the part I can’t understand is sick pay reducing by the amount of benefit (see below). I get UC and have also just been assessed as LCWRA (I won’t start getting the extra amount for LCWRA  until September). I am off sick with a disability related illness and also shielding until 1 August, and since mid March (shielding letter received from NHS/Government) and my employers are looking to dismiss me on ill health capability. Which benefits are taken into account when reducing the occupational sick pay, does anyone know? 

oh_really

You shouldn't be financially better off when getting occupational sick pay with benefit top up.

KatrinaWaves

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6171142/occupational-sick-pay-and-benefits#latest

Duplicate discussion here 

jo358

KatrinaWaves said:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6171142/occupational-sick-pay-and-benefits#latest

Duplicate discussion here 

That’s me, I was unsure which category to post under

jo358

oh_really said:

You shouldn't be financially better off when getting occupational sick pay with benefit top up.

That wasn’t my question...? 

Undervalued

oh_really said:

You shouldn't be financially better off when getting occupational sick pay with benefit top up.

That isn't / wasn't always true, certainly with ESA.

I may be out of date but when I was still working, after SSP ran out the employee became eligible to apply for ESA. Part of the ESA was contributions based and paid on medical grounds irrespective of other income or assets. So, if the employee was still receiving significant company sick pay they could under some circumstances be better off.

There was also a means tested component of ESA. However it was unlikely that somebody getting a reasonable amount of company sick pay would qualify for that part.