Ssp

Kazp67

I was off sick,my employers paid ssp full for 2 months and then went on ssp for 1 month. Can I claim benefits for that month as I live with husband

itsthelittlethings

I think you can probably start a UC claim or ring up about Contributory ESA (I don’t know if you will be entitled to that receiving SSP). You probably can’t backdate them.

peteuk

Any UC claim you make will be a joint claim, so depending how your other halves income depends on if you can claim.
Use a benefit calculator to work out what you may be entitled to.

Alice_Holt

Kazp67 said:

I was off sick,my employers paid ssp full for 2 months and then went on ssp for 1 month. Can I claim benefits for that month as I live with husband

     Towards the time at which your SSP finishes you should receive a SSP1 letter from your employers, then you can claim ESA (providing you have the necessary NI contributions).
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance

   You can't claim means tested benefits as a single person.  For UC see:
https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

itsthelittlethings

Alice_Holt said:

Kazp67 said:

I was off sick,my employers paid ssp full for 2 months and then went on ssp for 1 month. Can I claim benefits for that month as I live with husband

     Towards the time at which your SSP finishes you should receive a SSP1 letter from your employers, then you can claim ESA (providing you have the necessary NI contributions).
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance

   You can't claim means tested benefits as a single person.  For UC see:
https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

Yes, if you have a partner they must be included on your UC claim.

poppy12345

itsthelittlethings said:

 ring up about Contributory ESA (I don’t know if you will be entitled to that receiving SSP). You probably can’t backdate them.

New style ESA can't be paid at the same time as SSP.