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If you can’t work, you should get a fit note and send it with your Universal Credit claim form. Check how Universal Credit works for people who are sick or disabled - including how to get a fit note.
Help if you’re unable to work because you’re ill or self-isolating. Includes Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). Find out what you could get
Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
- Incapacity Benefit is being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). You’ll be reassessed if you’re already claiming Incapacity Benefi...
- Jobcentre Plus will send you a questionnaire if you’re going to be reassessed. This will ask you how your illness or disability affects your abilit...
- Your Incapacity Benefit is not usually affected if you: do volunteer work work for less than 16 hours a week on average and earn no more than £167...
- Tell the Jobcentre Plus office dealing with your claim if your circumstances change - this can affect how much you get. You must also tell them if...
- The benefit cap limits the total amount of benefit you can get. It applies to most people aged 16 or over who have not reached State Pension age. S...
- Britain has a ‘Social Security Agreement’ with some countries to cover some Incapacity Benefit payments. You may be able to continue getting UK ben...
Nov 22, 2023 · 22 November 2023. Changes announced at Autumn Statement will tear down barriers to work for over 2.4 million claimants, who will be able to try work without fear of reassessment or losing...
If you can’t work, or work reduced hours, because of sickness or disability – financial support is available. You might be able to claim Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), paid by your employer.
If you are unable to work due to ill health or disability, you might be entitled to New-Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA). You cannot get ESA at the same time as SSP, however, you can apply for ESA up to 3 months in advance.
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Jun 6, 2024 · An expert adviser from LifeSearch can walk you through which sickness benefits you could be entitled to, how income protection insurance could boost your standard of living if you can't work, and provide fee-free quotes so you can see all your options.