Any benefit geeks can help me?
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Mar 2023
2:42pm, 4 Mar 2023
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Hanneke
It looks like I will not be able to earn for a while due to illness. I thought I look up what I am entitled to to distract myself. I have worked free lance, on a low income, since 2014 so a solid track record. Calculators keep saying your income is higher than a person under your circumstances needs. I am unable to work = no future income. How does that work? |
Mar 2023
2:48pm, 4 Mar 2023
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Ally-C
If possible I’d try and book a visit to a CAB is the only help I can offer, I’m afraid.
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Mar 2023
3:13pm, 4 Mar 2023
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HellsBells
Second shout for CAB - they mostly deal with stuff by phone so you don’t have to trek into a town for an appointment. We find them very, very helpful for our foodbank clients with benefit issues
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Mar 2023
3:53pm, 4 Mar 2023
100,077 posts
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Hanneke
Thanks guys! In hospital! So a call to CAB Monday morning it is. I had been trawling the govt website... |
Mar 2023
6:04pm, 4 Mar 2023
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Ness
I don't know anything about this but a check on the CAB website makes me think you might be entitled to Employment and Support Allowance. It says you can be entitled to ESA if you're self employed.... citizensadvice.org.uk |
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Mar 2023
6:22pm, 4 Mar 2023
100,079 posts
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Hanneke
Ness you beauty! Only £77/week but worth having! |
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Mar 2023
6:40pm, 4 Mar 2023
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Ness
Aw! Glad it was useful information. As you say. Not much, but a little help at least. Hope you're on the road to recovery soon x x
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Mar 2023
6:50pm, 4 Mar 2023
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Lip Gloss
I would be damned annoyed if you were entitled to no help through no fault of your own, especially when some people have never worked a day in their and gets everything handed to them on a plate. Rest up and get well soon. X |
Mar 2023
6:54pm, 4 Mar 2023
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Fields
Ness you beauty! Only £77/week but worth having! Assuming you’ve earnt enough. Also look into universal credit |
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Mar 2023
6:53am, 5 Mar 2023
100,085 posts
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Hanneke
I cannot get UC. This is all I can get! The self employed equivalent to SSP. I could never afford to insure myself for situations like this.
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About This Thread
It looks like I will not be able to earn for a while due to illness. I thought I look up what I am entitled to to distract myself.
I have worked free lance, on a low income, since 2014 so a solid track record. Calculators keep saying your income is higher than a person under your circumstances needs. I am unable to work = no future income. How does that work?
I have worked free lance, on a low income, since 2014 so a solid track record. Calculators keep saying your income is higher than a person under your circumstances needs. I am unable to work = no future income. How does that work?
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