crohns

Paul79
Paul79 Community Member Posts: 9 Connected
edited August 2021 in Benefits and income
I have crohn's disease and just in the middle of starting treatment  just wanted to know if any one is on benefits at the moment i am on income based jobseekers if you have crohns can you stay on income based jobseekers or do you need to go over on to universal credit i have alot of hospital appointments at the moment which i can not keep to my jobseeker agreement  many thanks

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  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Hello @Paul79 and welcome to the community, how are you? 

    Thank you for introducing yourself, and I hope that your treatment goes well, I have moved your discussion over to our benefit entitlement category so hopefully you will receive replies.

    To work out your potential entitlement to various benefits, have you filled out a benefits calculator such as this one provided by entitledto?
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community Member Posts: 9,999 Championing
    edited August 2021
    If you are not well enough to look for work you can have work search requirements suspended temporarily for a maximum of 13 weeks. If you expect to be unable to seek work for longer than this you will be expected to claim UC.

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