id like some advice on national insurance contributions

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alfie1957
alfie1957 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited February 2022 in Benefits and income
Hi,
just joined to gain some info and build my confidence

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  • alfie1957
    alfie1957 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    id like some advice on national insurance contributions as im finishing work early due to ill health and dont receive my Pension until Feb 2023
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Hi,
    Your employer must pay you SSP for 28 weeks if you're eligible. https://www.gov.uk/statutory-sick-pay/eligibility
    3 months before this ends you can claim New style ESA if you've paid the correct amount of NI contributions in tax years April 2019 to March 2021. You will need your SSP1 form and a fit note from your GP to claim this. Payments won't start until your SSP has ended.
    While claiming SSP you can check entitlement to Universal Credit but because it's means tested, if you live with a partner you claim as a couple and your joint circumstances will be taken into consideration. If you have savings/capital of more than £16,000 you'll be excluded from claiming.


  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hello there @alfie1957 and welcome to the community! Thanks for joining and telling us a bit about yourself. Has Poppy helped to answer your question or are you still feeling unsure of anything?

    To help everyone find this discussion more easily, I've moved it over into the financial support category, and changed the title slightly. 

    Please do feel free to have a look around the forum, and let us know if we can help any further :)

    Alex

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