could i give my job up and claim benefits before i am diagnosed
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tissue40
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Hi i am currently working in a kitchen , i have been having problems with my leg ankle and foot they go nu.b hit tingle and get an excrutiating pain down one leg which stops me from walking, i have been the doctors and they have said its either pvd or spinal stenosis i have been like this for a year and 5 mths in work i am in agony, im wondering if i could give my job up and claim benefits until i am diagnosed
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Hi @tissue40, welcome to the community!
Thanks for sharing this with us, and sorry to hear about your pain. Before you decide to move on, it might be worth considering whether there are any reasonable adjustments that could be made by your employer to support you at work? You can find more information about this process here.
Benefits are awarded based on how your health issues affect your life rather than the condition itself so in that respect, I suppose it wouldn't matter whether you had a diagnosis or not, if you had a strong application and good medical evidence. You may like to have a look at the online benefits calculator to get you started, to see whether you may be able to claim. This PIP self-test may also be helpful. -
Hi i have been taking off deliveries there is nothing else i can do to make my job easier for mysekf, there is lots of physical work bending stretching pot wash carrying climbing ladders
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it will be nice for you to give up your job and claim your benefits then get diagnosed,after which you can take your time and look for some other job which.
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I think you can get esa which solely requires sick notes from your doctor which will eventually end up going for an assessment then theyll tell you that you do not have to send in sick notes every two weeks where you'll be put in one of two groups either the prepare for work group where they expect you to recover at some point in the future or the support group and although PIP is how it affects you day to day you'll still need a diagnosis of some sort as the doctors only have 10 minutes with each patient so you'll only get a basic letter which includes diagnosis they don't go into detail of how it affects you day to day where as any other professional you've been referred to will give a short but much more detailed letter because pip will say there is nothing wrong with you to support the claim without having a diagnosis as they will not ever contact your GP or anyone to back up the claim and include care reports, medical records relevant to the condition , family statements , gp and other specialists letters also Esa is no longer called esa new claimants have to claim universal credit which is now paid monthly not fortnightly as the only esa that' still around is contribution based and that' only if you've paid enough national insurance
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Username_removed said:@aaronw3440 I’m afraid that’s not accurate. Both benefits can be disk,ed without a diagnosis and that has long been the case.
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There may not be anything in the regulations about a diagnosis but having had 3 assessments in my life time i was always asked who has diagnosed your condition and are you under a specialist for your condition and on two occasions in the statement of reasons it was stated that no one from the medical profession had actually diagnosed your condition.
The DWP have their own interpretations of the law when it comes to PIP -
hi sorry to but in ......I am currently claiming uc and my doctor as signed me off work I have got fibro and got limited movement in my neck and shoulder do I have to tell dwp that I am off work I could not claim esa as the uc is in my postcode
at the present time I have appeal as pip didn't give me enough points just waiting on my bundle to arrive thanks in advance
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cazza62 said:hi sorry to but in ......I am currently claiming uc and my doctor as signed me off work I have got fibro and got limited movement in my neck and shoulder do I have to tell dwp that I am off work I could not claim esa as the uc is in my postcode
at the present time I have appeal as pip didn't give me enough points just waiting on my bundle to arrive thanks in advance -
@aaronw3440 thank you for your response I have given my work place my sick note should I have given it to UC thanks
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