Can I stop work and claim?

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cats693
cats693 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Contributor
edited September 2018 in Work
 I'm 63 next April, i have managed to work for the NHS as a GP receptionist for the past 17 years, i have Fibromyalgia, Cyclothimia and Agoraphobia. I have been hanging on and hanging on trying to cope, but i feel thats if i carry on working uunnde so much pressure it will top me over the egde. With the new disability law of late, I'm feeling pretty scared to stop work and claim. Is there any where or any one i can speak to with regards to this.  Jan

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  • sarah81
    sarah81 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi i am only 36 i have fibro,mental health and endometriosis.I bared the pain for 2 years then i had to give up my job as a support worker for adults with autism which made me sink into a dark place as i worked so hard  to pass exams to administer meds and key worker.I feel your pain x
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,506 Championing
    Hi @cats693 and welcome to the community! I will move your thread into the employment and I hope people can help :)
  • Topkitten
    Topkitten Online Community Member Posts: 1,273 Trailblazing
    I had already stopped work when I first began claiming for health problems having undergone surgery which didn't get me as healthy as they had hoped. I haven't worked since but have gone through many situations since. I stopped work at my employers request as I was becoming more of a hindrance than a help.

    TK
  • debbiedo49
    debbiedo49 Online Community Member Posts: 2,890 Championing
    Yeah. I have fibro and agorophobia too and I believe you should get help did to your disabilities to either remain in your job or decrease your hours with adjustments or to take absence leave to get some recovery time and have time to seek proper advice. Through work this may come after you have been absent due to poor health and you may be referred to o h. Perhaps you should speak to your union rep or cab for impartial advice? I didn’t speak to my manager about my conditions until I really had to and it turns out she was good about it and supportive. She takes advice from h r regarding making reasonable adjustments for me. I only work part time but it’s enough for me to manage my health and not over do things. Good luck. 
  • cats693
    cats693 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Contributor
    Thanks for advice Debbie, I do work pt, but even those hours are too much now. So many new changes and not enough head space to store all the new stuff my stuff and everthing else, i feel i cant work any more, im done.?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Hi,
    SSP is payable for 28 weeks with a fit/sick note before you can claim ESA. A few weeks before this ends your employer will give you the SSP1 form, which you'll need to claim Contributions based ESA. See link for SSP details.

  • welshbirdne
    welshbirdne Online Community Member Posts: 24 Listener
    You can go onto ESA after 13 weeks I think. But obviously you have to put the sick notes in. Contributions claim means you have more than 16 grand. On income related you can get warm home payments etc.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    welshbirdne said:
    You can go onto ESA after 13 weeks I think.
    This is not correct. SSP is payable for 28 weeks.
  • cats693
    cats693 Online Community Member Posts: 18 Contributor
    What happens after 28 weeks?
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    On or before the beginning of the 23rd week of SSP you're employer will give you the SSP1 form. You can then start a claim for Contributions based ESA, you won't get any money from ESA until your SSP has ended at 28 weeks but starting the claim once you have the SSP1 form will save claiming once it's finished. It takes a few weeks for ESA to be claimed. If you wait until SSP has finished you'll be a few weeks without money. All details needed are in the following link. Please take a look.


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