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angie1970
angie1970 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
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I have been on the sick due to stress and anxiety for 9 months I am on uc
And have a 6 year old I dont know if I'm entitled to any other kind of benefit 

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  • Roddy
    Roddy Online Community Member Posts: 445 Trailblazing
    angie1970 said:
    I have been on the sick due to stress and anxiety for 9 months I am on uc
    And have a 6 year old I dont know if I'm entitled to any other kind of benefit 
    Hi @angie1970

    I am sure that somebody more knowledgeable about DWP benefits will be able to assist you on here and will hopefully be able to answer you.. 

    Take care

    Roddy
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    Hi,

    PIP maybe possible but it will depend on how your conditions affect you. PIP isn't awarded based on a diagnosis, it's how those conditions affect your ability to carry out daily activities based on the PIP descriptors.


    If you start a claim you'll need to send evidence to support it and this should state how your conditions affect you.

    Are you sending in fit/sick notes for your UC claim? If so have you been assessed for limited capability for work? or have you already been assessed?

  • angie1970
    angie1970 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    Yes  regular sick notes and no I've never been assessed for limited capability 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    If your work coach hasn't referred you for a work capability assessment then you need to request they do this. You'll then be sent a work capability assessment form to fill in and returned with all your evidence. Once that's returned you'll most likely be sent for a face to face assessment as most people have them.

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