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6 years 6 months ago #198602 by innjan
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My 28 year old daughter was claiming ESA until July when she decided to try working as she felt better . She has bipolar 1 having had 2 major full psychotic episodes in 2 years . She could have re started her claim by 24 Ruth September but was still working . Since then she had changed jobs and is getting no work , she had no contract I am aware off . She is now feeling unwell again and had no money coming in please advise what to do ?

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6 years 6 months ago #198609 by Gordon
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innjan

Providing she closed her ESA claim rather than being found Fit for Work, then she can make a new claim for ESA or Universal Credit if applicable.

Gordon

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6 years 6 months ago #198617 by slugsta
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Hi innjan,and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is

Welcome to Benefits and Work

There is no need to make duplicate posts if your message does not appear for a while. Every post is read and accepted by a moderator before being made public. Even when the forum is officially open, this can take a while depending on how many (voluntary) mods are on duty and how busy we are.

I have deleted your duplicate topic so that al information is kept in one place for you.

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6 years 6 months ago #198659 by innjan
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Thank you for your reply Gordon . However would she be able to just give up this new job and make a new claim ? My daughter is also dyspraxic and has learning difficulties and to be honest the whole situation is confusing to me ! If she were to just simply not pursue the work no further would she be sanctioned? She is unfit and shouldn’t have taken a job so soon after having been so ill for most part of the year . Her consultant was completely shocked she had chosen to do so .

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6 years 6 months ago #198674 by Gordon
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innjan wrote: Thank you for your reply Gordon . However would she be able to just give up this new job and make a new claim ? My daughter is also dyspraxic and has learning difficulties and to be honest the whole situation is confusing to me ! If she were to just simply not pursue the work no further would she be sanctioned? She is unfit and shouldn’t have taken a job so soon after having been so ill for most part of the year . Her consultant was completely shocked she had chosen to do so .


Providing her GP will issue a new Fit Note then she can claim ESA, it does not penalise a claimant for having to stop work.

Gordon

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