Posted by NikkiT2 on May 14, 2006, at 15:39:02
In reply to Re: Anyone here claimed incapacity benefit? » NikkiT2, posted by Meri-Tuuli on May 14, 2006, at 14:32:08
My friend who gets this benefit is also 25, and has only worked a part time job for 4 months once. I can't remember the name of it, and while it is slightly less tha Incapacity benefit, it is pretty good. He also gets lower level DLA, and gets around £100 a week all in.
DLA is notoriously difficult to get for non-physical disabilities. An advocate (from somewhere like PALS, or CAB) would be able to guide you through the form (heck, I completely failed at this!) and also help you appeal when they say no (they *always* do.. *always*!).
I understand your situation. When I was off sick, for the first year I was still legally employed by my company, but had used up all my sick pay, so I couldn't claim *anything* from the government, as my partner earned over the threshhold.. yet, he didn't support me financially what so ever.. so I had to live on credit cards and over drafts and loans paying off each other for a year, and ran up huge debts.
Its not fair.. truly not fair
Nikki
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