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Just warning you now... It's really hard to get Incapacity or Income support. Are you well enough to go to school at the moment? Because if so, then you're unlikely to be considered unwell enough to not look for a job. It might just be simplest to go on Jobseekers.
If you are unwell enough for school and whatnot, then income support would be your best route.
(Oh, and when I was applying for benefits last year I'm pretty sure it was £8000 or more.)
Thanks. I am able to go to school, but do find the workload very stressful (even though it is only 2 and a half days a week) and same with my work placement. (which is 2 days a week)
My dad had/has a job...
Maybe now, I was born in 1985. Anyway, what you said is all well and good if you only don't work for a year. What after that? Kids can magically look after themselves at age 1?
So the NHS make their policies based on assumptions?
Not to sound uh, stuck up, but in the area I live, most mums do what mine did with their kids. None were too fond of kids being raised in day care while they were out working for some extra cash.
Ask at local pharmacies, health centres, dentists, opticians etc, they often have the massive form you have to fill in to get assessed for help with prescription costs if you are low income. I think its called HC1 but I could be wrong. If the don't have it you can ring up and ask for one.
In the meantime you will have to pay, although if you ask for the special receipts and it turns out that you are eligible for help then you can claim a refund, but only if you get the special receipts (you have to ask for them, and they are A4).
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Or that exclusions due to other benefits would kick in then instead. The exclusion for pregnancy is based on clinical need, rather than social...
Apparantely, I'm not entitled to incapacity benefit as it's a contribution based thing.
Rahcie - I guess it does depend on what you mean by 'my work makes me stressed'.