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4 years 7 months ago #236124 by Haseena
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Hi there,
I was self employed until April 2018.Since then I have been signed off sick and am now in the support group for ESA.
I've received a letter with a 5 page questionnaire from Jobcentreplus re:ESA. They ask if I have a job with a yes or no tick box.They then say if I am off work because I am sick or pregnant, still tick yes. I am confused.
Being self employed, of course I can return to self employment as soon as I am fit enough to do so.
If I tick no, they ask me what my last job was and then to sign the form.
If I tick yes, the questions span the next two and a half pages. They ask questions including; 1. how much I get paid 2. who my employer is 3. If I claimed SSP 4. if I received ssp etc...
I am not sure what to say, as my job was self employment and I can return as soon as I am well enough to do so.
I would appreciate and advice.
I was self employed until April 2018.Since then I have been signed off sick and am now in the support group for ESA.
I've received a letter with a 5 page questionnaire from Jobcentreplus re:ESA. They ask if I have a job with a yes or no tick box.They then say if I am off work because I am sick or pregnant, still tick yes. I am confused.
Being self employed, of course I can return to self employment as soon as I am fit enough to do so.
If I tick no, they ask me what my last job was and then to sign the form.
If I tick yes, the questions span the next two and a half pages. They ask questions including; 1. how much I get paid 2. who my employer is 3. If I claimed SSP 4. if I received ssp etc...
I am not sure what to say, as my job was self employment and I can return as soon as I am well enough to do so.
I would appreciate and advice.
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4 years 7 months ago #236130 by BIS
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Hi Has
I would ring the DWP to clarify matters with them.
This is my take on it - though it is not my area of expertise.
You are going to have to make a choice here. You say you 'were' self-employed. I don't know what you did (and it doesn't matter) - only were you under a contract to someone else - do you run your own business or have you stopped whatever you were doing in April 2018 and if you were going to return to work - would you try to do something new - albeit self -employed?
If there is nothing in place for you to go to work tomorrow - then you don't currently have a job. You would only have one if you were under contract to someone, or you were running a business
If you decide to tick 'no' then you still put down yourself as your last employer.
If you tick yes - then you will put down current details of your self-employment (even though you are sick).
BIS
I would ring the DWP to clarify matters with them.
This is my take on it - though it is not my area of expertise.
You are going to have to make a choice here. You say you 'were' self-employed. I don't know what you did (and it doesn't matter) - only were you under a contract to someone else - do you run your own business or have you stopped whatever you were doing in April 2018 and if you were going to return to work - would you try to do something new - albeit self -employed?
If there is nothing in place for you to go to work tomorrow - then you don't currently have a job. You would only have one if you were under contract to someone, or you were running a business
If you decide to tick 'no' then you still put down yourself as your last employer.
If you tick yes - then you will put down current details of your self-employment (even though you are sick).
BIS
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