means test question

ronano

any advice would be appreciated

I was meant to have a means test about 3 weeks ago,i was self employed and didnt have the relevant documentation. I rang the means test officer,she said drop it all in when i have it. I rang her again was told to drop in the documentation in an envelope and i would not be meeting her. My concern is she'd look at my documents and deny my claim because i would not be there to explain (300 euro over 3 months from ebay selling taken from paypal to bank)

what should i do? im thinking of just writing on bank statements saying x was from ebay sale but i still feel anxious about one stroke of a pen closing my claim.

TheQ47

ronano wrote: »

any advice would be appreciated

I was meant to have a means test about 3 weeks ago,i was self employed and didnt have the relevant documentation. I rang the means test officer,she said drop it all in when i have it. I rang her again was told to drop in the documentation in an envelope and i would not be meeting her. My concern is she'd look at my documents and deny my claim because i would not be there to explain (300 euro over 3 months from ebay selling taken from paypal to bank)

what should i do? im thinking of just writing on bank statements saying x was from ebay sale but i still feel anxious about one stroke of a pen closing my claim.

Ronano, Leave the stuff in as you said, and include any explanatory notes you wish to help explain it all. At the end of the day, if a decision is made that you are unhappy with, or that you feel is unjustified, you can appeal it. In a full appeal, the whole case is examined again as if from the beginning by a separate officer, independently of the first decision.