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Illness Benefit Delay in Application

  • 12-04-2011 2:43pm
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    I had surgery last week in a private hospital and am off work for 2 weeks. However the hospital said I would need to go to my GP for the illness benefit certification.

    I can't drive at the moment due to the surgery, and having moved house, my GP is 10 miles away. I emailed the IB people asking whether that will be acceptable as a reason for delayed application and they said if I fill it in on the form and it will be reviewed by a deciding officer. I'm now worried that that might lead to my application being turned down.

    I will have to go to the GP next week to have stitches removed and to review whether or not I can return to work, and could get the paperwork then. Has anyone had any experience with delayed applications?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,618 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    a week aint a long delay,I wouldnt worry about it.get your GP to put down the date you have been unable to work from wont be a problem.i have sent in claims 2/3 weeks late .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭eastbono


    When getting the MC1 from your doctor there is a section on it about late claims, just put down that you have been in hospital having an op and could not submit one.


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