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illness benefit arrears

Ben_in_Dublin · 2013-06-09 11:56:45

Hello, i was sacked by my employer over a year ago, i was missing days due to depression. i have not claimed any benefits till now, was brought to doctor by my family, and he has signed illness benefit form for me, I'm just wondering can i claim from when i was sacked or only from date the doctor signed?

09-06-2013 11:56am

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Ben_in_Dublin

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Hello, i was sacked by my employer over a year ago, i was missing days due to depression. i have not claimed any benefits till now, was brought to doctor by my family, and he has signed illness benefit form for me, I'm just wondering can i claim from when i was sacked or only from date the doctor signed?

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#2 09-06-2013 2:12pm

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Ben_in_Dublin wrote: »

Hello, i was sacked by my employer over a year ago, i was missing days due to depression. i have not claimed any benefits till now, was brought to doctor by my family, and he has signed illness benefit form for me, I'm just wondering can i claim from when i was sacked or only from date the doctor signed?

AFAIK you can only apply for backdating for 6 months and it would be up to a deciding officer whether to allow backdating or not. Of course you GP would also have to be willing to provide certs for this period.

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