Query - Illness Benefit

GalwayDonegal

I was in hospital from 28th of October until today 9th november..

I have only now filled out the illness benefit form.

Is Saturday included as a working day? If eligible - how is it calculated what one gets

haveringchick

You won't get anything at all for the first 6 days including Saturday
Then it's 188 / 6 per day if your just claiming for yourself and you had enough earnings per week in 2013

GalwayDonegal

Thank you for reply. I returned to work for 3 days and am out sick again. Can this claim be linked to the one from last week

GalwayDonegal wrote: »

I was in hospital from 28th of October until today 9th november..

I have only now filled out the illness benefit form.

Is Saturday included as a working day? If eligible - how is it calculated what one gets

haveringchick

Linking


A customer is entitled to IB in respect of any 'day of incapacity' for work which forms part of a 'period of interruption of employment'.

A day is not treated as a day of incapacity for work unless on that day the customer is incapable of work.

A 'day of interruption of employment' means a day which is a day of incapacity for work or of unemployment.

Any 3 days of interruption of employment, whether consecutive or not, within a period of 6 consecutive days are treated as a period of interruption of employment. Any two such periods not separated by a period of more than 26 weeks are treated as one period of interruption of employment.

Any 3 days of incapacity for work, whether consecutive or not, within a period of 6 consecutive days are treated as a period of incapacity for work and any two such periods not separated by more than 3 days are treated as one period of incapacity for work.

Neither Sunday nor paid holiday leave are treated as a day of incapacity for work while any two periods of incapacity for work separated by a period of paid holiday leave are treated as one period of incapacity for work. A customer who was in receipt of Maternity Benefit on any of the 3 days prior to the day in respect of which a claim for Illness Benefit is made is not entitled to payment of Illness Benefit for the first 3 days of incapacity.

GalwayDonegal

So going by this 'Any 3 days of incapacity for work, whether consecutive or not, within a period of 6 consecutive days are treated as a period of incapacity for work and any two such periods not separated by more than 3 days are treated as one period of incapacity for work' because I went back to work on the Wed and left work Friday - Friday is day 3 so claim can be linked

So do I just get another form and cert from doc

haveringchick wrote: »

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A customer is entitled to IB in respect of any 'day of incapacity' for work which forms part of a 'period of interruption of employment'.

A day is not treated as a day of incapacity for work unless on that day the customer is incapable of work.

A 'day of interruption of employment' means a day which is a day of incapacity for work or of unemployment.

Any 3 days of interruption of employment, whether consecutive or not, within a period of 6 consecutive days are treated as a period of interruption of employment. Any two such periods not separated by a period of more than 26 weeks are treated as one period of interruption of employment.

Any 3 days of incapacity for work, whether consecutive or not, within a period of 6 consecutive days are treated as a period of incapacity for work and any two such periods not separated by more than 3 days are treated as one period of incapacity for work.

Neither Sunday nor paid holiday leave are treated as a day of incapacity for work while any two periods of incapacity for work separated by a period of paid holiday leave are treated as one period of incapacity for work. A customer who was in receipt of Maternity Benefit on any of the 3 days prior to the day in respect of which a claim for Illness Benefit is made is not entitled to payment of Illness Benefit for the first 3 days of incapacity.