Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I phoned Jobcentreplus today regarding my claim for employment and support allowance. I was granted an amount, back dated to last September but after waiting 3 weeks, nothing from them has gone into my bank account. It seems the 2 monthly sick notes i sent to them 2 weeks ago have been "lost in the system". They said that i should contact my GP and ask for a copy of the notes and send them off. So i phoned my GP and the secretary said they'd be ready on Friday and it would cost me £20. Why do i have to pay?, i asked. Because er i don't know, but i know you have to replied the secretary. I went into the job centre in town today and asked them what i should do. For a start,don't pay for any duplicate sick notes, i was told. They told me that loads of clients lose their sick notes and as far as they know, they just get a copy printed off and it doesn't cost them. My question is can they(GP's surgery) make me pay £10 for a sick note or are they trying it on?