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Originally Posted by cmonstanley
probably because this allowance does not exist.countless people have said to me that alcoholic and drug abusers get an allowance,its not true they get the same money everybody else on benefits get..dont know where this rumour comes from  |
I know what you are saying cmon but I think where it comes from is if you are able to work you are only entitled to JSA but if you are sick through alcohol/drugs you may well get ESA/IB (although IB is no longer available to new claimants) and dependant on how you are affected you may well be able to claim DLA too.
however the govt by bringing in ESA instead of incapacity benefit should help catch those that are pulling a fast one be it drink/drugs/or anything else due to the assessments they now have to go through and also for the first 12 weeks of ESA it is at the same rate as JSA