13 April 2009

I'm in a bit of a quandary. My dad has suggested that I should be claiming incapacity benefit rather than jobseekers allowance. In principle I agree with him, since it seems increasingly unlikely that I will again secure gainful employment. But, and it's a big but, I fear it will harm my chances of getting a decent settlement from the company that discriminated against me - since I intend to claim lost salary up to retirement. I think I'll have to delay that particular decision for the time being.