My husband has just been dismissed from work on ill-health grounds after a long history of mental illness.
We are beyond shellshocked as we were not expecting this outcome at all.
The dismissal is extremely unfair on several grounds (the mental illness was partly brought on by the nature of his work, and other colleagues with similar sickness absence histories have not been dismissed), so we are considering our options for appeal, etc.
However, we are also wanting to look at what immediate help, in terms of benefits, we could get. I am really upset and shaky, so I am probably not at my best, but I can't seem to be able to find information on what he's entitled to, particularly after being dismissed.
Any advice would be most gratefully received. I am in a state of shock.