Leaving work.

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Just a question really and don't want any judgment.
My partner has been in his current job for 3 years. The work load is getting more and more and it is really getting him down and stressed and effecting his MH quite bad. If he were to quit this job would UC up our payments until he finds something else? He's not been out of work ever for more than a couple weeks and is already looking for something else. We have two children at home (not his but from a previous relationship) I work 24 hours. We wouldn't be able to afford to live on just my wage and the small amount of UC we currently are entitled too. I know some places say if you quit a job we wouldn't be entitled to any help. I am not wanting to live off the government but this job is getting worse and worse and really is effecting everything. Obviously he will stay there if he can for as long as possible and in these uncertain times wouldn't leave us as a family short.
Just wondering what the guide lines are on UC as we've only been claiming jointly as a couple from when he moved in a few months ago.
Thanks in advance x

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/leaving-a-job/resigning/deciding-whether-to-resign/
“You’ll need to show you had a good reason for resigning, or you might get less money for around 3 months. This is called a sanction”

Thank you @Idoknowwhatyoumean would his mental health be a reason? He's suffered for as long as he can remember with MH issues

My sympathies, I know what it’s like to have work affect your MH. Coukd he look for another job before handing his notice in so he has a job to go to? If it’s unbearable then he could be signed off sick but that could affect his future employment -it shouldn’t! But some employers like to know staff gave a good sickness record.

Sorry, x post there. Has he discussed his MH with a dr? A friend wanted to claim pip for MH but said there needed to be 3 months previous suffering of MH condition.
I don’t know the ins & outs, I hope someone more knowledgeable will be along to help shortly.

He's been off recently for a couple weeks because it got too much. It's a struggle everyday to go in knowing that he's not feeling great. I will have a talk to him again and maybe suggest that he does get signed off and maybe apply for some more jobs in the meantime. It's hard as this pandemic is making it harder for jobs to become available. Thank you for your kind words. It's nice to not be judged over this as many people will think that we want this money from UC as a long term thing which isn't at all what we want.

Sorry another x post. Yes he's been drs about this in the last year. He's had a lot of history with it so it's not a new thing.

If it’s already documented that’s good. I would like to think MH would be an acceptable reason but it may be worth speaking to CAB to check.
Good luck.

Thank you so much. Maybe a call to them would be wise before he just leaves and then we are stuck just before xmas.x