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Practical step-by-step guide

Talk about illness, work and caring

A practical planning guide: questions to ask and documents to organise. Follow the linked canonical service records for sources, criteria and current application routes.

Practical next steps

  1. Decide what practical support you want to discuss: certified absence, working arrangements, job access or caring responsibilities.
  2. Ask HR which policies, notice requirements and supporting documents apply.
  3. Use the treating clinician’s advice for medical work-capacity questions; this website cannot certify fitness for work.
  4. Check the distinction between employer sick leave, DSS Sickness Benefit and other benefits before making assumptions about income.
  5. Ask DIER about employment-rights questions and Jobsplus about disability employment support where relevant.
  6. Keep written records of requests and decisions.
  7. Ask DSS how any work or caring changes may affect existing benefits.
Provider
Rare Illness Support Malta
Eligibility
This guide supports preparation and does not decide entitlement, care needs or medical urgency.
Application
Choose the relevant steps at your own pace and contact the official provider.
Documents
The guide lists items to discuss, not a mandatory universal checklist. Each provider confirms its own evidence requirements.
Cost
Charges or exemptions are not established here. Confirm directly before making arrangements.
Referral
Ask which referral route applies to the requested service.
Funding
This is not a promise of a payment, reimbursement, place or equipment allocation.
Contact
Use the contact details on the official page.
Verified
2026-10-29
Review
2027-01-29
Notes
Original editorial planning checklist. Provider-specific facts remain in the linked official-source records; these prompts are not treatment, legal or financial advice.

Sources and further information

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