nav[aria-label="Primary Navigation"] { padding: 0; & ul { list-style: none; width: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: start; align-items: start; gap: 30px; padding: 0; & li { margin: 0; } & ul li { list-style: none; } } }

We want to hear from you: please tell us about your experience of the online community.

Volunteering

bluefox

What are the rules around volunteering?

I’ve been offered a role as a social media moderator

Find more posts tagged with

Comments

poppy123456

It won’t affect any of your benefits.

Hannah_Alumni

That's great @bluefox

When do you start?

bluefox

Hannah_Scope said:

That's great @bluefox When do you start?

It would be working from home and I have an interview in July

Hannah_Alumni

Keeping everything crossed for your interview!

Please keep us updated.

JonnycJonny

You must still inform the Job Centre / DWP. As with permitted work, if the volunteering contradicts the reason why you were awarded ESA following your WCA it 'may' raise doubts regarding your actual work capability and trigger an early reassessment. Having a copy of your ESA85 Medical Report might help in this regard - though bear in mind that the Decision Maker may have come to a different conclusion to that of the Health Assessor.

I learned all that from reading other posts on this excellent site.

Alex_Alumni

All the best for your new volunteering role @bluefox, sounds good! Are you excited to start?

bluefox

I have an interview first.

Surely a few hours a week moderating a forum shouldn’t go against me.

poppy123456

bluefox said:

I have an interview first.

Surely a few hours a week moderating a forum shouldn’t go against me.

Unlikely. It’s exactly the same as just posting on any forum.

JonnycJonny

Just repeating what is oft said here on this forum.

Given the nature of the volunteering you are unlikely to be at any risk of forfeiting your benefit claim.

Best wishes and Good Luck.

L_Volunteer

How are you feeling about the interview and the idea of volunteering more generally at the moment @bluefox? Got my fingers crossed for you with the interview and, hopefully, you will get and be able to enjoy the role. Please do not hesitate to let us know if you have any further questions or anything else we can do to support you