ESA Support Group & Permitted Work

Annie_wilson
Annie_wilson Online Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Client on ESA income related support group. Receives small occ pension £240 a month. Wants to apply for a job that is 2 hours per week and works out as £30 per week for their own well being and also due to cost of living. Doctor is supports this. Will they be removed from support group and put into work related? 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    They need to tell ESA that they are working, if they start. They will need to make sure they fill out the PW1 form. Some people do permitted work while claiming ESA. They do need to make sure they continue to work less than 16 hours per week and earn no more than £167/week.

    If the work they do contradicts the reasons why they were placed into the Support Group then there could be issues when they are next reviewed.

    I can't tell you if working will contradict their claim because i have no idea the reasons why they were placed into the Support Group, as well as not knowing anything about their health conditions. Only they will know the answer to that.

    Doing permitted work doesn't automatically move someone from Support Group into the WRAG.

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