Hi can someone give me advice thank you about lwrca

Nadine14
Nadine14 Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
My son is on lwrca and universal credits as he has adhd and bad anxiety he’s wants try get a job.He been passed onto a employer that supports teenagers like him my worry is that he won’t be able to stay at it and loose his benefits does anyone know how many hours you can work on lwrca til he sees if he can cope with this thank you 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    People do work while claiming UC with LCWRA as there's no maximum amount of hours you can work. If he does start working he needs to report a change of circumstances and tell them he's working.

    He will have the work allowance, which means a certain amount of earnings will be ignored each month before the 55% deductions apply. If he claims for help with the rent it will be £379/month, if he doesn't it will be £631/month. 

    He just needs to be aware that if the work he does contradicts the reasons why he's claiming LCWRA then it could go against him when he's next reviewed but people certainly do work while claiming LCWRA.

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