Volunteering while on ESA in support group

cath40t

Hi there,
I’ve recently signed up for volunteering with a reading charity to help primary school kids with reading. It’s all done online. Twice a week, 30 minute sessions and runs for 6 weeks. I KNOW I need to inform DWP but I am finding it impossible to get through on the phone. My volunteering starts in a couple of days. I am in a quandary about what to do. I don’t want to let the charity down by cancelling but I also don’t want to end up being in trouble for not reporting before I start.
Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with this?

luvpink

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/135899/volunteering-while-on-esa-in-support-group

The best thing to do is write to them.

Put national insurance number on the letter and get proof of postage.

cath40t

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1040930#Comment_1040930

thanks for replying. Writing would have been a next step i suppose. Fortunately I managed to get through to them today. 2 calls totalling 3 and a half hours on hold. I spoke to someone for about 5 minutes and it’s all sorted. I can now look forward to volunteering tomorrow instead of worrying about getting into trouble!

luvpink

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1040934#Comment_1040934

Good luck.

I hope you enjoy it.