New style esa & uc working

libbyh

Hi I claim uc and new style ESA I currently work 8 hours a week, I have been offered a promotion at work to increase my hours to 12 hours and paid 16.66 which means I will be paid 199.92 a week, will this affect my new style esa

Rosie_Scope

Hi @libbyh, congratulations on the promotion! Unfortunately, it's likely that this would affect your ESA as it's just above the permitted work limit of £195.50. There's some information about permitted work here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-and-support-allowance-permitted-work-form/permitted-work-factsheet

You can still claim UC earning at that level. And if you're in the LCW or LCWRA groups you'll have a work allowance before your payments begin to be adjusted. There's some information about that on the UC website: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/how-your-wages-affect-your-payments