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Glen1963
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I am on ESA in the support group and I have been offered a full time job but I'm worried it may not be suitable and I'm worried about losing my benefits. I have heard that you can keep your ESA for a short while to see how the work goes. Anybody done this??
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Glen
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Glen
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Hi Glen and welcome
Any work you do should not be in conflict with your reason for claiming ESA
for example, if your claim is about mobility then a job as a postman may not be a good idea
CR
Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste -
If you have mobiltyissues then most jobs would be out of the question really, because you have to be able to get to and from the work place, even using the imaginary wheelchair you may struggle on public transport during peak times, ( which are typicaly 7-9am and 4-6pm) and most areas So that may rule out most 9-5 jobs
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