Needing to return to UC after working again?
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jamesbeech
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hi I have been out of work for 3 years suffering from a mental disability but feel as though I could pick up work again.
I receive UC on the LCW tariff.
I have put out a light feeler and had a job offer from Amazon.
I want to push myself to get over my agoraphobia, however if I start that job my benefits will decline and my claim will end.
My worry is that after 3-6 months I will deteriorate like before and be unable to work again but that I also won’t be allowed back on benefits.
What is the DWP’s stance if I found myself in that possession needing to go back to supported living ??
Will they allow my benefits claim to proceed if I had to leave the job for my mental health?
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Congratulations on the job offer @jamesbeech. If you earn enough to close your claim, it's my understanding that your LCW award stays dormant for 6 months. So if you reclaim within 6 months of it closing you should be awarded the LCW rate again.
It's worth noting that you can work and claim LCW / LCWRA and as it awards you a work allowance (an amount you can earn before deductions are made to your UC), starting work doesn't always close your claim, it would depend on what your earnings are.0
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