How does a PIP award affect Work Capability Assessment?

foxmanfires

Hi all,

I just received the standard rate of the daily living PIP component. Working out how this affects other benefits is incredibly confusing and seems to designed on purpose to stop people from claiming what they’re entitled to.

My questions are related to getting a Work Capability Assessment while receiving PIP. From my research, it seems I can now be in employment while requesting a WCA because of the PIP award. However, if I am judged as having limited capacity for work, how long will that judgment last?

My health wanes throughout the year and I usually only work for a couple of months at a time. If I was judged as having limited capacity and then I went and got a job for two months, would that judgment stay in place or would I have to have another WCA once I am unemployed again? 

Thanks all! 

janer1967

Hi 

Pip doesn't affect work capability they are seperate benefits with different criteria 

You are permitted to work and get PIP as long as the work doesn't contradict your reason for getting PIP 

As for your WCA the award lasts until you are next assessed 

Are you classed as LCW or LCWRA 

You dont need to tell PIP you are working but you would need to tell DWP for your other benefits 

You are permitted to work but this could trigger a new assessment 

I'm not sure of the rules around permitted work but other members may have more advice 

cupcake88

@janer1967 when you say it could trigger a reassessment is that if you let them know some thing has changed ? Because when I worked for 45 mins that time A early review wasn’t triggered for myself which was good as I’m not able to work .
how are early reviews triggered ? Are they just at random ?

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cupcake88

Do you also get esa ? Or just pip 

cupcake88

I just looked it up you can work up to 16 hours 140 pounds a week on esa and you can you have under 6 k in savings .

janer1967

@cupcake88 I am referring to WCA and either esa or UC not PIP 

As we have advised before you can work with PIP and do not need to inform them 

The small amount you earned wouldn't trigger anything even if it was esa or UC but as you dont claim these there I'd no issue 

cupcake88

Yeh I didn’t make much I didn’t spend it all at once ha ha . Xx

Lisatho11987777

@cupcake88 I was allowed to work and on uc 

cupcake88

I’m not able to work personally  I’m only on pip but I’m just not well enough to work because of my mental health . 

Lisatho11987777

@cupcake88 I lost my job last year but I am getting help from the Welsh version of job support with scope I am on a 6 month course its realy good 

Lisatho11987777

I have always worked on esa or uc I havent had anything triggered  and I have always been on either dla or pip 

Lisatho11987777

@woodbine its the trigger something I don't understand  sorry

janer1967

You are allowed to work but if you suddenly start working after being declared unfit for work and not worked for a while they may want to reassess your work capability 

That's what I mean by trigger 

Lisatho11987777

@janer1967 ok didn't under stsnd the trigger bit thank you