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louie83
louie83 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi all, I've never been able to work more than a few hours due to my illness. I would however like to try and work a few hours each week to get me out the house a bit more and I'm looking into permitted work. How do you find a support worker to help me do this? Thank you! 
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    You don’t need a support worker to do permitted work.
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-and-support-allowance-permitted-work-form/permitted-work-factsheet

    Supported permitted work is just one form of permitted work.

    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • louie83
    louie83 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    Thank you for your reply. It's been 10 years since I did permitted work and I know you definitely needed a support worker then. When I downloaded the form on the gov website, it asks for the support worker's details so I assumed this meant I still needed one. Do you just leave that blank? 
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
    edited August 2021
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    Yes, you can leave the whole of Section 3 blank. It says on the front of the form
    Part 3 – only needs to be filled in if you are doing supported permitted work. Your support worker or the person supervising you will fill this part in for you

    The rules were changed a few years ago so that any work which is within the earnings and time limits can be permitted work and can continue indefinitely.

    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • louie83
    louie83 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    Thank you!!! That's really helpful. 
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  • louie83
    louie83 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
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    @calcotti do you know how the form works? Should I apple for the job and wait till I get it before filling it in? I'm confused how to accept a job if they might not allow me to do it. ?
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  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,103 Disability Gamechanger
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    Hi @louie83 - & welcome to the community. So long as any job you're looking at is for no more than 16 hours each week, & you would also earn no more than £143 (after tax) a week that would be fine as far as permitted work goes. The form says it can be filled in before you start work, but that would be after you'd applied for a job & been accepted. You can also send the form as soon as possible after starting such work.
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  • louie83
    louie83 Community member Posts: 5 Listener
    edited August 2021
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    Thank you for your advice! 
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