Came off UC and ESA to go to work

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rish
rish Online Community Member Posts: 62 Contributor
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It's been just over a week. But it isn't working out. The senior administrator (I work in admin) , complained to me today saying they are short staffed and I'm not doing enough work. I have not even been taking toilet breaks the five hours I'm there. I feel like leaving but I raised it with the lead there in an email. I can't go on like this. But I don't want to be on disability forver. I really wanted this to work. I have schizoaffective bipolar and it's triggering a depression. 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    If you only started work 1 week ago was there any reason why you ended your UC claim? UC entitlement is based on earnings received during your assessment period. Working doesn’t mean you’re no longer entitled to it. 
  • rish
    rish Online Community Member Posts: 62 Contributor
    Sorry I only notified them of the hours I done last week so probably hasn't stopped. I want to stick this out but at what cost. 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    edited August 2022
    If you've been found to have either LCW or LCWRA then you will have the work allowance, which means a certain amount of earnings are ignored before the 55% deductions apply. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-work-allowances/universal-credit-work-allowances
    UC doesn't just end because you started working. Whether you'll be entitled to any UC will depend on your earnings received each month.

  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    Hello @rish I'm sorry to hear about how your first week at work has made you feel. It's really positive to hear that you've raised this in an email, that's the first step to working out a positive solution, and it shows you're being proactive :)

    I hope you've found the above replies helpful, and do ask if you're still unsure about anything or feel we can help. 

    Take it one day at a time, and see how next week goes. We're here to support you, so reach out if you need to!
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    Hi @rish :) I just wanted to check in with you to see how you've been getting on. How have things been over the past week? 
  • rish
    rish Online Community Member Posts: 62 Contributor
    Thank you @Tori_Scope. It got much better from there, they apologised and moved me to a different department :)
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,922 Championing
    Glad to hear it got much better from there @rish. That sounds really positive. If we can do anything else to help please don't hesitate to let us know. We are all here for you  :)

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