Employed still but LCWRA

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bluefox

This question also applies to my Universal Credit claim. 

Despite me telling my employer my health issues and I haven’t been in receipt of any wages from them since May 2021. 

I am claiming ESA and UC (including housing element) and still employed? Is this perfectly acceptable? As I am in receipt of zero wages from my employer. 

Though UC are now asking me to declare my earnings and it’s making me feel stressed. Because I know how weird it is to be LCWRA and still employed. 

poppy123456

Although you're still employed by your employer, you receive no earnings so it doesn't affect either of your benefits.

bluefox said:

Though UC are now asking me to declare my earnings and it’s making me feel stressed. Because I know how weird it is to be LCWRA and still employed. 

You can't declare earnings that you haven't received. When you're PAYE DWP usually check with HMRC for earnings anyway. Just put a message onto your journal and tell then you don't receive any earnings because you're not actually working.

There's nothing weird about being found to have LCWRA and still being employed.