Hi, my name is becki_1! I've been offered a job

becki_1
becki_1 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited November 2022 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Hello all Im still on tax credits but claim ESA and I’m in the support group, i also get pip, I have been offered a job in a office at 27 hours a week I’m so confused as I have seen people have kept getting there lwcra but not sure if that apples to me due to being on old tax credit system. Thank you 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    LCWRA is part of Universal Credit. As you're claiming ESA then there's what's known as permitted work, however, 27 hours would be over the limit allowed and still keep your ESA entitlement. Permitted work means you must work less than 16 hours per week and earn no more than £152/week after deductions.
    If you work 16 hours or more per week then your ESA will stop.
    You could claim Universal Credit but if you do this your tax credits will then end. If you claim UC which you're still in the Support Group for ESA then you'll be entitled to the LCWRA element from the start of your claim. You will also have the work allowance which means that a certain amount of earnings received each month is ignored before the 55% deductions apply.
    If you claim for help with the rent your work allowance is £344, if you don't it's £573.
    Or as you're claiming PIP, if you work 16 hours or more per week then you could be entitled to working tax credits, if you don't already claim this.
    I'd advise you to either use a benefits calculator or get a full benefits check from an advice agency near you.

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