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Sarah1984
Sarah1984 Community Member Posts: 43 Contributor
edited September 2018 in Work
Would working 15 hours a week affect my benefits?  I have a job interview on 1st October.

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  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,505 Championing
    Hi @Sarah1984, which benefits are you on?
  • Sarah1984
    Sarah1984 Community Member Posts: 43 Contributor
    employment support allowance and disability living allowance.
  • Pia_Scope
    Pia_Scope Scope Posts: 41 Empowering
    Hi@Sarah1984

    Thanks for your query.

    Working 15 hours per week is within the "permitted work" rule.

    If you do ‘permitted work’ it will not usually affect your ESA. It’s permitted work if both the following apply:

    • you earn up to £125.50 a week
    • you work less than 16 hours a week

    There’s no limit on how many weeks your permitted work can last for.


    Your DLA is not means tested so will not be affected by employment and earnings.


    I wish you all the best with your interview!

    Please let us know how it went.

    Kind Regards
    Pia
  • Chloe_Alumni
    Chloe_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 10,505 Championing
    I hope the above information has helped and if you need anything else then please do not hesitate to be in touch :)

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