LCWRA and employment/self-employment query
Options
SALIM_PATEL19
Community member Posts: 4 Listener
My friend is receiving the LCWRA of £341.92, as part of his U. C.
Please advise, what's the best option (WITHOUT LOSING THIS £341.92).
1. Self Employment - how many hours and/or income, can be undertaken.
2. Employment - how many hours and/or income can be undertaken.
Please advise, what's the best option (WITHOUT LOSING THIS £341.92).
1. Self Employment - how many hours and/or income, can be undertaken.
2. Employment - how many hours and/or income can be undertaken.
Comments
-
Hi @SALIM_PATEL19
Welcome it’s great to meet you this morning.
I am one off a team of Community Champion’s here at Scope.
I will forward your post onto a good friend on here of who knows the how the “Benefit System” works in side & out.
Hi @Adam_Scope
Can you please help me with this post???
Many thanks
@steve51 -
Great...
Thanks for your swift response... -
Hi @SALIM_PATEL19 Welcome to the community in answer to your question you are allowed to work less than 16 hours per week or an average of less than 16 hours per week.
You can not earn more than £140 per week. you must also complete the permitted work form and send this to the job centre
This information was found on the internet so I would check with the job centre to ensure it is correct before commencing any works
-
Also any work you undertake must not conflict with the reason for your LCWRA, and it could trigger a re-assessment
-
Many thanks...
Do let me know, if I go into self employed, then the Cap on the hours and/or earnings, without affecting my LCWRA -
Hello @SALIM_PATEL19 and welcome to the community.
Sorry to contradict @janer1967, but unlike ESA, on UC LCWRA there is no limit to working hours or earnings.
As long as the work you do doesn't contradict your reason for claiming LCWRA then there isn't a problem. It will be taken into account when you are reassessed though.
With regards to it affecting your claim, with LCWRA you'll have a 'work allowance' on UC. This is the amount you can earn before they begin making deductions for earnings. If you have housing/rent help on your claim you can earn £292 a month before they start making deductions for your earnings. If you don't have help with housing/rent you can earn £512 a month before any deductions are made to your UC for your earnings.
After this amount they'll lower your UC by 63p for every £1 you earn.Community Manager
Scope -
@Adrian_Scope thank you for correcting me and giving the correct information
-
Many thanks, Appreciated...
Keep up the good work...
Brightness
Categories
- All Categories
- 13K Start here and say hello!
- 6.6K Coffee lounge
- 104 Games lounge
- 416 Cost of living
- 4.3K Disability rights and campaigning
- 1.9K Research and opportunities
- 199 Community updates
- 9.3K Talk about your situation
- 2.1K Children, parents, and families
- 1.6K Work and employment
- 777 Education
- 1.7K Housing and independent living
- 1.4K Aids, adaptations, and equipment
- 615 Dating, sex, and relationships
- 363 Exercise and accessible facilities
- 738 Transport and travel
- 31.6K Talk about money
- 4.4K Benefits and financial support
- 5.2K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 17.1K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 4.9K Universal Credit (UC)
- 6.3K Talk about your impairment
- 1.8K Cerebral palsy
- 868 Chronic pain and pain management
- 180 Physical and neurological impairments
- 1.1K Autism and neurodiversity
- 1.2K Mental health and wellbeing
- 319 Sensory impairments
- 825 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
Do you need advice on your energy costs?
Scope’s Disability Energy Support service is open to any disabled household in England or Wales in which one or more disabled people live. You can get free advice from an expert adviser on managing energy debt, switching tariffs, contacting your supplier and more. Find out more information by visiting our
Disability Energy Support webpage.