How does a PIP award affect Work Capability Assessment?
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foxmanfires
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Hi all,
I just received the standard rate of the daily living PIP component. Working out how this affects other benefits is incredibly confusing and seems to designed on purpose to stop people from claiming what they’re entitled to.
My questions are related to getting a Work Capability Assessment while receiving PIP. From my research, it seems I can now be in employment while requesting a WCA because of the PIP award. However, if I am judged as having limited capacity for work, how long will that judgment last?
My health wanes throughout the year and I usually only work for a couple of months at a time. If I was judged as having limited capacity and then I went and got a job for two months, would that judgment stay in place or would I have to have another WCA once I am unemployed again?
I just received the standard rate of the daily living PIP component. Working out how this affects other benefits is incredibly confusing and seems to designed on purpose to stop people from claiming what they’re entitled to.
My questions are related to getting a Work Capability Assessment while receiving PIP. From my research, it seems I can now be in employment while requesting a WCA because of the PIP award. However, if I am judged as having limited capacity for work, how long will that judgment last?
My health wanes throughout the year and I usually only work for a couple of months at a time. If I was judged as having limited capacity and then I went and got a job for two months, would that judgment stay in place or would I have to have another WCA once I am unemployed again?
Thanks all!
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Hi
Pip doesn't affect work capability they are seperate benefits with different criteria
You are permitted to work and get PIP as long as the work doesn't contradict your reason for getting PIP
As for your WCA the award lasts until you are next assessed
Are you classed as LCW or LCWRA
You dont need to tell PIP you are working but you would need to tell DWP for your other benefits
You are permitted to work but this could trigger a new assessment
I'm not sure of the rules around permitted work but other members may have more advice -
@janer1967 when you say it could trigger a reassessment is that if you let them know some thing has changed ? Because when I worked for 45 mins that time A early review wasn’t triggered for myself which was good as I’m not able to work .
how are early reviews triggered ? Are they just at random ?
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Do you also get esa ? Or just pip
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I just looked it up you can work up to 16 hours 140 pounds a week on esa and you can you have under 6 k in savings .
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@cupcake88 I am referring to WCA and either esa or UC not PIP
As we have advised before you can work with PIP and do not need to inform them
The small amount you earned wouldn't trigger anything even if it was esa or UC but as you dont claim these there I'd no issue -
Yeh I didn’t make much I didn’t spend it all at once ha ha . Xx
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@cupcake88 I was allowed to work and on uc
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I’m not able to work personally I’m only on pip but I’m just not well enough to work because of my mental health .
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@cupcake88 I lost my job last year but I am getting help from the Welsh version of job support with scope I am on a 6 month course its realy good
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I have always worked on esa or uc I havent had anything triggered and I have always been on either dla or pip
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lisathomas50 said:@cupcake88 I was allowed to work and on uc2024 The year of the general election...the time for change is coming 💡
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@woodbine its the trigger something I don't understand sorry
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You are allowed to work but if you suddenly start working after being declared unfit for work and not worked for a while they may want to reassess your work capability
That's what I mean by trigger -
@janer1967 ok didn't under stsnd the trigger bit thank you
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