ESA Support Group, time limited permitted work?

It has come as news to me (good news!) that, if you’re in the Support Group, there is no 52 week limit to permitted work earning up to £101.
I am sure there used to be such a limit - and the gov.uk website (linked to from B&W FAQ) gives the impression there still is, which is disgraceful.
In the longer term this might open up possibilities for me, so thanks B&W, and Duck for starting the topic.

The last leaflet I had about Incapacity Benefit had the 52-week limit, and as I have never been sent any leaflet about ESA, during or since migration, I guess I had just assumed the limit still stood. (I’ve just done a search for the leaflet and it sets out the limit and mentions no exceptions.)

I am really appalled that the exception for Support Group people is not only poorly understood by DWP staff, who had misinformed 3 other people the same day they argued with Duck, but it’s not even mentioned on their own website or leaflet so it’s not publicly available information.

I agree with Duck, the DWP are systematically lying to misinforming people.

I haven't had a letter or anything from the DWP rescinding their previous letters, just the phone call. Should I chase them up about this? Or just wait and see if my next ESA payment comes through as usual?

Duck wrote: I haven't had a letter or anything from the DWP rescinding their previous letters, just the phone call. Should I chase them up about this? Or just wait and see if my next ESA payment comes through as usual?

Hi D,

It is not clear from your post whether the information you were given in "the phone call" is different to what you have told us in your previous posts : Here, and : Here.

If the last that you heard is that your ESA is still to be stopped, and you have provided fresh information with regards to the advice you received here, you might want to ring up for an update.

If you have been told that they are not going to stop your ESA now, you could wait and see whether your normal payment goes into the bank as usual, then contact the DWP ASAP if it doesn't.

bro58

I've had another PW7 form yesterday from the DWP saying again that 'my period of permitted work will end' [has ended], and they have stopped my ESA backdated to the 14th June, and so my Housing Benefit has also stopped. I am very unimpressed!

Spent more than an hour on hold today, had another pointless argument with someone who kept saying 'I don't know', been promised a call back tomorrow morning. What should I do? Keep quoting Paragraph 41212 at them again?

Really fed up with this!