I've been offered unpaid work experience and am in thew ESA support group. I really want to take the opportunity but am worried that the DWP might try and stop my payments. It will be 10-15 hours a week. Is this a change of circumstances that I must let the DWP know of? And if so would I need to request a PW1 form? On the PW1 forms that I have seen floating around on the internet it talks about 'paid work' and what I have been offered is unpaid.
Pete wrote: I've been offered unpaid work experience and am in thew ESA support group. I really want to take the opportunity but am worried that the DWP might try and stop my payments. It will be 10-15 hours a week. Is this a change of circumstances that I must let the DWP know of? And if so would I need to request a PW1 form? On the PW1 forms that I have seen floating around on the internet it talks about 'paid work' and what I have been offered is unpaid.
Yes you need to ask for a PW1 form, although it is not paid work, from your explanation it is not voluntary work so you need to cover yourself. Starting PW should not be treated as a Change of Circumstances.
Gordon
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