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10 months 1 week ago #286791 by Jon-987
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Hello everyone,
I have a bit of a complicated question on behalf of someone I care for. I would imagine that the answer can be found somewhere amongst all of your amazing guides and documents, but at the moment my head is too fried to find them.
Basically the situation is this:
My loved one is due to migrate from tax credits to universal credit.
She has a disability and is currently receiving PIP.
This disability prevents her from working full time. She does have a part time job (28 hours per week) in which reasonable adjustments are made.
However, with the move to UC we have discovered she would be expected to now work 35 hours per week or attend appointments etc. This would not be possible because of her disability.
The question is, what are her options here? Can she claim ESA if she is working part time, or would the fact that she works mean that she will always need to be seeking more work to satisfy the requirements of UC?
I hope I have explained this ok? Happy to provide additional information if needed.
Many thanks in advance,
Jon
I have a bit of a complicated question on behalf of someone I care for. I would imagine that the answer can be found somewhere amongst all of your amazing guides and documents, but at the moment my head is too fried to find them.
Basically the situation is this:
My loved one is due to migrate from tax credits to universal credit.
She has a disability and is currently receiving PIP.
This disability prevents her from working full time. She does have a part time job (28 hours per week) in which reasonable adjustments are made.
However, with the move to UC we have discovered she would be expected to now work 35 hours per week or attend appointments etc. This would not be possible because of her disability.
The question is, what are her options here? Can she claim ESA if she is working part time, or would the fact that she works mean that she will always need to be seeking more work to satisfy the requirements of UC?
I hope I have explained this ok? Happy to provide additional information if needed.
Many thanks in advance,
Jon
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10 months 1 week ago #286811 by Gordon
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I'm afraid their options are very limited, as they are working 16 hours or more they cannot claim ESA and they cannot be assessed for Limited Capability for Work under UC which would excuse them from working.
They can still claim UC and they may be able to negotiate with their Work Coach that the 28 hours are adequate but there is no guarantee of this.
Have they put their details into one of the online benefit calculators to see how much better off they might be with UC, if it is only a small amount then they might want to avoid the extra hassle.
www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators
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I'm afraid their options are very limited, as they are working 16 hours or more they cannot claim ESA and they cannot be assessed for Limited Capability for Work under UC which would excuse them from working.
They can still claim UC and they may be able to negotiate with their Work Coach that the 28 hours are adequate but there is no guarantee of this.
Have they put their details into one of the online benefit calculators to see how much better off they might be with UC, if it is only a small amount then they might want to avoid the extra hassle.
www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators
Gordon
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10 months 3 days ago #287002 by Jon-987
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Thank you for your reply Gordon, the situation with ESA is as I had expected so thank you for confirming.
Since I last posted here we have uncovered some information regarding UC and the AET (administrative earnings threshold) which my partner appears to comply with. We are going to go ahead and submit the claim and hope for the best.
Many thank again for your help.
Jon
Since I last posted here we have uncovered some information regarding UC and the AET (administrative earnings threshold) which my partner appears to comply with. We are going to go ahead and submit the claim and hope for the best.
Many thank again for your help.
Jon
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