Director

Hi,
I am on high pip and support group ESA.
I have got complex chronic health problems which effects me day to day .
New opportunity has come up for me .
I am thinking of become a director of Limited company . My husband will be managing it daily .
I have been out of work for a long time due to my health problems. If I become a director , I won’t receive a wages . I won’t be working set part time or full time hours . I will do maximum couple of hours work . My duties will be mainly sorting out emails and bills , reading and replying to letters as and when day come.
Once I make my decision, I will inform DWP. But I am afraid they will think “ I am well and cured” . It’s define not the case . I want to do this because I am sick of being useless for many years now. I can’t take normal part time work because I cannot commit that I will be well enough do it every day etc . But being a director ; I won’t have mandatory minimum hours work and I won’t be receiving wages.
Can you please give your advice ?
Many thanks

This is just our experience as our son was on ESA support group, now on UC LCWRA along with PIP. He did a couple of hours a week and it didn’t affect either benefit. There are limits to what you can earn on both but the work you are doing must not be in contradiction to why you are claiming for illness or disability. You can work with PIP and as far as I am aware it will not affect it.

I dont think you have to inform them ( i may be incorrect so check out)

however:
A company director is legally an office holder, not automatically an employee.

but remember being a director you are visible to anyone who wants to see.