UNIVERSAL CREDIT/ uplift of AET admin earnings thresshold

IAM 59 due to works accident 37 yrs back , awarded 10% industrial injury . HAVE for life degenrative back / spine issue . . limited walking range with out sitting 20-50 meteres/ NO standing around more 1- 2 min. I still work find 2, 3 days week is enougth up to 30 hours week . Work as driver via agentcy zero hours . NO MANUAL HANDLE WORK . I earn march - dec above AET so in light touch NO worksearch requirtnments / weekly vists to job centre . i claim UC/ UNICREDIT TO TOP UP WAGES AS WHEN . DESPITE I LIGHT TOUCH had message on journal to say. QUOTE Would i like to progress in work / enhance hours / retrain ????. WE dwp can assign spechialist work coach to assit you in overcome barreir to work . THIS is voluntary will not affect ur UC . WHATS THIS ABOUT ????. & 59 NOW PAYED 43 YRS CLASS1 TAX / NI / PAYE like lot others . OAP PENSTION payed for & 35 yr payntment CANT claim it to 2031 &67 . DUE to mobility issues i certainly dont wish to increase my hours work/ or retrain be bullied by DWP happy with part time now 2, 3 days week 30 hours ENOUGTH Dont want more hours . SEEMS DWP picking on people 55/ 64 with disabiltys , DWP ALSO going reform UC50 ASSETNMENTS . POSS try keep us working to we drop / retire 66/67 . 1920s workhouses allover again . ANY ONE GOT ANY IDEAL THOUGHTS ON THIS .

HELLO GARY /AGE 59 long term degenrative back / spine issue mobility issues for life . I currently work up to 2, 3 days week . . SINGLE if i earn over AET £618- £875 MOUTH UC TOPS UP . if earn over £900 uc does not . because off back/ spine issue. I FIND up to 3 days week tue - fri enougth mentally / psycically . BUT already had message on journal asking if i need spechial work coach , to help me excel , increase hours , althougth this is VOLUNTARY ATM for people in light touch earn AET . CAN DWP COACH FORCE ME TO DO MORE HOURS IF I EARNING ABOVE AET LIMIT £618 MOUTH ?????. I DONT WANT MORE HOURS could not cope psycially / mentally . I no DWP revise UC50 LATER IN YEAR . SEEMS theses tory cons flawed coroupt arogent . THEY are picking on 55- 64 yr olds with disabiltys try bully force us into FULL TIME WORK 5 DAYS / 40/48 HOURS WEEK . IN last 5 years so ive not had problems working part time earn over AET. SEEMS all about to change unfair un just your lifes not ur own when u claim UC UNICREDIT , HAVE DEGENRATIVE FOR LIFE DISABILITYS . ANY ADVICE .

THANCK you for reply THE thing is PEOPLE AGE 55 - 64 . TOP ING UP WITH uc . WITH life long disabilitys DEGENRATIVE mobility walking standing around lift/ bending . like me . Now & 59 due to degenrative nature find we can cope mentally / physically working part time NOT FULL TIME 5 DAYS UP 48 HOURS . WEEK . as i say i do approx up to ANY 3 days 30 hours week between tue - friday . ATM iam in light touch . so no worksearch requirtnment or weekly vists to job centre 7 miles away . OFFER of spechial disability work coach voluntary ATM. When in light touch as i been last 5 years no issues . ATM JAN 2023 ONWARDS govertnment seem be changing rules goal posts . TAKE ATTITUIDE force PEOPLE 55-64 WITH DISABILTYS / MOBILITY ISSUES . IN TO full time work UC50 1 /YOU FIT FOR WORK CAN WORK FULL TIME 40/ 48 HOURS WEEK / 2 NO WORK SEARCH BUT PREPARE FOR WORK / SUPPORT LWCRA NO WORK . ME with disabilty can do happy working part time 2/ 3 days CANT cope full time 5 days DONT WISH to be bullied into full time / or risk losing ANY UC UNICREDIT top up sanctioned . UC is so inflexable towards disabiltys / work . TORY CONS dont care that most age 55- 64 disabiltys probally paid 40 + yerars of CLASS1 NI/ TAX PAYE . SO OAP PENSTION PAID FOR & 35 PAY /NI BUT we cant claim it to 66 current we more than payed any benefits UC we claim . & 62 now you cant claim as pre april 2016 PENSTION tax credits retire early on health . UNLIKE last 5 years if in soft/LIGHT touch you earn over AET £618 FROM JAN 30 . U left alone no worksearch/ jobcentre vists my commitinments just sign in to account regular / report chanes / do all on to do lists . atm jan 2023 NO NO work search requirtnmentt.