Incapacity Benefit and working from home

GhostHunter_3

Hi everybody.

I hoped someone could advise me as to weather I need to inform Uncapacity Benefits and any other authority if I have plans to work from home running a web-shop? It will basically be a drop-shipping kind of scheme and I may look into advertising the shop in some popular national magazines.

I am unsure if there is the 16 hour work limit rule or something for Incapacity Benefits. I just want to make sure I am not committing fraud and just want to make some money, I cant really see me making a lot really in my 1st year, if ever I just want to make a bit extra to make ends meet.

Thanks for advice.

healy

You can do some permitted work on Incapacity Benefit, there are further details in the following link : http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10020667

[Deleted User]

Just a thought wouldnt this effectively mean the OP becoming self-employed?which would of course mean coming off I/B and registering with HMRC as self employed?

stazi

Can still do PW as a S/E person. The problem will be to prove that they are earning/working under the PW levels.

JCP would more than likely want to see some accounts in 3?/6? months time to check the earnings.