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Voluntary work & benefits
UKTigerlily
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Hiya, i've been off of work a while & claiming benefits, but now feel ready to try voluntary work to see how stable I am to do 'real' work. Can I do this while in Incapacity Benefit & Income Support? Obviously if I am stable & finding I can work i'll be going onto JSA & looking for paid work also
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I am off work sick and on benefits, for the last year i have been doing 2/3 days voluntary work each week, i told my local Jobcentre and they said, no problem as long as i do not get paid, i only get out of pocket travel allowance.
I have also started a p/t degree with the OU, about 16hrs per wk, and the Dhss pay for this.A good cowboy always drinks upstream from the herd.
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Hiya,
I've been off work now for over 12 months, I tried to do voluntary work in my local charity shop. I did a couple of hours a day 3 days a week but alas it beat me and made my illness worse, and now my doctor's had strong words with me about doing it !!!
I know you can do up to 16 hours a week voluntary whilst claiming IB, just let the job centre know that you are doing it in case anybody tries reporting you for working whilst claiming.
and Good luck.£10 a day challenge £349.01/£3650
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yes but you have to seek permission
https://www.oppretunities.org.uk can help you (Employment Oppertunities) they're funded by the government for people like you
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