Do you have to declare DLA receipt to prospective employers/agencies??

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somebody_else wrote: »

You are required (once you've been awarded DLA) to inform the DWP of any change of condition. If you have recovered enough to be able to go to work then a change in your condition has happened.

I don't think anyone here has said that you can't work and claim DLA - in fact most (if not all of us) have said you can claim DLA while you're working. If you'd read my post in full, you would have seen that I was in receipt of DLA while working full time.

No-one is saying that you can't work if you're disabled, but if you're too ill to work when you first claim, and then you recover enough to return to work, then you have to inform DWP. Or you can take your chances and risk being prosecuted for fraud.

Whilst its true to say you MUST inform the DLA of any change of condition,its NOT true to say you have to inform them if you start work,this is only the case if an improvement in your condition has enabled you to start work.