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Permitted work whilst on IB
dameedna_2
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Just wondering if anyone can answer this question as the reply from DWP was a bit ambiguous:
If you go above the lower limit permitted work rate of £20 per week for, say a month, and then go back to the usual rate of £20, do you lose benefit for that month, or does this mean that you're not entitled to any IB at all?
The reason I ask, I've recently won an appeal against a decision to stop paying me IB on the basis of a medical assessment. I've been doing permitted work since the assessment and up to the appeal hearing- a period of about 6 months.
My earnings did go above the £20 limit for about a month last year and I'm concerned that I won't receive the IB that I'm now apparently entitled to because of this- in effect, 6 months of 'owed' IB.
Sorry if this is slightly complicated- the people at DWP didn't seem to have a clear answer on this. I'd appreciate any input.
Thanks.
If you go above the lower limit permitted work rate of £20 per week for, say a month, and then go back to the usual rate of £20, do you lose benefit for that month, or does this mean that you're not entitled to any IB at all?
The reason I ask, I've recently won an appeal against a decision to stop paying me IB on the basis of a medical assessment. I've been doing permitted work since the assessment and up to the appeal hearing- a period of about 6 months.
My earnings did go above the £20 limit for about a month last year and I'm concerned that I won't receive the IB that I'm now apparently entitled to because of this- in effect, 6 months of 'owed' IB.
Sorry if this is slightly complicated- the people at DWP didn't seem to have a clear answer on this. I'd appreciate any input.
Thanks.
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