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ESA Support Group: Temporary two month contract and full time hours

Feyfangirl
Feyfangirl Posts: 431 Forumite
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Hi All

So basically to update I am now being offered 20 hours a week work till the end of August 2016 which I know is over the ESA threshold of permitted work, (am 22 years old and on 6.70 an hour) I really want to try see if I can do this, I know that I will be signing off ESA tomorrow, (especially as my family are very insistent I get this job) but I was wondering in the event my health takes a nosedive again (have mental health issues, tried to take my own life in April and have M.E and Aspergers)

I love working where I am, I just want to know that if I need to claim ESA in the future would I have to start from scratch in the form of getting fit notes and being assessed or could I just go for a reclaim? Just genuinely curious as not clued up on how it all works.. thanks again!
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  • pmlindyloo
    pmlindyloo Posts: 13,104 Forumite
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    You can make a rapid reclaim for ESA if you claim again within 12 weeks (called a linked claim I believe)

    You would return to the same ESA award as before and would not be reassessed.

    Good luck with your new job!
  • Feyfangirl
    Feyfangirl Posts: 431 Forumite
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    pmlindyloo wrote: »
    You can make a rapid reclaim for ESA if you claim again within 12 weeks (called a linked claim I believe)

    You would return to the same ESA award as before and would not be reassessed.

    Good luck with your new job!

    This is such a relief! :o thank you thank you thank you!
    "No one can change the past. The only thing we can do is strive to make up for our mistakes. Why must we make up for our mistakes, you ask? Because in so doing...we can find the way back to our path. And once we've found our path we can move on from our past mistakes toward a brighter future"

    Phoenix Wright in Ace Attorney Rise from the Ashes
  • bigbill
    bigbill Posts: 933 Forumite
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    Claim working tax credits as well once you start working
  • Alice_Holt
    Alice_Holt Posts: 6,094 Forumite
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    edited 18 July 2016 at 6:37PM
    Re WTC:

    I think you should qualify for the disability element.

    Some info here:
    https://www.gov.uk/working-tax-credit/eligibility

    Note that "The work must last at least 4 weeks (or you must expect it to last 4 weeks) and must be paid." So you should meet this.

    Info on the disability element here:
    http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/disability-element
    http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/work-disadvantage-test
    http://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/qualifying-benefit-test

    Working 20 hours and having claimed ESa should qualify you, along with "You cannot normally sustain an 8 hour working day or a 5 day working week due to a medical condition"

    Worth ringing the TC line on 0345 300 3900 to get more info / a claim form.
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