ESA (permitted work) or Working Tax Credits

miserableindebt

fed_up_and_stressed wrote: »

I think if she was out canvassing streets for hours and delivering books on that scale at a time there would be question marks raised about whether her Dla mobility award was appropriate.

Once she transfers to PIP I doubt she will get mobility anyway due to the change taking out psychological distress. Currently she is definitely eligible because she cannot leave the house by herself, this would cause her a huge amount of psychological distress. It is emotional state, not the physical capacity to walk. She is with me when canvassing streets etc, but I do all the communicating for her.

miserableindebt

Icequeen99 wrote: »

Does she do all of the work herself? is she training the team, showing them orders, showing them how to work the computer or is that you? How does she interact with them?

Are you registered as self-employed as well or are you just assisting her?

IQ

HI I am her carer. I just assist her with any of the communication side of things. She does all the sorting orders, computer stuff, social networking etc by herself.

miserableindebt

epitome wrote: »

Sorry, not correct.

ESA can be claimed by those who are currently working under 16 hours a week, and not earning over the Permitted Work threshold which I believe is £115.50 a week net income after allowable deductibles such as tax, NI and Pension contributions.
If she works 16 paid hours then she will not be within the PW limits and will not be able to claim ESA.

She will, however, -if you want a simple & uncomplicated claim- need to have med3 fitnote from a doctor. This fitnote can either say
"unable to work" or
"May be able to work with reasonable adjustments"

The DWP ESA will not care which of those 2 options it says on her fitnote.... Her GP, however, may not issue the fit note. If you cannot get a Med3, then other medical evidence can be supplied and it will have to be looked at by a Decision Maker.

If she was a full time student, she would not need a fitnote at all if she were to make a claim to ESA whilst she was a F/T student in receipt of DLA. and she would automatically get ESA WRAG. Can't remember if she would only get WRAG after 91 days or from the start of the claim though. A student claimant does not need to return the ESA50 (though it would be best if they did to avoid problems). A student claimant does need to attend any WCA Work Capability Assessment.

I am actually really leaning more to this, because we can up what she is doing to 16 hours, but its going to be very hard going to keep her motivated and she is going to be exhausted with the stress of communicating people, albeit through me.

ESA would hopefully allow her to do it part time without any pressure. That's if they accept her. She isn't a full time student, she was meant to go to College in September but the transition is too much for her even 1-1 support this is why we are looking at other avenues. We are hoping to get her on a part time course as well, and she is currently attending counselling to help her with her panic attacks.