Earning/receive gift on ESA that doesn't need declaring?

cftm123

I'm on ESA £127 a week (support group). I do have an appointee on my behalf. There have been times when I've been offered small one time jobs for small pay £10/20. I prefer to decline those jobs rather than start telling my appointee and having him call the benefits office to let them know I earned another tenner! Is this correct (that every penny needs to be declared) or is there a way legally I can earn the occasional small jobs pay without declaring it to the benefits office (needs to be 100% legal)?

Also, do I need to declare every monetary gift I receive or is there a minimum before I need to declare?

Thanks

poppy12345

cftm123 wrote: »

I'm on ESA £127 a week (support group). I do have an appointee on my behalf. There have been times when I've been offered small one time jobs for small pay £10/20. I prefer to decline those jobs rather than start telling my appointee and having him call the benefits office to let them know I earned another tenner! Is this correct (that every penny needs to be declared) or is there a way legally I can earn the occasional small jobs pay without declaring it to the benefits office (needs to be 100% legal)?

Also, do I need to declare every monetary gift I receive or is there a minimum before I need to declare?

Thanks

Two different questions here. Working and earning money is totally different to receiving a gift.


If you want to work while claiming ESA you need to tell DWP and get permission before doing so. There's something called permitted work. You can earn up to £125.50 (less than 15.59 hours per week) without it affecting any of your money. See link.
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/help/Permitted-Work-Rules


You do need to be careful when doing permitted work, if the work you do contradicts the reasons for your claim then it could go against you when reassessed.