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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,942 Forumite
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    venomx wrote: »
    And if I dont declare it i'll lose my benefits ? All for two hours a week ?
    You need to tell them you're doing the permitted work as previously advised multiple times.



    You can ring DWP and ask them to send you the form.
  • venomx
    venomx Posts: 1,142 Forumite
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    edited 3 October 2019 at 2:17PM
    Been to the Jobcentre and got the form
    How long till I hear back ?
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,942 Forumite
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    venomx wrote: »
    How long till I hear back ?
    No idea, i'm afraid.
  • venomx
    venomx Posts: 1,142 Forumite
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    Ok did some enquiring and we filled the necessary forms out a few months back with my financial advocate. Thanks guys :)
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    venomx wrote: »
    Ok did some enquiring and we filled the necessary forms out a few months back with my financial advocate. Thanks guys :)
    As a point of interest, did you get a response and if so how long did it take? Or maybe they just filed it without contacting you
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • venomx
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    calcotti wrote: »
    As a point of interest, did you get a response and if so how long did it take? Or maybe they just filed it without contacting you


    My financial advocate deals with it all for me, so I have no idea sorry !
  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,942 Forumite
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    Very strange why you didn't find that out after the last time you posed the same question....
  • venomx
    venomx Posts: 1,142 Forumite
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    poppy12345 wrote: »
    Very strange why you didn't find that out after the last time you posed the same question....


    The advocacy can take a while to reply sometimes hence the initial post.
    All confirmed now i've spoken to my care company and the advocacy.



    And to be fair, that was probably before my appointee came round to fill the paperwork in




    Thanks for all your info today :)
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