Still receiving UC when working?

sammyjammy

@UKSBD the Restart scheme last for 12 months so if the job finishes she will return to it, whilst she is in employment during the 12 months they should continue to support her in her job as and when she needs it (within that 12 month period)

UKSBD

calcotti said:

UKSBD said: She's never claimed or worked since then, caused her too much stress

Unfortunately that also means that she hasn't been building up any NI record for her State Pension which depends on NI credits or contributions.

Thanks, but we have 2 children with 5+ years between them so that gave her about 17 years of credits

She has actually worked the past 5 or 6 years for my home based business and my company pays her just above the threshold rate. last time we checked she only had about a 5 or 6 year shortfall and as long as my company can still employ her, she will make that up before retirement age.

UKSBD

sammyjammy said:

@UKSBD the Restart scheme last for 12 months so if the job finishes she will return to it, whilst she is in employment during the 12 months they should continue to support her in her job as and when she needs it (within that 12 month period)

She never even met anyone with anything to do with the Restart Scheme, she just saw the job advertised, applied and got it.

If the scheme last 12 months, but the job only 6, does that mean someone from the scheme should be helping her if the job finishes?

If the people she is working for now want to keep her on a bit longer can her job be extended and the government still pay them for  her wages, or is it 6 months maximum?

sammyjammy

UKSBD said:

sammyjammy said:

@UKSBD the Restart scheme last for 12 months so if the job finishes she will return to it, whilst she is in employment during the 12 months they should continue to support her in her job as and when she needs it (within that 12 month period)

She never even met anyone with anything to do with the Restart Scheme, she just saw the job advertised, applied and got it.

If the scheme last 12 months, but the job only 6, does that mean someone from the scheme should be helping her if the job finishes?

If the people she is working for now want to keep her on a bit longer can her job be extended and the government still pay them for  her wages, or is it 6 months maximum?

I'm not clear to be honest on your post, you said she was on the Restart programme but if she got the job before she started on it then she probably isn't on the Restart programme.  In what way are the government paying her wages? 

UKSBD

Reading more in to it, I think I may have been mistaken, it's not a Restart scheme it's a Kickstart scheme

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/kickstart-scheme

I think the company pays her, then reclaims her wages from the gov via the Kickstart scheme

She applied for it via her Universal Credit Journal in December and started in January

sammyjammy

Ahh that makes more sense, unfortunately Kickstart is a job placement scheme so its very possible that they will decide they don't need her once the funding stops, hopefully they won't 

UKSBD

A  follow up to this

My daughters employers are keeping her on and have offered her a contract until April 2023  which is great news 

She is only working part time and is still receiving a small amount of UC so I assume is still classed as having a limited capability for work?

Her UC coach is aware that she is working so is it correct that she is still classed as having limited capability for work?

If they do a reassessment at any time can it be backdated and end up with her being sanctioned and having to pay any UC back?

She is keeping them informed via her journal
 

poppy12345

UKSBD said:

She is only working part time and is still receiving a small amount of UC so I assume is still classed as having a limited capability for work?

LCW is an ongoing award until a new decision says otherwise. Lots of people work when found to have either LCW/LCWRA.

UKSBD said:

If they do a reassessment at any time can it be backdated and end up with her being sanctioned and having to pay any UC back?

 

That isn't going to happen. If in the future she's reassessed and found fit for work, it's from the date the decision is made. No money will be owed.

UKSBD

Another follow on from this

I am logged in to her journal now

She has a work capability assessment decision letter from February 2021 informing her she is assessed as limited capability, it goes on to say, she no longer has to provide fit notes but may be asked to attend another work capability assessment in the future (she hasn't)

It also says she should report any changes,

There are no real changes to be reported, other than the fact she is working now, which she did via her journal. 

Could the fact she is working have an effect on here limited capability assessment?

To be honest, if she hadn't got this job via the Kickstart scheme she wouldn't get another job due to her condition.

We're not particularly worried about her UC stopping (she only receives about £20 a month) just worried that if they think she shouldn't have been eligible she will have to payback what she has received.

She has done everything correct, so am I just worrying too much?

Is it really just a case of we have to keep an eye out for any mentions of her having to attend another assessment?

Sorry for long post

UKSBD

poppy12345 said:

UKSBD said:

She is only working part time and is still receiving a small amount of UC so I assume is still classed as having a limited capability for work?

LCW is an ongoing award until a new decision says otherwise. Lots of people work when found to have either LCW/LCWRA.

UKSBD said:

If they do a reassessment at any time can it be backdated and end up with her being sanctioned and having to pay any UC back?

 

That isn't going to happen. If in the future she's reassessed and found fit for work, it's from the date the decision is made. No money will be owed.

Thank you, 
I made my follow up post before reading your reply, and see that you answered my concerns in that post too, so that one can be ignored  

Thanks again, puts our minds at rest.