Over payment esa

Stephenhackney

I received a letter informing me I have to pay back £7456 as I've gone over the permitted work amount I work in the food industry and I received tip which took me over. I stuck to the rules and it's out of my control what I get tipped so the tips have cost me a whole years wages can anyone help?

la531983

Tips are declarable income.

https://www.gov.uk/tips-at-work/tips-and-tax#:~:text=You have to pay Income,have to pay National Insurance.

Sorry.

TELLIT01

Not a good situation for anybody to find themselves in, but the rules around Permitted Work on ESA are defined.  The OP must have been earning over the limit for a long time to be hit with an overpayment that large.