Intensive work search

SirSteven1986

Can anyone tell me the date the threshold went up and what will happen in my situation. 

Currently work 20 hours employed earning 855£ p/m but get 14 week paid holiday which takes it above minimum wage. But think slightly below threshold, anyway last month had few hospital appts and wage dropped to 745 and got switched in to intensive. 

Aswell as employed work I declare the 2 hours a day I do in the morning self employed to them which is usually £400 p/m which they seem to disregard. All bit confusing they asked me to look fr a job employed to get me over threshold so then I’d have 3 jobs 😂 madness only get 150 pm off them atm but my self employment isn’t reliable so some months it really is a life saviour. 

The lady at the job centre seemed to understand and put me on phone calls every month but if I’m going to be on intensive makes u wonder what’s the point in working the employed role prob get similar off them fr scratching my !!!!!! at home 

NedS

The AET threshold is currently £892/month. Only employed earnings count towards that threshold (so excludes any self-employed earnings). If your employed earnings are less than this threshold, the system will place you in the Intensive Work Search regime.

In your situation, the Work Coach has displayed some discretion in booking phone appointments with you, presumably just to quickly touch base. I understand the frustration. You can keep jumping through the hoops if you want the £150/month UC, or you can ask to close your claim if it's too much hassle for you. They would like you to increase your earnings to the point you can support yourself and no longer need to rely on benefits.

SirSteven1986

It’s just frustrating being £40 under on employed but all in about £300 over, tbh nothing was changed untill it dropped to 745 so hoping next month wen goes back to 855 will knock me back off intensive. I will hopefully be in a position I don’t need it this time next year as I grow my self employment to a point I can drop the employed job also year after, just makes you think what’s the point sometimes wen still getting pestered may aswell not bother