Working a few hours on Pension Credits.

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I was a full time self employed taxi driver and due to ill health have been on Pension Credits for the past 3 months.

I receive approx £124.00 a week but would like to work a few hours a week to get myself out of the house as I am bored and a few hours outside would do me good, which my doctor agrees.
I think I allowed to earn up to about £99.00 a week which you have to disclose and would be deducted from mys P/C.

If I told them that I want to work a few hours a week and earn about £50, £60 would they accept my word, or think I am trying to cover myself and be earning a lot more as I wont have any proof of earnings because I take cash all the time.

I was going to ask them myself but afraid that if I do they might watch my movements, which would mean that every time I go out in my taxi to the shops etc, they might think I am working.

I am one of the old school and not a sponger or trying to cheat the benefit system.