ESA permitted work, selling artwork

Hi, I am in the ESA support group and on DLA high mob, low care. I have been doing some abstract painting over the last couple of years and I would like to put them up for sale online after some positive reactions to my work. Do I need to apply for permitted work for this?

If I do then I'm not quite sure how to answer a couple of the questions on the PW1 form having seen the sample online. I have no answer for how much will i earn or when I will receive my first payment so I'm not sure what to put in those boxes?

Am I also right in thinking that that I can average out my earnings over a year for the £20 a week limit and deduct reasonable expenses from that total? For example if I sold a single painting for £200 in a 12 month period could I keep all of that as it works out as less than £20 a week?

Thank you very much for the help, the DWP don't make anything easy when your trying to do things right!

Gordon wrote: skippy

I am afraid there are no hard and fast rules with regard to how the DWP will deal with any income that results from this, it will be entirely dependant on how a Decision Maker treats it, all you can do is present your case to them and see what they say.

Gordon

Thank you for the reply. Would it be better for me to make an appointment at the job centre plus to get this sorted out in this case? Would that be a disability employment advisor?

Or do i just fill in the form now and submit all the information when a sale is made and let the DWP tell me what they want to do?