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9 years 11 months ago #140628 by Rob Roy
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I am receiving DLA high mobility middle rate care and am in the work related support group . Due to friends terminal illness I have been offered his small internet business for nothing. I think I might be able to manage it 16 hours a week from home. My MS seems quite stable at the moment and will be getting a good deal of support from friends and family. Am I a fool for even considering this? Is there a time limit where by if I can't manage I can go back to the WRSG without all the all the tests ? Will this bring forward my having to go onto PIP?
Cheers,Rob
Cheers,Rob
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9 years 11 months ago #140644 by Gordon
You may be able to do Permitted Work whilst still receiving ESA, there is a guide in the ESA section that explains how it works.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1
If you do close your claim then you can make a rapid re-claim within 12 weeks, after this it will be a new claim and you will need to meet the eligibility criteria from scratch.
Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Going self employed
Rob Roy wrote: I am receiving DLA high mobility middle rate care and am in the work related support group . Due to friends terminal illness I have been offered his small internet business for nothing. I think I might be able to manage it 16 hours a week from home. My MS seems quite stable at the moment and will be getting a good deal of support from friends and family. Am I a fool for even considering this? Is there a time limit where by if I can't manage I can go back to the WRSG without all the all the tests ? Will this bring forward my having to go onto PIP?
Cheers,Rob
You may be able to do Permitted Work whilst still receiving ESA, there is a guide in the ESA section that explains how it works.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1
If you do close your claim then you can make a rapid re-claim within 12 weeks, after this it will be a new claim and you will need to meet the eligibility criteria from scratch.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
- Rob Roy
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9 years 11 months ago #140692 by Rob Roy
Replied by Rob Roy on topic Going self employed
So much for not being better of on benefits then.
Rob.
Rob.
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