My son does between 3 and 6 hours supported permitted work under ESA rules and, when he’s eventually migrated to UC, will also get NS ESA and UC LCWRA. I'm aware that there is no supported permitted work under UC but instead a work allowance, but there is still supported permitted work under NS ESA.
I read with interest the thread 'PERMITTED Work on NS ESA & UC LCWRA Work allowance’ but was puzzled by this: you wrote "Are you aware that if you reduce your work hours under UC it is possible to lose all your Transitional Protection?” I cannot understand that even with reading the link to the government paper on transitional protection. How would that affect someone like my son who doesn’t work the same number of hours each week, but he’s never done more than 6 hours work a week and usually only does 4 hours (at minimum wage per hour).
As you son does not earn over the UC AET then he will not be affected by the following rule regarding Transitional Protection. If you are earning above the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) and have a sustained drop in earnings to below AET for three consecutive months then you lose all your Transitional Protection permanently. A nasty rule devised when the Tories were in power !
David
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