Permitted work in the support group of ESA

Thanks very much Gordon u r a star, I have been offered a job in my line of work, and want to do this on a voluntary basis for 6 hours a week, for 2 months, to see if I am able, as have had some surgery,
and will not know if it has worked until I start work, do not want to come off esa yet, as we all know the palaver, of getting on it in the first place.
well done all the mods for your time and effort in this heat.
Rapheal

Thank you so so much Gordon, have scanned the voluntary work, you kindly pointed me to and can now see the pitfalls of what I am about to do. I will make an appointment with the disability officer at my local job centre, who has been helpful in the past, It makes me wonder how I am ever going to be
able to get back to work?, as I won't know until I have tried, but could be penalised for trying.
Rapheal

Were the rules changed in 2008 or were they altered under ESA from what they were under IB.
When I was receiving IB (presently being transferred) a few years ago, before 2008 I was doing some permitted work (not supported) under 16 hours a week but over the earnings threshold.
Say I worked 15 hours over 2 or 3 days, all the benefit for that week was stopped, but continued the next week when i wasn't doing any permitted work. They dealt with it on a week to week basis. They once accidentally closed the claim down as someone other than the regular person dealt with it, but it was corrected and the claim reactivated without me having to do anything, I wonder if this is the same for ESA or are you just not allowed to go over the limit.

When you say up to the £88 or so is disregarded do you mean that amount can be earned on top of your ESA, without it being reduced? And would it affect Council Tax/ Housing benefit?

The rules for ESA differ in many ways from those relating to IB.