Trying to work

[franb]

I have not been diagnosed yet but have a rhuematologist appointment on the 20th February. I have been very sick and in pain for 4.5 years now and for the last year I have been receiving incapacity benefit. I recently had an appointment with the benefit department for them to access me and they have agreed that I am unable to work and will not now see me again until 28-04-07. I was self employed working from home and someone asked me to do a few hours a week for them which I did. I could just about manage this and it kept me sain. I spoke to the benefit office who allowed me to do permitted work for 26 weeks (I filled in a PW1 form for this). The 26 weeks has now run out but I have another company who want me to do a few hours work for them but when I phoned the benefits office they said I could not do this. They said I could only do the 26 weeks once every year and I would have to apply again but this will mean I will lose the work and it doesn't come around very often. Does anybody out there know about the system? I could really do with some help.

As I have said I am seeing a rhuemy on the 20/02 and I am hoping to get sorted with the right meds etc., then I am hoping to get off the benefits and do more work but I could do with some help from the DHS on this.

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franb

[leahb133]

I pm'd you... had the same type of issue.

[halfpintfl]

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wavey.gif Hi, and welcome, I do not know how the benifits work in the UK, but I do
know that in the USA, they pretty much figure if you can keep doing of-and-on part-
time work, then you can work full time and you dont need the help with benifits.
The system does not work well, but they don't change it. I hope someone fron the UK comes to answer, they will. I wish you the best.

Be well and keep posting. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif