Disability allowance and work

walkingmuch

Hi

I am on disability allowance and might have the chance to do some part time work.

What I would like to know is if anyone has experience of this affecting their disability when it comes to review? In other words do they look at even part time work as no longer needing disability?

I have had anxiety depression since a young child and disability gives me security I need but I'd like to work part time to see if I can.

Would love to hear others experiences, thoughts. Thanks

TherapyBoy

You can work while claiming disability allowance, but there's a limit on the amount of hours worked & money earned. A call to the department of social welfare would be able to tell you the exact numbers.

walkingmuch

Thanks for the reply, I understand that part that you can work some hours. What I'd like to know is has anyone experience of working on disability allowance only for social welfare to interpret this eventually as being OK to work on ones own without the allowance and take it off them. Because of my anxiety depression it would affect me badly if this were to happen and cause me to be worse

Gatling

walkingmuch wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I understand that part that you can work some hours. What I'd like to know is has anyone experience of working on disability allowance only for social welfare to interpret this eventually as being OK to work on ones own without the allowance and take it off them. Because of my anxiety depression it would affect me badly if this were to happen and cause me to be worse

You can work part time if it's considered rehabilitative to your condition if im remember correctly it's only 15-20 hours pw and must be signed off by your gp and department first

walkingmuch

Gatling wrote: »

You can work part time if it's considered rehabilitative to your condition if im remember correctly it's only 15-20 hours pw and must be signed off by your gp and department first

Thanks for reply. Was wondering if anyone has any experience of being cut off DA as a result of being able to take up some part time work?

Gremlinertia

I would advise asking in the State Benefits forum, indeed i'd do as one poster already mentioned and ask local social welfare office and community welfare.