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Can I work while waiting for DA (disability allowance)

  • 28-08-2018 10:40pm
    #1
    lovelife92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭


    I was confined to the house for the past year, last weeks I was only well enough to go apply for any entitlements.

    I was advised to apply for DA. I have done so. The problem is I need to feel better about myself and applying for a few hours of work a week would help me get out there again. It would be extremely difficult for me, but I want to try. I am in no way able for full time work right now, that would exacerbate my condition to the hilt, and cause me serious damage.

    So my point is can I busy myself with doing something a few hours a week or not? And will it affect my application? I don't just want to sit around aimlessly in a depression. I do have a serious condition but am not willing to succumb to it as I did in the past.


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  • #2
    Cushie Butterfield
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    Part of the application process for DA is assessing your ability to work, so you should wait until your claim has been fully processed & in payment before attempting to get approval from DSP for ANY sort of work (that includes unpaid voluntary work or paid/unpaid rehabilitive work).


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