To not tell the DWP???

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I'm on ESA, the new style contributions based ESA. In the work relatively activity group. I'm allowed to do permitted work of 16 hours a week and £140 a week maximum.

I'll only recieve the ESA until October and then it'll stop.

I have a job. In normal times it's 7.5 hours a week £65.40 so within the permitted work. But I'm on reduce hours at the moment because of Covid and Furloughed for the rest of the hours. I'm only actually working about three hours a week at the mo!

I've applied for another job which is ten hours a week and would be £87.20. If I get this job, I'll be doing 17.5 hours a week and I'll be over the £140 a week limit by £12.60. I don't really want to lose my ESA for the sake of £12.60 and 1 and half hours extra!

I'm half tempted to just not tell them if I get the job. But I'd feel awful. Would they find out? Would I have to pay the money back?

WIBU to not tell them?

@MottTheHoople

Exactly, and it as was said, it is not because you can't do the job. It is because you would rather take the free money over the hassle of working with people that make you unhappy. I'm not blaming you, but the person who commented is right.

So you don't think I should be claiming at all?

Yes it's fraud otherwise

YWBU You would be found out quite quickly and could end up with a criminal record for fraud.

It's up to you what you do.