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Does doing a voluntary job effect benifits in anyway?

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fairyfly · 05/07/2006 01:09

Anyone know?

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fairyfly · 05/07/2006 01:10

probably not but it could affect benefits

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TwinsetandPearls · 05/07/2006 01:26

You can ask whoever you are doing the voluntary work for to write you a letter saying what you are doing and your reasons which you can take to the benefits agency. This is expecially important if you are on any sickness benefit.

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fairyfly · 05/07/2006 01:30

Not on sickness benefit. I wasn't thinking of informing anyone tbh. Then i thought, oh....... i might have to mention it. I really cannot be arsed getting benefits involved and filling in a lot of ridiculous forms so i think my thread question is, can i get away with not.......

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TwinsetandPearls · 05/07/2006 01:32

It depends on the kind of work really if you are visiting someone for a few hours a week I woudl ahve thought it would be fine but if you are working in a charity shop every day it may be a different matter.

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fairyfly · 05/07/2006 01:33

Just using the phone at home once a week for 12 hours.

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TwinsetandPearls · 05/07/2006 01:36

I did voluntary work while in benefits and sent a letter in but I was on a sickness benefit so it was more of an issue.

If you are being paid any kind of expenses and you think there may be someone who doesn;t like you and therefore may "grass on you" even though you are working on a voluntary basis it may be worth sending a letter. I

iPodthereforiPoor · 05/07/2006 08:47

Which benefit? I'm on IS at the moment, and want to know the same thing - I've got a New Deal for LP's on Thursday and i'm going to ask then - if you can wait i'll get back to you thursday pm.

throckenholt · 05/07/2006 08:57

worth looking here www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/workage/wa_voluntary_work.asp

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fairyfly · 05/07/2006 10:17

Thanks, i am income support yes. Will look at the lin throkenholt. Nah nobody would grass on me, well perhaps from here.

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throckenholt · 05/07/2006 10:25

think it is ok with income support.

singledadofthree · 06/07/2006 23:32

yeah you have to tell them. i've been doing unpaid voluntary stuff as well as paid working for myself but they need info on all you do.
i went in to office - after an invite by the 'customer compliance people' - and put my case for the voluntary stuff in a way that they agreed to my charging expenses for it - mainly petrol - against what i earn as i still get some benefits... a ramble i know but the bottom line is tell them - i made a full statement, no forms, the guy even wrote it out, i just signed it and have heard no more.

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