** The Permitted Work Guide has been updated and is correct from October 2011**
Benefit rules are very complex, but changes to Housing Benefit from 1st April 2010 brought a welcome change. Many people are now able to earn and keep up to £93 a week, as well as their incapacity-related benefits.
Who is this guide for? This guide is written for you if you get benefits because a health condition or disability makes it difficult to work but you would like to work part-time. You can use it to work out what you can earn before the “benefits trap” affects you.
Who else might use this guide? You might also want to discuss it with a friend, family member, support worker or employer.
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increases in the permitted work limits and is correct from October 2010*