ESA

As5567

Does anyone know how I go about coming off ESA? I plan to return to University in September. I haven't yet phoned them as it costs a fair amount from my mobile so I thought I'd see if anyone on here knew.

After my medical assessment some months ago I was put in the support group, since then my condition has been very variable but better than it was at its worst. For this reason I feel like I should look into possibly getting a part time job while studying and seeing how things go.

maria09

Hi
I can't help you there have you looked on the gov website to see what it says
What will you be studying?
My daughter is going into her second year doing psychology she has a part time job thats just in holiday time so doesnt affect her studies lickily she has the job for as long as she needs it which is great
if I was you I'd get settled and sorted into uni life before getting a part time job it could be too much too soon
Have a great time at uni let us know how you get on in sept
Maria

lizzieuk1

Hi there, its worth knowing that you can do a certain amount of work while on ESA so long as they approve it up to £100 a week. May be worth you doing that to trial if u can cope with work before stopping ur ESA entirely as once off it you would have to apply all over again if u needed to restart.
U can call them and ask for the form to fill in for the work trial etc and that's exactly what the facility is there for.

As5567

maria09 wrote:

Hi
I can't help you there have you looked on the gov website to see what it says
What will you be studying?
My daughter is going into her second year doing psychology she has a part time job thats just in holiday time so doesnt affect her studies lickily she has the job for as long as she needs it which is great
if I was you I'd get settled and sorted into uni life before getting a part time job it could be too much too soon
Have a great time at uni let us know how you get on in sept
Maria

I will be studying my 2nd year in Computer Science, I think you're maybe right about too much too soon. My brain sometimes forgets about the ongoing "war" inside my body lol. I guess I'm just really excited to return to university and get back to somewhat of a "normal" life.

As5567

lizzieuk1 wrote:

Hi there, its worth knowing that you can do a certain amount of work while on ESA so long as they approve it up to £100 a week. May be worth you doing that to trial if u can cope with work before stopping ur ESA entirely as once off it you would have to apply all over again if u needed to restart.
U can call them and ask for the form to fill in for the work trial etc and that's exactly what the facility is there for.

If I was to continue to claim ESA while studying it would only be something like £12 per week due to my student loan. I guess I will try and talk to somebody about my situation, I'm thinking about applying for work placements in Oct which typically last for 9-12 months full time.

maria09

Hi
Have a great time in Uni
Hope you enjoy getting into the swing of things again
Be safe
Maria