Increasing the permitted work earnings limit from October 2009
New regulations (SI/318/2009) have been issued that increase the permitted work earnings limit for Incapacity Benefits purposes.
This is the amount that can be earned without a person being treated as not having limited capability for work or being capable of work for the purpose of Employment Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and related benefits.
In force from 1 October 2009 increasing the permitted work earnings limit from £92.00 to £93.00 per week.
Further these increases are are applied to the limits applying to councillors receiving Incapacity Benefits and to recipients of Unemployability Supplement under the Industrial Injuries scheme.