Guidance

Volunteering while getting benefits: leaflet

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From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published:
1 October 2009
Applies to:
England, Scotland, and Wales

Guidance on volunteering if you're claiming state benefits.

Documents

Volunteering while getting benefits

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84763-054-4, DWP1023 PDF, 393KB, 24 pages

Welsh: Volunteering while getting benefits

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84763-055-1, DWP1023W PDF, 338KB, 24 pages

Details

This leaflets tells you:

  • what volunteering is
  • the rules for getting state benefits if you do volunteer work
  • how volunteering might affect state benefits that you get
  • what you need tell us if you do volunteer work and claim state benefits

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Find more information on GOV.UK

See www.gov.uk/volunteering

Document information

Published: 1 October 2009

From: Department for Work and Pensions