A specialist IB advisor suggests voluntry work as a route out of mental 
health services and back into employmnet.

The claiment, with help from their mental health care coordinator and the 
SIBA arrange for some gentle voluntary wrok, which should build up, 
eventually into part time paid work, and then into full time paid work.

The claimant makes sure all work is declared, in writing, and that any 
expenses or wages are also declared.  he keeps the letters he gets in reply 
- all of which say that there's no effect on the benefit.

The claimant is called for an independant medical review.

Should the claiment mention the voluntary work, and their plans for the 
future, and the involvement of SIBAs and care coordinators, or should the 
claimant keep schtumm and just concentrate on what  happens on the bad 
days?

bealoid wrote:
> A specialist IB advisor suggests voluntry work as a route out of mental 
> health services and back into employmnet.
> 
> The claiment, with help from their mental health care coordinator and the 
> SIBA arrange for some gentle voluntary wrok, which should build up, 
> eventually into part time paid work, and then into full time paid work.
> 
> The claimant makes sure all work is declared, in writing, and that any 
> expenses or wages are also declared.  he keeps the letters he gets in reply 
> - all of which say that there's no effect on the benefit.
> 
> The claimant is called for an independant medical review.
> 
> Should the claiment mention the voluntary work, and their plans for the 
> future, and the involvement of SIBAs and care coordinators, or should the 
> claimant keep schtumm and just concentrate on what  happens on the bad 
> days?

They can't really pretend the work doesn't exist, if asked questions 
which are relevant. Of course, if no relevant questions are asked...

-- 
Robbie