Hi Ellen,You may be entitled to earn for up to 19.5 hours of work, while receiving disability benefit. I use "may" as it depends on getting an exemption to do so from the section which handles your claim in the Dept of Social, Community and Family Affairs. Your local social welfare office will be able to tell you which section you need to deal with. (i believe it varies with name and/or PPS number). Anyway what you need to send them is :-1. Letter from your doctor putting forward the reasons why he thinks you merit such an exemption, how it can benefit your recovery etc.2. Letter from you putting forward a good case for why you believe you merit this exemption.Post both letters off to the address supplied by your local social welfare office and wait for their decision./mac