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how i can work less hours and be better off!
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I also haven't got a clue what EMA stands for.........
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I don't know what it stands for, but it's some form of benefit that gets paid to low income families who send teenagers to college after finishing school.Here I go again on my own....0
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AFAIK EMA= Education Maintainence AllowanceI no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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My wife works 25hours a week,and I have just got a small job working 6hours a week.Because we now work over 30 hours a week ,we are actually getting more tax credit than before as well as my wages...Stupid system0
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AFAIK, The hours for tax credits cant be combined, one or both of the people have to work over 30hrs.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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helen_vasey wrote:the highest ema is £30 then £20 then £10 depending on earnings, if your family income is above £30k, you get nothing. also interesting to note , it is your taxable income,ie. after pension contributions that count, a point not widely publicised. probably to deter a few people from applying.
Helen that is a briiliant piece of information. I earn £30,500 so thought we just missed it. I contribute 6% of take home to emploters pension scheme. Does this mean my daugter will get £10 per week?0 -
Is there any formula by which you can work out how much you would be entitled to by reducing your hours?
A friend and I are both full time teachers and single parents. We both have one teenage daughter. We are exhausted trying to combine the two - so much so that is making us physically ill. We both work 5 days per week (35 hours -in theory!) and would like to work four days. We both earn £30,500 per annum.0 -
Have you looked at www.entitledto.co.ukPrudent wrote:Is there any formula by which you can work out how much you would be entitled to by reducing your hours?
A friend and I are both full time teachers and single parents. We both have one teenage daughter. We are exhausted trying to combine the two - so much so that is making us physically ill. We both work 5 days per week (35 hours -in theory!) and would like to work four days. We both earn £30,500 per annum.0 -
Spendless wrote:Have you looked at www.entitledto.co.uk
Yes, but wasn't sure how to calculate take home pay. Iguess it will be more per day, as I should pay less tax than I do now?0 -
The tax/NI should reduce in direcet proportion to you reduced wage, so the easiest way is to take net wage and divide by 5 and multiply by 4.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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