Advice needed quickly

glodh1973

Ok hope i explain myself ok here

i recieve IS,CA, and Housing Benefit anyway i have chance of a little job which stats on friday but it is not going too be every friday it is only going too be as and when and i will definately only earn less than £20 a week what i need too know will this effect my benefits also with it being a monthly wage and not a week will they look at it as if i have earned say £75 in one week and nothing for the other 3

i am trying too fit work round my son too see if it is possible and my friend is giving me the oppurtunity too do this

any advice will be appreciated

thanks glo

PRINCESSX87

glodh1973 wrote: »

Ok hope i explain myself ok here

i recieve IS,CA, and Housing Benefit anyway i have chance of a little job which stats on friday but it is not going too be every friday it is only going too be as and when and i will definately only earn less than £20 a week what i need too know will this effect my benefits also with it being a monthly wage and not a week will they look at it as if i have earned say £75 in one week and nothing for the other 3

i am trying too fit work round my son too see if it is possible and my friend is giving me the oppurtunity too do this

any advice will be appreciated

thanks glo

Not sure how it works, but from what i have been told in the past, as long as you declare it before you start working the benefits, will arrange this to fit around your Gov payments.

If i was you i would:-

Call all departments that pay you and let them know what you have been offered.

Make sure you remind them of the fact that the pay IS monthly.
I was under the understanding anyone on benefits could work up 16 hours per week before that take any action of removing pay, from what your entitled to! But dont quote me on that as it might have changed since.

Its only a £0.30p telephone call you make sure your in the clear BEFORE acting on it!

Hope this helps!

glodh1973

ty princessx87

i have tried ringing today but got nowhere as noone picked up i know i am ok with CA it is IS and HB i am unsure about i need to go sign on the books for the job tomorrow if i am going too take it so if in anyone else has any advice would be most appreciated

glo x

Sues48

I'm not sure about HB, but the earnings disregard for IS is £20 per week, ie if you earn up to £20 it does not affect your benefit after this it is deducted penny for penny, so for example if you earned £22.50 per week your Is would be reduced by £2.50. If the normal meathod of payment is monthly then the wage is averaged to give a weekly amount.

glodh1973

Thankyou Sues48 that clears the IS

If anyone has any advice regarding CT and HB i would appreciate it .

glo x

bex4adz

For CT and HB they work it out based on your total weekly (or monthly) income so the extra £20 a week would be counted but as it is such a low amount it is unlikly to effect the benefit and if it does, it may only go down slightly, but best to ring them up, or most councils have an online estimater so you can see if the amount will change.

HTH