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CTC and voluntary work alongside full time job
ootie
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Hi everyone, wondered if someone might be able to help on a query from my nephew please.
He's 26 and has a 3 year old child with his wife. They both work full time, but are in fairly low paid dead end style jobs, but hey a job's a job.
They have a small amount of CTC with some child care, but nothing else benefit wise apart from child benefit. Neither has signed on, they both started work straight from college / school, although I believe his wife had some sort of maternity pay when that was due to her.
My nephew has just had a letter from the police force (he put in for a job there about 6 months ago). They have sent him an application form for a voluntary position as an Assistant Scenes of Crime Officer. Obviously no money, but it does say that a mileage allowance would be paid. In return they provide all appropriate training and of course there is the invaluable experience. What they term as low level crime only, so no being thrown in at the deep end.
His question is, if he does this when he isn't at work (he works around 42 hours a week at the mo, can't get any more hours), will he be penalised by the tax credit people, as in will they think he ought to be paid, and "up" his income on the form accordingly? And also, would the mileage allowance be classed as income?
This is something he would absolutely love to do, to make a better life for his family, hopefully, in the future, should a real SOCO position come up that he would then be qualified to apply for.
Thank you so much for reading and, in advance, for any advice given.
He's 26 and has a 3 year old child with his wife. They both work full time, but are in fairly low paid dead end style jobs, but hey a job's a job.
They have a small amount of CTC with some child care, but nothing else benefit wise apart from child benefit. Neither has signed on, they both started work straight from college / school, although I believe his wife had some sort of maternity pay when that was due to her.
My nephew has just had a letter from the police force (he put in for a job there about 6 months ago). They have sent him an application form for a voluntary position as an Assistant Scenes of Crime Officer. Obviously no money, but it does say that a mileage allowance would be paid. In return they provide all appropriate training and of course there is the invaluable experience. What they term as low level crime only, so no being thrown in at the deep end.
His question is, if he does this when he isn't at work (he works around 42 hours a week at the mo, can't get any more hours), will he be penalised by the tax credit people, as in will they think he ought to be paid, and "up" his income on the form accordingly? And also, would the mileage allowance be classed as income?
This is something he would absolutely love to do, to make a better life for his family, hopefully, in the future, should a real SOCO position come up that he would then be qualified to apply for.
Thank you so much for reading and, in advance, for any advice given.
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