Fuel, P11d, Council Tax benefit

mum2many

just want to check this out

we are currently claiming council tax benefit but they are classing the payments I recieve for fuel as income.

Is this correct as its paying for the fuel i have to pay out for to do my job (community nursing auxillary)

if they do would it be the higher or lower figure (claimed approx £2000 but only £600ish shown on P11d)

em x

catz1ct

So are they classed as expenses?

Hammyman

Any amount above HMRC rates (40ppm for first 10,000 miles then 25ppm after) are classed as taxable income. Are you getting paid more than 40p per mile?

mum2many

catz1ct wrote: »

So are they classed as expenses?

to be honest I dont know i just fill a form to say the miles i have covered during the month and this goes into my wage the next month.

em x

mum2many

Hammyman wrote: »

Any amount above HMRC rates (40ppm for first 10,000 miles then 25ppm after) are classed as taxable income. Are you getting paid more than 40p per mile?

at the minute i get 44p a mile so understand i get taxed on the 4p (is that right?)

mum2many

catz1ct wrote: »

So are they classed as expenses?

looking at my contract they are classed as travel expenses, does this make a difference??

fluffymovie

For HB and CTB, when looking at earnings, we usually only disregard Tax, NI and 50% 0f the pension. However, if you are paid petrol and it is a cost incurred to do your job (as opposed to say petrol for travel to and from work in the mornings and evenings), they should be disregarded.

mum2many

fluffymovie wrote: »

For HB and CTB, when looking at earnings, we usually only disregard Tax, NI and 50% 0f the pension. However, if you are paid petrol and it is a cost incurred to do your job (as opposed to say petrol for travel to and from work in the mornings and evenings), they should be disregarded.

thanks Fluffymovie,
yes it is part of my job as i am a community nurse assistant and have to drive to do my visits which can be 60 miles per day.
will contact them and see if they will disregard it.