Advice & Q about disabled persons tax credits

worriedsik

Hi all
Looking for some help please i do have a disability advisor at the job centre, but she is unavailable at the moment and wanted to find out a few things
some background on me
I was a nurse and have a few injuries working within geriatric nursing for years.
I have not worked for so many years but done lots off voluntary stuff.

I recieve industrial injuries, incapacity & just recently the lowest rate DLA
I was getting so depressed not working and off course financially it was a mess too ( live on my own no other income )
I decided to try permitted work and iam loving it although very tiring iam coping if i pace myself & only do 11 hrs at the most some weeks i only do 6hrs.
I have been seriously considering coming off incapacity but worry about how many hrs i would have to do to make up that amount off money.
Its possible that i may get to keep my industrial inj which is only £56 pw and not sure about the DLA £18pw & wondered if i would get the disabled persons tax credits ( not sure if thats what it is called ) i do not have any children at home.
One off the main reasons that i desperately want to earn is that i need to learn to drive as i live in a rural location and its torture trying to walk home from anywhere and i know in the future i will be stuck here if i dont drive also if i did drive i could probably work more as the job has more hrs to offer for drivers.
Any help and advice on the tax credits would be gratefully appreciated.
thanks

Indie_Kid

You need to do 16 hours per week for the tax credits. DLA won't be affected if you still have the same care / mobility needs.

worriedsik

sh1305 wrote: »

You need to do 16 hours per week for the tax credits. DLA won't be affected if you still have the same care / mobility needs.

thanks....is that 16hrs and no more and no less ? and have you any idea off amounts ?

thanks

Indie_Kid

You need to work a minimum of 16 hours to claim the tax credits. If you work 30 hours, you get the "30 hour element".

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/people-advise-others/entitlement-tables/index.htm

worriedsik

sh1305 wrote: »

You need to work a minimum of 16 hours to claim the tax credits. If you work 30 hours, you get the "30 hour element".

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/people-advise-others/entitlement-tables/index.htm

Thanks...i will try and work that out