Carers Aloowance and work

lyniced

My daughter claims CA for me. She has recently got a part-time job -16 hours a week. Her take home is approx £95 per week, so that fits in ok with CA. However, she has been asked to work overtime coming up to Christmas (she works in a shop) which will probably take her pay to over £100 per week. So one week she could earn £95 and the next £150 and the following £95 again. Can you advise what she should do?

NASA_2

She should tell the DWP each time she earns more than the weekly allowed rate.

lyniced

Thanks, does that mean she will have to re-apply each week she earns £95?

sairny

Yes, she will have to tell them each time she goes over £100 net take home pay. She is also allowed to also take off the cost of a carer for you, or her children if she has any (this can be a friend, but not close family) off of her weekly pay.