Carers allowance and tax credits.

Telfordstar

I have 3 kids two are on dla nad I work 16 hrs a week, hubby works 39hrs a week. What im wondering is can we claim carers allownace and if so how does that affect out tax credits?

merlin68

You have to earn under £100 a week to be able to claim carers allowance.

C.C.L.

As well as earning less than £100 per week as merlin68 says, you also have to care for someone for a minimum of 35 hours per week. Carers allowance is taken in to account with tax credits, ie it's classed as income.

AsknAnswer2

C.C.L. wrote: »

As well as earning less than £100 per week as merlin68 says, you also have to care for someone for a minimum of 20 hours per week. Carers allowance is taken in to account with tax credits, ie it's classed as income.

Not quite - it's 35 hours a week.

The person you are caring for must get DLA care at the middle or higher rate.

DX2

Telfordstar wrote: »

I have 3 kids two are on dla nad I work 16 hrs a week, hubby works 39hrs a week. What im wondering is can we claim carers allownace and if so how does that affect out tax credits?

Do you get the disability premium on your CTC?

C.C.L.

AsknAnswer2 wrote: »

Not quite - it's 35 hours a week.

The person you are caring for must get DLA care at the middle or higher rate.

So sorry, I can't think why I put 20 instead of 35 hours, I'll edit it.

Telfordstar

yeah we get the disability elememt of ctc for both kids. both are on middle rate for care and lower for mobility