Benfits

aayush

Hi I am getting rent and council assistance as am looking for work

But wanted to find out if my wife get a part time job which means she will pay NI and tax will it affect the help I get with the above

The salary offered is £100.00

Await your response

specialboy

On £100 per week she wont be paying any tax or ni.

aayush

blondebubbles wrote: »

Is that £100 per week? How many hours would she be working?

yes it will be a week and work 16 to 18 hours

mikey_bach

Yes it will effect your housing benefit and any benefits you may be on, if they are Income Based..
There is an earnings disregard for a partner depends on what benefits you claim, could be £5, £10 or £20 then her earnings will be taking in pound for pound.
Is there a chance she can up her hours so you can claim WTC?

19lottie82

Unless your wife is under 21, even at 16 hours, that works out under the National Minimum Wage, which means the employer is breaking the law.

Mojisola

aayush wrote: »

Hi I am getting rent and council assistance as am looking for work

But wanted to find out if my wife get a part time job which means she will pay NI and tax will it affect the help I get with the above

The salary offered is £100.00

It's the amount she earns that may have an impact on benefits, not whether she pays NI and/or tax.

19lottie82

blondebubbles wrote: »

NMW is still currently £6.31 per hour, x 16 hours is £100.96

Exactly!.....

HOWMUCH

blondebubbles wrote: »

Perhaps the OP didn't feel it was necessary to mention 96p.

But its that extra 96p which stops some people claiming carer's allowance. I do know it's nothing to do with the OP but every penny counts sometimes 96p stops you getting £59.75.

HOWMUCH

Yes I know, that is why I have stated it in my post. But it sometimes can make all the difference, the odd pence can mean between you getting a benefit or not, that was my point.

Mojisola

blondebubbles wrote: »

That's fine but in no way does it help the OPs question so why mention it?

It might help someone else who reads the post who is getting CA or thinking about claiming it.

Mojisola

blondebubbles wrote: »

We'd then just be as well having one giant thread talking about every type of benefit that exists.

I'm not saying it isn't helpful to someone but there are already threads on carers allowance so this information should be posted where it is relevant.

Threads are like conversations - sometimes information that's not directly relevant to the subject gets raised.