earnings limit on carers allowance

sh1704

wondered if someone can help me i believe the earnings limit is going up for carers allowance does anyone no anything about it?

thanks

harveybobbles

£102 I think..

sh1704

do u no when it goes up

cattermole

Usually its April any changes in benefit amounts or allowances £102 is the figure for current year 2014/15 so it wont change until next year and will only be a very small amount..

However, the £102 is a net figure after deductions tax (if applicable) NI and you can offset pension contributions by 50% so if you paid £20 a week into a pension then £10 could be offset against income to bring the amount down to £102. Also care costs for the person being cared for if you had to pay whilst you were at work and childcare costs can be taken into account. They will want proof of any of the above.

shope1704

so it will be next april then?

pmlindyloo

Carers' earnings limits (after NI, tax and other deductions - google for more information) will go up to £102 per week from the 20 May 2014.

http://www.cafamily.org.uk/news-and-media/carers-allowance-earnings-limit-to-be-increased-from-20th-may/

cattermole

shope1704 wrote: »

so it will be next april then?

There is no guarantee it will go up next April/May.

jetplane

Unfortunately for carers the NMW is set to rise in October 2014 which causes problems for carers working 16 hours. Personally I think its a disgrace that this keeps happening. Why the CA earnings limit cant be synchronised to increase with the NMW is beyond me.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-million-set-to-benefit-from-national-minimum-wage-rise-to-650

However, a carer could take out a private pension of £5 a week enabling them to keep the CA of £61.35.

cattermole

I agree I also think it's outrageous that the only benefit that expects you to work 35 hours a week, doesn't pay the NMW in the first place!

Given that Carer's are saving the country a fortune.

fed_up_and_stressed

cattermole wrote: »

I agree I also think it's outrageous that the only benefit that expects you to work 35 hours a week, doesn't pay the NMW in the first place!

Given that Carer's are saving the country a fortune.

I agree with you Catty, £61.35 is an insult, it works out at a tad over £1.75 an hour. Pathetic.

cattermole

Indeed.

I've often thought it could be legally challenged, I don't think it ever has been.