Benefits and Extra Money

LocoLoco

Hello, I wondered if anyone could clarify something for me?

I'm trying to make a bit of extra cash from home and am using the tips in the Income and Family section to do so. A friend of mine thinks I only need to declare money earned through work (ie things like Surveys or Mystery Shopping, which I was going to have a go at), as opposed to money received via things like cashback and interest on my bank account. I could only find information relating to tax credits when I had a look online and I receive Carer's Allowance, IS and Child Tax Credits rather than Working Tax Credits.

Obviously it's not going to be a fortune, just a few quid here and there but I do want to do everything above board so if anyone knows I'd be very grateful

Darksparkle

The income you need to declare for child tax credits is the same as what you would declare if you receive working tax credits. See here - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tax-credits-working-out-income

Mystery shopping is considered self employment and although you may not earn enough to pay tax/NIC you still need to declare it.

LocoLoco

Darksparkle wrote: »

The income you need to declare for child tax credits is the same as what you would declare if you receive working tax credits. See here - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tax-credits-working-out-income

Mystery shopping is considered self employment and although you may not earn enough to pay tax/NIC you still need to declare it.

Thanks ever so much, Dark Sparkle, there's a lot more info on that page than the one I found, that really helps. Thank you