Inheritance while on benefits

atush

I agree, that 1100pm is really a high figure for someone like you guys.

greyfox

MikeJO wrote: »

I can leave her for two/three hours at a time though so it may be that I can work sixteen hours a week (which I understand I can while on Carers Allowance) if I can find something.

The Carer's Allowance rule is that you are allowed to work but must not earn more than £116 a week after tax, national insurance contributions and half of any pension contributions you make have been deducted. Not quite the same as a 16 hours rule.

System

Put £40k in a pension and £20k in a s&m isa

xylophone

Put £40k in a pension

The OP would not qualify on "relevant earnings" grounds.

badger09

MatthewAinsworth wrote: »

Put £40k in a pension and £20k in a s&m isa

s&m isa:eek:

eskbanker

badger09 wrote: »

s&m isa:eek:

Plenty of bonds presumably....

xylophone

s&m isa

Investing in leather and rubber?

System

Bonds, shares in the owner of durex, playboy, etc, makers of Viagra and morning after, certain clubs, certain websites, Amsterdam listed equities...

badger09

MatthewAinsworth wrote: »

Bonds, shares in the owner of durex, playboy, etc, makers of Viagra and morning after, certain clubs, certain websites, Amsterdam listed equities...

But remember, your investments can go down as well as up:rotfl:

System

That's where inflation is a good thing!