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Carers allowance
Sedat11
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I look after someone who is disabled and looking into getting carers allowance but i am also working part time and i earn just over the £123 allowance, Would i not be eligible?
On the website it says you cant earn more than £123 a week after tax and expenses but what actually is classed as expenses?
On the website it says you cant earn more than £123 a week after tax and expenses but what actually is classed as expenses?
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Expenses are that which can be offset with your tax allowance, e.g. cleaning of a uniform but not travel to regular place of employment. See here"A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
You can also deduct half of any pension contributions
Guidance here https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721751/dmgch15.pdf. Paragraph 15380 onwards refer.
Are you in a low income household and eligible for Universal Credit. UC can include a carer element with no earnings limit?Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0 -
In what section does it have the expenses? I cant find it.
Also i have uniform that is washed and dried at home how does that work then?0 -
Dont really want to claim UC, i earn just over £123 a week.
Can you get UC carers element if you dont receive carers allowance?0 -
Dont really want to claim UC, i earn just over £123 a week.
Can you get UC carers element if you dont receive carers allowance?
Is the person you are caring for receiving the appropriate benefit - PIP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care/AA?
if they are and you care for them at least 35 hrs a week then you can claim the Carer's element in Universal Credit without having to claim CA and there are no restrictions of hours worked/earnings as with CA.
Of course any earnings will be taken into account with UC.
Put your details into the benefit calculator on https://www.entitledto.co.uk to find out how much you might be able to claim.0 -
Yes he does receive the daily living of pip but i want to apply for carers allowance and not UC.
Anyone to help?
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Yes he does receive the daily living of pip but i want to apply for carers allowance and not UC.
Anyone to help?
However if you are over the earnings limit you cannot claim Carers Allowance.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0 -
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Ok so say i pay £50 a week for someone to care for him while im at work will they just accept that or what kind of proof would they request..?0
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Ok so say i pay £50 a week for someone to care for him while im at work will they just accept that or what kind of proof would they request..?
The person who is doing the caring is the one who claims the Carers Allowance - assuming they meet the criteria.
You can pay someone to do the caring out of your own money. £50 won't go far, though, given the NMW.0
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