Help - work pension & carers allowance

Elembee

Can anyone help.  I retired early to become full time carer for my husband.  I have a work pension and get carers allowance as well as Scottish carers supplement.  I am now over tax free allowance, I thought that DWP would advise HMRC about my carers allowance so my tax code would be adjusted accordingly and the tax deducted from my work pension.

Nothing happened so I phoned HMRC to ask how to adjust my tax code as I don't want this to go on for years and then get a massive tax bill.  They said DWP should advise them.  I phoned DWP, they said they never send details of carers allowance to HMRC.  I phoned HMRC again and they manually adjusted my tax code, but now I've had the letter they have not adjusted it by the correct account and they have deducted an amount for  state pension not carers allowance.  I've got another 7 years before I get state pension.

I'm really confused now and have no idea how I can get this sorted.  Can anyone help please 🙏 

[Deleted User]

I get carers allowance. Every single year, at the start of the tax year I have to add this income to my personal tax account because, every single year, HMRC remove it. Every single year!

Take it from me - DWP do not advise HMRC of carer's allowance. The only option is to add an additional source of income to your personal tax account - and expect to have the same issue next year.

Elembee

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80027124#Comment_80027124

Thank you for your reply, can you confirm that once this year is corrected I just need to enter the carers allowance into additional source of income on my personal tax account on 5th April each year.

[Deleted User]

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80027622#Comment_80027622

Just check what your personal account shows for 2024/25 when it's available and amend then.