Careers allowance wage…. Help

Sillybilly93

Hi,
please be gentle I’ve had enough of this misery 😂

I claim careers allowance. I have recently started working part time of £137 a week. This job is in a school and term time only. 

So I am under the weekly bracket. But not their monthly bracket on a 5 week month.

I’ve recieved a letter today and now their saying I can only earn £602 a month but my wage is paid on the same date every month and on a 5 week month I am over the threshold. But the weekly is still only the weekly amount. I am in bits I’m trying to better myself, have some time away from the endless appointments ect when my son is at school yet I’m being punished for a 5 week month that’s is out of my control. 

Anyone have any idea will I be without careers because of this? 

Sillybilly93

I’ll also add I have to claim my hours at the end of every month but the wage per week will always be the same. 

Sillybilly93

Bump.. anyone 

Savvy_Sue

Have you asked if there's a way of having it noted how wages are calculated to show that you remain under the weekly limit?

Sillybilly93

Savvy_Sue said:

Have you asked if there's a way of having it noted how wages are calculated to show that you remain under the weekly limit?

I’m going to keep pushing it as I’m besides myself. Because it is all very confusing.

theoretica

The government page I found makes it look like they should be able to cope with this - maybe even looking at the average over the year.

https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

'If your earnings are sometimes more than £139 a week you might still be eligible for Carer’s Allowance. Your average earnings may be calculated to work out if you’re eligible.'

This page also looks like a way can be found round some monthly earnings looking a bit high at first glance:

https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/carers-allowance/carer-s-allowance-and-the-earnings-limit/

Sillybilly93

theoretica said:

The government page I found makes it look like they should be able to cope with this - maybe even looking at the average over the year.

https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

'If your earnings are sometimes more than £139 a week you might still be eligible for Carer’s Allowance. Your average earnings may be calculated to work out if you’re eligible.'

This page also looks like a way can be found round some monthly earnings looking a bit high at first glance:

https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/carers-allowance/carer-s-allowance-and-the-earnings-limit/

Thank you for sharing this. Honestly I’m hoping that because it is a weekly or the same, under the weekly threshold pay that I’ll get it. The people on the phone seemed very abrupt.

Sillybilly93

Savvy_Sue said:

Have you asked if there's a way of having it noted how wages are calculated to show that you remain under the weekly limit?

Well you’d think they’d be able to calculate it but apparently not.