Salary sacrifice...income levels & Carers allowance

Rodders2409

Hello all,

I'm a full time carer for my better half who has a longterm terminal condition, similar to MND. I've been a carer for 5yrs and have an opportunity to work part-time for my previous business. 

The work would be sporadic but on average I could possibly earn £1500 per month. Made up of some weeks at zero income and others with more....some months might be zero too, dependent on carer responsibilities.

Initially I understood that carers allowance was not means tested but now know its not quite that.

Questions...

If I'm on a zero hrs contract and earn 1500 pm, then would I'd almost certainly lose my allowance?

Could I mitigate the impact by salary sacrifice a large element of the income, to bring me below the weekly threshold.

Is there a way of me mak8ng this work?

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Rodders2409 said:

Hello all,

I'm a full time carer for my better half who has a longterm terminal condition, similar to MND. I've been a carer for 5yrs and have an opportunity to work part-time for my previous business. 

The work would be sporadic but on average I could possibly earn £1500 per month. Made up of some weeks at zero income and others with more....some months might be zero too, dependent on carer responsibilities.

Initially I understood that carers allowance was not means tested but now know its not quite that.

Questions...

If I'm on a zero hrs contract and earn 1500 pm, then would I'd almost certainly lose my allowance?

Could I mitigate the impact by salary sacrifice a large element of the income, to bring me below the weekly threshold.

Is there a way of me mak8ng this work?

Are you forgetting NMW rules?

400ixl

You can't salary sacrifice below national minimum wage. So assume you have to take home NMW how does that effect your allowance.