Definition of earning for Carers Allowance

Bowey123

Is there a definition of earnings for CA?  Is it the same as for UC where dividends and salary from the company are earnings?

NedS

Are you self employed? Are these dividends taken from your own company?

Bowey123

The dividends would be from a personal company.  So not self employed.  An employee of the company and shareholder. I know that UC regs say earnings are salary plus divis from the company 

p00hsticks

Bowey123 said:

The dividends would be from a personal company.  So not self employed.  An employee of the company and shareholder. I know that UC regs say earnings are salary plus divis from the company 

Are you a director of  the company ?

Bowey123

Director and shareholder

kaMelo

If I remember correctly dividend payments are classed as income from capital, not earned income. As such any dividend payments are not counted when determining eligibility for carers allowance.

Grumpy_chap

If I read the thread correctly, the OP is Sole Shareholder and Director for their own Ltd Co.

In the case of UC, that would be treated as self-employment and the assessment of earnings would "pierce through the veil" of the Ltd Co. to determine underlying income per assessment period (after permitted expenses are deducted).

I do not know whether the assessment of earnings for Carers Allowance is on the similar basis.