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Carers allowance when working
- By Kairen
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Tue 19 Feb 2008 15:02
I am thinking of looking for a "small" job to earn a bit more money. If you do happen to earn more than the allowance (£95?) is all your carers allowance taken off you or a part of it? Also what happens if its term time only?
Also my daughter used to get higher rate disability allowance as we had to get up to her 4-5 times a night for severe eczema - we bought her a special eczema suit (looked like a space suit but was great) and she only got up 1-2 time a night then. I told the dla office about us only getting up twice a night - and they then put our allowance down to middle rate. Thinking about this should this have happened as the higher rate money was paying for the special suit which was making her sleep better at £60 a suit - which meant we got less money! If you know what I mean.
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- By nat38
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Tue 19 Feb 2008 20:44oh dear you should not of told them as you say its the suit but if the suit is not on her condition is the same always tell them the worst possible day you have had tell them that your daughter will not wear it all the time and is getting back up you can earn more than £95 as they take into account anything paid out such as tax national insurance pension ect..... but once this is taken into account and its still over yes they take it all away i used to get it but decided to get a part time job wen my daughter was in school they then stoped it even though my care hours was the same as when she is at school im not there anyway its mad
hope you sort out your dla do get ti touch with them and tell them she wont wear it all the time
- By nat38
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Tue 19 Feb 2008 20:48sorry forgot to mention if if you work term time only your sallery is worked out over per annum so you still get paid so no you dont get it if its still over £95 i know this as i work as a teaching assistant in a special school
- By im_in_chains
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Wed 12 Mar 2008 22:46I agree with nat38, if you earn over that limit, even on a pro rata like a TA gets, they'll take the whole lot of carers allowance off you, not a percentage.
It's crazy, you might be earning £2 over the allowed earnings and all your carers allowance vanishes!
If you don't earn enough to pay tax and national insurance, it's mightily important for you to keep that carers allowance for the Class 1 NI contribution!
Look into either a company pension or a private one. You're allowed to take into account half your pension. If that still doesn't take you below the allowed earnings, get some AVCs.
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By natalie
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Thu 13 Mar 2008 13:18you can earn more but o nce essentials such as tax pension ect are taken out it cant be over then
- By Cyd
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Thu 13 Mar 2008 19:19That is so unfair, it should just the amount over the limit that should be taken back. It just makes it not worthwhile woprking!
- By loopy
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Fri 14 Mar 2008 09:09its really annoying and i think that they should only take a percentage off you. Better still, they should not take it off you at all!! I WANT to work and i am actively trying to improve my chances. But i have to work a set amount of hours because i have to be here to get my duaghter off the school bus. I cannot work a normal 9 to 5 job cos i dont have anyone to help me and hubby does not come home from work until 6.00pm. So i probably wont be any better off. But that does not mean i wont work because i think that doing a job that you really like and enjoy gives you lots of confidence, self esteem etc etc
Lisa
- By loopy
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Re: Carers allowance when working
Fri 14 Mar 2008 09:10Just heard on the radio, that us tax payers pay for MP's to furnish their houses!! how unfair is that?!! They earn squillions and we earn peanuts yet we are expected to fund their lifestyle!!