Hi all
I need some advice regarding Carers Allowance and working.
I've just had to return back to work due to dwindling funds and a falling down house and have a temporary, part-time position working as a 1:1 in a local primary school.
My salary is £532 a month which is obviously and annoyingly just £20 over the allowed earnings limit. My benefits have been suspended and i'm now getting the required documents together.
My son gets home from school before I finish my shift and 1 day a week I pay for either my sister or my nephew to be here and collect him from his taxi and wait with him until i get home. This is not a set day as it's based on my whatever day my husband is in a meeting and i just basically chuck them £20 for their petrol and time.
I know we are allowed to use childcare as a deduction but my question is, does it matter that it's so ad-hoc? I've been sent a form that asks for the deduction information but it seems quite formal, obviously i dont issue them with a payslip or anything.
I am so worried that I will lose my allowance when im such a small amount over the threshold and once i've taken the childcare into account, i'm actually under it anyway.
Thanks so much for any advice you may have
Stacy x
I need some advice regarding Carers Allowance and working.
I've just had to return back to work due to dwindling funds and a falling down house and have a temporary, part-time position working as a 1:1 in a local primary school.
My salary is £532 a month which is obviously and annoyingly just £20 over the allowed earnings limit. My benefits have been suspended and i'm now getting the required documents together.
My son gets home from school before I finish my shift and 1 day a week I pay for either my sister or my nephew to be here and collect him from his taxi and wait with him until i get home. This is not a set day as it's based on my whatever day my husband is in a meeting and i just basically chuck them £20 for their petrol and time.
I know we are allowed to use childcare as a deduction but my question is, does it matter that it's so ad-hoc? I've been sent a form that asks for the deduction information but it seems quite formal, obviously i dont issue them with a payslip or anything.
I am so worried that I will lose my allowance when im such a small amount over the threshold and once i've taken the childcare into account, i'm actually under it anyway.
Thanks so much for any advice you may have
Stacy x