Carers Allowance

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pilates · 18/08/2010 18:04

Does anyone know how much you can earn before your carer's allowance is affected?

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MissTired · 20/08/2010 20:14

about £100 i think

Dingle · 27/04/2011 15:56

I am bumping this thread to get a bit of insight please.

Is there anyone on CA who is self employed please? How exactly can/does this work if you are only allowed to earn £100 p/week. Surely earnings would be likely to be rather inconsistent on a weekly basis.

NorthernSky · 27/04/2011 16:45

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Dingle · 27/04/2011 17:19

I am looking at "other options" as I work in education ATM I only work approx 39 weeks a year so rather than being able to earn £5200 my max is around £3900. It's a shame is doesn't all tally up at the end of the financial year so I could earn a bit more in the weeks i actually work...hey ho!

Thank you.

busymum34 · 24/06/2011 16:49

I have just called up about this myself as I have just registered self employed. I was told if I earn differently every week, I have to add up total for the year and divide by 52 and has to be under £100 a week.

hk78 · 10/08/2011 16:10

hello, came into this section because i was going to post a very similar thread myself...

anyway, a further question:

if i can claim carer's allowance but earn JUST over the £100 limit, how is it calculated:
is it £100 gross or net?

Can I 'reduce' it to just under the £100 by using childcare vouchers or increased pension contributions?

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