My new DH started a new job about 3 weeks ago. He left his old job, they took ages to send his P45 so I hadn't been able to update the tax credit team. I called them to say he was intending to start this new job and waiting for the P45 with his final salary on old job, they said they were happy to wait until I had both his P45 and the details of his new job so I could update it all.
Roll on 3 weeks. He now has his P45. His employer was not interested in this. My DH signed another form which declared he had no other job, Psomethingorother, and his boss said he keeps that in his office, doesn't send it anywhere. This raised some eyebrows with DH and I straight away, but what do we know!
DH works 15 hours a week, and earns exactly under the threshold for tax and national insurance. His boss is clear that he does not deviate from those hours by going over, so that it does not confuse the tax/national insurance issue.
DH is paid in cash. With no payslip. He has no staff number, and no formal details from his employer regarding his employer name/business address etc for us to pass on to the tax credit people. DH has said to just tell them this guy's name and the address from where he works, as that is is sole business as far as he knows. That has raised more eyebrows. I am going to let them know this week about his new job, old job income etc, but something isn't right there either. Surely he needs to have a payslip? He literally is given a bundle of cash, a week in hand.
In addition to this, part of the reason DH had to change jobs is due to my disability, which is not hugely manageable in his old job. As he has taken a huge paycut we had considered applying for carers allowance in the short term to tide over that difference in pay, until my health improves enough for him to work more hours again, or find a job that he can work around caring for me. He is earning just under the weekly amount that means he can claim this (I get higher DLA at the moment).
But, he needs to prove his income! And he can't!
I know the first thing he needs to do is ask his boss for a payslip! you would think that is easy, but he won't ask. He gets cross when I ask and I suspect it's because he knows something is not right, and if he asks and rocks the boat he will be out of a job. In an ideal world he would simply not work there, but this is not an ideal world and he needs to work, and enjoys the job too. I am not sure how to kick DHs butt to get some documentation, as without it we cannot apply for carers allowance.
The job was properly advertised through the job centre job site, can't remember the name of it, but that must mean he is properly legitimate right?