Back pay at work

Benefits, finances and funding
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I’m due to get some back pay next month due to work incorrectly paying me since April. I normally earn £300 a month, but this will go up to about £345 next month, of not a bit more. I’m thinking that is still under the threshold? My back pay will push it up to about £428, although I’m not sure, it’s very difficult to work out. I know that’s still under the threshold.

What happens though if its more? I can’t tell the CA before as I won’t know until I get paid. I’m really worried that it’ll stop and then I don’t know how to get it started again. I’m having the same worries with Housing Benefit as I think this may push it over the threshold as well.

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There’s no point in worrying until you actually know. If you do receive pay that takes you over the threshold, contact the Carers Allowance team: they’re generally pretty helpful and if you know the period the back pay covers (better still if you have a letter from your employer), then it shouldn’t be a problem. After all £100 over ten weeks - as an example - won’t affect your entitlement long term, whereas the same amount over two weeks is a different matter.

The Housing Benefit issue should be the same, more or less. You might have a short spell without, but they should just adjust the award for the period involved.