Hello.
I am a carer for my 16 year old daughter. I have been since she was born. I started work in june of this year and I phoned the tax credits and the carers allowance people straight away. The tax credits was sorted immediatly. The carers allowance was still being paid without my knowledge until last month. I suspected a few times that it may have not been cancelled and filled out 2 forms online and called them once again.
I now have a letter of compliance which scares me a little. I currently earn around 170 a week. I pay a private pension, NI, plus expences of petrol to work. Plus i also pay for her to be looked after for an hour so i can make it to work.
I know maybe i should have checked more. But, I honestly thought the first two phonecalls, especially as the Tax credits stopped. I am a nightmare for checking bank statements. I just look at the cashpoint to see what money I have.
Hope someone can help a little. Thank you
Hi Claire … welcome to the canteen.
Given the nature of your situation , strongly recommend having a chat with the CUK Advice Team … best by email … contact details through the following link :
https://www.carersuk.org/forum/support-and-advice/carer-disability-benefits/how-to-contact-the-carers-uk-adviceline-24147
By crunching some munbers through an online benefits calculator will also give you a correct level of current benfits payable prior to the exchange with the CUk Advice team :
https://www.entitledto.co.uk/
I will assume that some marshalling took place to stay within the £ 120 per week and still be able to claim Carers Allowance … private pension contributions / expenses ( As per guidelines ) mentioned ?
If one of many caught up in the recent DWP purge , the MAIN thread will be of a little assistace :
https://www.carersuk.org/forum/support-and-advice/carer-disability-benefits/dwp-on-the-warpath-carers-in-the-frame-sweep-nets-11-000-caught-up-please-report-on-this-thread-34576
Under Universal Credit … I presume not … that nightmare yet to decend on your manor ?
https://ucpostcode.entitledto.co.uk/ucdate
Let us know how matters progress … it may well assist others in the future.