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carers allowance and working tax

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hooly
hooly

hello there,

need some advice,

i claim carers allowance and income support, my partner is thinking of claiming carers allowance for our other son who is on middle rate dla ,, would we be entitled to working tax credits,, i cant seem to find it anywhere on line ,

many thanks

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  • anthony97723
    anthony97723 hooly

    Posted

    Hi Hooly

    Short answer is No. Any top up's with regard to CA are dealt with via Income Support rather than Working Tax Credits.

    Mind you it is an interesting question you raise and in theory Carer's should be allowed to claim WTC. Mind you that would open a real can of worms as CA isn't even paid at the rate of the National Minimum Wage receiving £62 for 35 hour week instead of the correct £252 (7.20 x 35) which you would get for any other job.

  • hooly
    hooly

    Posted

    anyone know ,, 
    • denise15811
      denise15811 hooly

      Posted

      No you can't claim working tax credit and carers allowance. The previous post explains it to you.

  • hooly
    hooly

    Posted

    thank you, its disgusting tho ,, i dont understand why not ,, its a 24/7 job ,,

    but hey ho that our goverment for ya,,x

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