Not declaring an employment benefit claim

[John_Abraham]

I've received a letter informing me I need to attend an IUC for having committed a criminal offence in relation to a benefit claim (Carer's allowance) by not declaring employment.

 

Does this mean, according to them I have another job which I had not declared or would it be something else?

 

I thought it could be current employment because I'm supposed to be able to earn up to £100 a week after certain expenses. When signed up for the carer's allowance, my weekly income was about £80, since then the hourly wage has increased and I now earn about £108 a week. But because of the '£100 after certain expenses' part I didn't think it was that. I've not had any other employment as far I can remember :-?

[kk3852]

I think its £95 a week now. What are your certain expenses ?

 

You will be given at form at the IUC to declare your allowable expenses to see if this brings your earnings down to an acceptable limit.

You should have declared your full earnings to Carers Allowance and they would have sent you this form through the post and as you haven't it has resulted in you having to attend an IUC

 

It looks as if they think that you have been earning over the limit without declaring it. They cannot make a decision on your 'certain expenses' without knowing what they are.

[John_Abraham]

Its something that slipped my mind. Its not like I'm reaping huge benefits with my £8 extra a month.

According to them, what would be an 'allowable expense'?

[ErikaPNP]

It went up from £95 per week to £100 per week in April of this year.

 

Expenses can include the following:

 

• NI contributions
  
• income tax
  
• half of any money paid towards personal or occupational pension schemes
  
• things you have to pay because they are a necessary part of the job
  

After these are taken off, you are allowed up to half the rest of the money you earn to help meet the cost of paying someone else (but not a close relative) to look after a child, or to look after the disabled person that you get CA for, while you are at work.

 

It's likely as kk3852 said.

[Penny For Them]

Hi John

 

You might find the following link helpful too!

 

http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/moneyandlegal/carersbenefits/Pages/CarersAllowance.aspx

[John_Abraham]

Thank you guys for the helpful information.