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5 years 4 months ago #222113 by Lindseyf
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Hi
Can someone please advise about carers allowance.
I am getting it and have realised due to a small increase in my pay I will be about £50 over for the whole year - I can try to reduce this by increasing my pension but it takes ages for my work to action anything - does anyone know how the carers allowance unit check earnings and how often they do so? Many thanks Lindsey

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5 years 4 months ago #222126 by Gordon
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You need to contact the DWP immediately, it is the claimant's responsibility to notify them if their earnings change.

Earnings are looked at on weekly basis for CA, if your income is 1p over the limit then you lose entitlement to CA for that week so there is the potential for a significant, recoverable overpayment of the CA that you received, from the time that your pay increased.

Gordon

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5 years 3 months ago #222206 by Lindseyf
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Thanks
do you how they check your wages?
Thanks
Lindsey

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5 years 3 months ago #222221 by Gordon
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They will ask to see your payslips for at least the period in question.

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5 years 3 months ago #222242 by Lindseyf
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Thanks, I have just had the payslip so will ring them, however I haven't got my last couple as have had to send to bank for mortgage!

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