Hi there… I’m seeking some advice please… I informed carers allowance (online form) in July that I had entered self employment. All good as I was only working 6 hours so would be under the earnings threshold… Fast forward to September and my hours increased to 16 hours per week which would take me over the earnings threshold. I called them this time to inform them of my change of circumstances and they said they would be sending out a form for me to complete regarding my self employment… I’ve heard nothing since, but they have continued to pay Carers Allowance for Sept and Oct, I was over the earnings limit for October so I don’t understand why they’ve paid me carers allowance?? It also has a direct effect on Universal Credit as they have deducted the carers allowance amount from my UC. So it appears I will end up with an overpayment of Carers Allowance for Oct, and a deduction that should not have been made from my UC…
I will be calling Carers Allowance again on Monday, but I’ve been hearing rumours that they have a back log for claims and change of circumstance etc. I have put the money aside so I can pay them back.
It’s such a headache and my finances are in such a mess at the moment. I was in the position where I had to return to work from a financial point of view, I had no other choice, but I didn’t expect it to be like this.
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