Carers allowance & travelling

Denny83

Hello everyone.

I am currently getting carers allowance for looking after someone and he is in the process of getting direct payments and i will be his PA.
With getting direct payments i think i will be over the limit allowed.

I have checked online and it says i can include expenses.

• travel costs between different workplaces that are not paid for by your employer, for example fuel or train fares

Will i be able claim the millage travelling from my house to his house? The trip will only be made for taking caring of him.

Albus_Scope

Hi there @Denny83 and welcome to the community. 😁

I've had a quick look online and found this which hopefully may help? If the trip is for work, then you should be able to claim toward petrol costs.

Denny83

Thank you for that i found that online also but just wanted to double check and not dig myself into a big hole haha.

Also what other expenses are we able to claim? For example if i were to buy specialist clothing which costs £30 would they deduct the £30 over a year or how does that part work?

Albus_Scope

Haha, no problem at all @Denny83 it's a bit of a minefield isn't it?

According to the Gov.co.uk website, expenses can include:

• 50% of your pension contributions
  - Equipment you need to do your job, for example specialist clothing. 😁
  - Travel costs between different workplaces that are not paid for by your employer, for example fuel or train fares
  - Business costs if you’re self-employed, for example a computer you only use for work
  - If you pay a carer to look after the disabled person or your children while you work, you can treat care costs that are less than or equal to 50% of your earnings as an expense. The carer must not be your spouse, partner, parent, child or sibling.

Denny83

But for example if i were to buy specialist clothing for £30 would they do 30 divided by 52? 52 weeks in a year?

Albus_Scope

Now that part I'm not sure of I'm afraid.