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Checking something out here

Someone told me on another thread about income tax, so I've checked it online. People earning 150000 or more pay 45p for each pound. So why if people claiming UC work they pay 63p in each pound? Meaning if I went out next week and earned 50 , I would only get 18.50 profit. Have I got this right?
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Ok someone put something on another thread so maybe I've just muddled this, but 63p seems like an awful lot. I used to get WTC which varied a bit, but always around 50 a week. Is WTC now scrapped? Still, if I earned 50 next week (I am not working) would I only see 18.50 profit?
Ok I am just not understanding this at the moment. Possibly.
@janer1967
Ok, sorry, I never earned enough while self employed to pay tax and didnt find out about WTC immediately.
Somehow the 63p thing still seems horribly unfair, but I maybe just need to get my head round it.
I've always been on a low income and a variable income those 14 years and dont expect things to change from that.
The 63p just seems way over the top to deduct.
Thanks Poppy & Jane
Yes I think the system is confusing. Although I wouldn't say it was all totally clear now, at least I have somewhere to go when these sort of problems crop up. Cant say I like UC and the new system though and suspect I am not alone.
Yes, rather a large portion though. I still dont really get it, but unfortunately I'm 'on the system' now and have to live by the rules, even if they do seem unfair.
Anyway, I'm not earning, just looking at all my options as tired of waiting for something to happen, and need money.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for all your help both of you.
How long roughly does the decision take after the WCA? I'm sure I'll get LCW because of the ASD. So then I would get the work allowance to do some casual stuff.
No it wouldn't contradict as garden work, maybe pet care again later.
So if they look at my lifelong work record they will see I've spent most of my time unemployed, unable to hold down a job.
If I can work with minimal people contact, like my pet care and gardening, it may not pay much but I can work like that.
But its limited Capability to take just any job. I dont see how they can fail to give me LCW. Whatever the waiting time.
The 63p taper sounds high but it’s actually more generous than it was on housing benefit, but it’s made more obvious as to how it’s calculated on UC.
Working tax credit was a very generous benefit, and it was argued it was too generous for self-employed people which is partly why UC is so harsh to self-employed people.
The best thing you can do is as Poppy says, have your WCA and go from there.