CA stopped

Your earnings are any income from employment and self-employment after tax, national insurance and expenses.

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.

Or maybe reducing the hours worked by 1 per week would also help.

May i ask if you're claiming any other benefits, possibly Universal credit?