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does carers allowance affect tax credits?

jr1972

Hi all! Looking for a bit of advice on tax credits and carers allowance. My son recently got dla and disability tax credit awarded and have now been awarded carers allowance,i contacted tax credits to let them know and they are going to adjust it but how much do they take away in tax credits?is it still worth it? All new to this so any advice would be good,thank you xx

Parents

  • Carers allowance will effect the tax credits as it's a taxable income, but it won't effect it by much. Your tax credit award will most likely go up because you will have the disability element now.

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  • Carers allowance will effect the tax credits as it's a taxable income, but it won't effect it by much. Your tax credit award will most likely go up because you will have the disability element now.

Children
  • in reply to MindBoggles

    It only effects working Tax credits if you get estimated somewhere over 18,000. It does not have an effect on child tax credits. So if you are solely relying on benefits carers allowance won't effect CHILD tax credits, even though it's a taxable income child tax credits is not effected.