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Effect of permitted work on adult social care funding
My client is in the SG and receives direct payments for care. She is hoping to try doing some work. Does anyone know if income from permitted work will affect her LA care payments?
Thanks in advance
Rather surprisingly, but pleasingly, regulation 14 of The Care and Support (Charging and Assessment of Resources) Regulations 2014 states that:
Earnings to be disregarded
14.—(1) Earnings derived from employment as an employed earner or a self-employed earner are to be disregarded in the calculation of the adult’s income for the purposes of the financial assessment.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)earnings in relation to an employed earner has the same meaning—
(i)as in regulation 35 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006;
(ii)where the earner has attained the qualifying age for state pension credit, as in regulation 35 of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 (earnings of employed earners); and
(b)earnings in relation to a self-employed earner has the same meaning as in regulation 37 of the Income Support Regulations (earnings of self-employed earners)
This is confirmed in paragrapgh 8 of the statutory guidance as well 8) In all cases, irrespective of setting, employed and self-employed earnings are fully disregarded.
That is incredibly helpful Paul. Thank you.