Unemployment on the increase!
At the time of writing, it had just been announced that unemployment has risen, for the first time since the end of the pandemic, by 2%. Since then, there are now an additional 50,000 vacancies, more than 4.3% than before Covid.
This is a worrying trend for domiciliary care, and the economy as a whole, especially for those who are in desperate need of your help and for those who are battling with the cost of living. The average employed domiciliary care worker’s salary is only £11.50 per hour. This is what you can earn as a self-employed carer!
Live-in CarersWeek on, week off @ £780 per week |
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| Receipts per month | £1,690 |
| Income for the year | £20,280 |
| Less personal tax allowance | £12,570 |
| Net income before expenses | £7,710 |
| Allowable Expenses | £5,000 |
| Taxable profit | £2,710 |
| Annual Tax = £542 /NIC = £492 | |
Daily Carers25 hours per week* @ £16p/h |
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| Receipts per month | £1,733 |
| Income for the year | £20,800 |
| Less personal tax allowance | £12,570 |
| Net income before expenses | £8,230 |
| Allowable Expenses | £5,000 |
| Taxable profit | £3,230 |
| Annual Tax £646 / NIC = £542 | |
*Based on working weekdays only
Our current carer rates of pay are:
Daily Care: £16 per hour weekdays; £18 per hour weekends
Live-in Care: £780 to £980 per week
Waking Night Care: from £120-£160 per 12 hours
Weekend Care: £120 per 24 hours
You will also receive 45p per mile travel allowance.
Please note, this is exactly what you receive in payment: we do not take a commission.
Remember what our most recently recruited carer said last month…
“Being an employed carer did not live up to my expectations. There was never enough time to provide the person-centered care as I wished for my clients. The Carers were very overworked, meaning there was no work/life balance. I now choose my hours and the agency arranges a choice of regular clients to fit around my personal life. I am developing close relationships with them and their families which gives them reassurance that their loved ones are getting the best possible care. As a self-employed carer, the hourly rates with Bunbury are much higher and there are many tax benefits, meaning I keep most of the money I earn. I would recommend it to any carer who feels overwhelmed in their current employment to contact them. I now have time for me and my family, I can do the job I am passionate about, and I am much happier. It’s the best decision I ever made.”
A Happy Carer
I could not have put it better myself!
Come and join us and make a difference to other people’s lives, as well as your own!