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Hi

Hope someone can shed some light...

My annual review is coming up and I need to pay across the bonus payments I have received, which is fine, however, the company I work for relocated in September so in my October wages I have been paid ( and will be paid for the next 5 months )expenses for the difference between what I was paying to get to work and the extra I am paying now.

Even though this shows as expenses on my wages I am still being asked for 50% of it by the IP firm......is this correct as this would mean I would be out of pocket surely.

I'm not an expert, but if these expenses are purely to reimburse costs that you have incurred then it would seem entirely wrong that you should be having to pay accross any portion of them into your IVA.
I frequently incur expenses of £1000 within a month, and struggle enough to find the money to initially pay for them, - if my IP tried to take any of the reimbursement away from me, then there would be no way I could continue to afford to do my job!
Luckily I work for the government, and my expenses are not included on my payslip or P60, so I've never even thought to mention them to my IP!

Hi wuffy!

If your travel expenses have increased and your employer is willing to pay the difference, then I'm sure your IP will be able to take this into account when conducting income reviews. Have you mentioned the increased travel to your IP?

Hi Liam

Yes, I did explain all this to the person working on the IP's behalf when we initially moved, I also included it in my email when I sent my P60 and wage slips and yet, for some reason, I am being asked for 50% of money I have used for travel which is not extra income.

Thank you both for your reply too, much appreciated

I asked this question the other day in relation to work mileage as my hub is being asked to go out on site more, which means more mileage which they will pay back. Its a straight in and out so not something thats even being looked at. After all we put money in the car to pay for fuel, then the company pay us back.

If it is recompense for money you have paid out then there won't be a problem.

You should not be paying over any additional monies as a result of your relocation allowance, so long as you can demonstrate you have additional expenditure equal to the monies you are receiving.

Hi Wuffy,

I would write back explaining that the additional income is paid to directly offset additional travel expenditure, and request a written explanation if this is unacceptable.

Please let us know how you get on.

And there was me thinking this should be so straight forward [:)]

The person I have to deal with is still insisting on the 50/50 so I have now supplied absolutely everything I can and now await their reply

Thank you all for your input once again and I would like to make absolutely 100% clear I have no issues with the IP, the IP company nor my initial contact at the firm....unfortunately it is only an issue with the person looking after my "case"

Then I suggest that you arrange to have a chat with the IP directly, who ought to be able to set the record straight for you.

Hi Melanie
my 'other' contact there who enjoys listening to Barry Manilow has hopefully managed to speak to the right people and i hope to find out today that my issues, including having someone else look after my case, have been resolved

Glad you are sorted wuffy.

Hey, just wanted to say finally got the expenses issue resolved this morning and after supplying as much information as I possibly could, I have now been advised I do not need to pay the 50% across

Just want to say a very big thanks to The Peeps that helped me out [:D]

Excellent news!