MY annual salary is around £20,000 a year now gross. Since april end the end of this month i will have earned £10.000 gross, september end would be £12,000 ,october just under £14,000 ans so on. My p60 for last april states that i earned just under 16,000, Mainly because i did not start this job until end of may 2011. I have taken on since july, 2 extra shifts a month so it would take me well over the required threshold by the year end mark. my employer will confirm those earnings. Actually it works out a lot more than £20,000 a year cos i have to cover holidays etc.

when would you suggest i make my application, or should i wait until i break the £18600 barrier. would be around jan/feb.