Self-employed live-in roles

Live-in Carer Jobs in Poplar

Set your own rates and choose clients — typical pay from £145–£160 per day

  • Set your own rates, with no agency cut
  • Choose your clients and your hours
  • Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

PrimeCarers connects experienced self‑employed carers with families in Poplar and across Tower Hamlets looking for live‑in support. Live‑in roles mean you live with a client in their home, supporting daily routines and being on hand round the clock with agreed breaks — many carers travel from other parts of the country for placements in Poplar. Right now, 103 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.

What the work looks like: you’ll help with personal care, medication prompts, meal preparation, companionship and household safety, adapting to each person’s routine. Live‑in placements are flexible: you set your own working pattern within the family’s needs, and you can agree breaks and days off as part of the arrangement. Typical pay reflects the specialist nature of live‑in care and varies by placement; rates on PrimeCarers are set by carers themselves and typically fall in the range £145–£160 per day. Day rates for live‑in work usually sit around £145–£160 per day, while hourly care for other shifts is often within £18.80–£20 per hour.

Who this suits: if you have at least a year of professional care experience, a calm approach to supporting daily life, and you’re comfortable sharing a home respectfully, live‑in work could suit you. It’s a good step if you’re moving away from agency rota work and want more control over clients, hours and pay while keeping the practical support an agency would normally provide.

PrimeCarers support: carers on our platform are self‑employed and choose their own clients, hours and service area. We find clients, manage contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you’re working on a placement. That administrative support helps you concentrate on care rather than paperwork.

Requirements to join are straightforward: a minimum of one year’s professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK, and verifiable references. You remain self‑employed and set your own rates and terms when you accept a placement.

How to apply: creating a profile takes minutes. Upload your experience and references, complete verification, and profiles typically go live within days. You’ll then be able to browse and choose clients around Poplar, including in nearby areas such as Blackwall, Leamouth, Canary Wharf, Canning Town, Cubitt Town and Bromley-by-Bow.

If you want reliable, flexible live‑in work in Poplar with the back‑end support handled for you, PrimeCarers makes it straightforward to get started.

What carers earn around Poplar

Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical ranges are based on what carers in the area currently charge.

Hourly care

Based on 1288 carers in the area

£18.80–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 1104 carers in the area

£17–£19 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2139 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Poplar

You set your own rate on PrimeCarers, and the rate you advertise is what a client is charged for your time. Our commission comes out of that rate rather than being added to it. Put your week in and the figures below move with it.

A week

£956

7 days a week, before tax

A month

£4,141

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£156 a day x 7

£1,092

£4,732

PrimeCarers commission

12.5%, VAT included

- £136.50

- £591.50

You receive

£136.50 a day

£955.50

£4,140.50

Live-in placements are priced by the day and carry the lowest commission rate. The commission is taken out of the rate you advertise rather than added on top of it, and the VAT on it comes out of our share.

Tax is yours to sort out

Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed, so Income Tax and National Insurance come out of the take-home figure above. Nothing is deducted for you and this page does not work out what you owe. Tax and money as a self-employed carer walks through registering with HMRC and what to put aside.

Rates from what 2139 carers within 250km of Poplar on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 103 live-in placements within 250km of Poplar are open at the moment.

Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Poplar.

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Why carers choose PrimeCarers

You set your rates

Carers are self‑employed and set their own rates, with many live‑in roles in the range £145–£160 per day.

Flexible hours

Choose the clients, hours and service area that suit your life — accept only the placements you want.

Meaningful work

Live‑in care builds strong relationships and continuity of support for people in their own homes.

Practical support

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    It takes minutes to sign up and add your experience, DBS and references.

  2. 2

    Get verified

    PrimeCarers reviews documents — profiles commonly go live within days of verification.

  3. 3

    Choose placements

    Browse live‑in opportunities in Poplar and nearby areas, agree terms directly with families and start work.

Frequently asked questions

No. Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed. You set your own rates, choose clients and manage your working hours.

Yes — an Enhanced DBS is required. PrimeCarers can help arrange or verify your DBS if you need support.

We find clients, handle contracts, invoicing and payments, and include insurance while you are working on placements.

Applying takes minutes. Once your documents and references are verified, profiles typically go live within days and you can begin connecting with families in Poplar and the surrounding area.

Many carers travel from across the country for live‑in placements. You choose which service areas you’ll accept, including local placements around Poplar and Tower Hamlets.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

Join the carers already working with families around Poplar through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.