Self-employed live-in care
Live-in Care Assistant Jobs in Westminster
Choose clients, set your rates (£145–£160 per day) and work across Westminster and nearby areas
- Set your own rates, with no agency cut
- Choose your clients and your hours
- Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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 Westminster and the surrounding boroughs. Live-in care means you live in the client’s home, supporting daily routines around the clock with agreed breaks, and often travel from across the country to take on placements. Right now, 106 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.
Day to day your role can include personal care, meal support, medication prompts, companionship and helping with mobility and routines. Live-in shifts are about steadiness and relationship-based support: you’ll be part of someone’s daily life while having agreed rest periods and time off. Many of our live-in carers travel into Westminster from elsewhere, and placements are also available near Millbank, Pimlico, St Jamess, London, Belgravia and Charing Cross and across Greater London.
This work suits experienced carers who value control and continuity. If you’re used to agency systems but want to choose your clients, hours and area, live-in care through PrimeCarers gives that freedom while keeping admin simple. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical rates vary by client and needs: £145–£160 per day for care work, with common ranges for hourly care at £18.80–£20 per hour and live-in day rates at £145–£160 per day.
PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work. You remain self-employed: you set your rates, accept the clients you want and manage your availability. Applying takes minutes, and profiles typically go live within days of verification.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We verify documents and references quickly so you can start seeing suitable live-in matches without lengthy delays.
If you want regular, relationship-led work in Westminster — with the independence to set your terms and the support of a platform that handles the paperwork — PrimeCarers is built for you. Create your profile, choose the live-in placements that suit you, and keep the control over your work that you deserve.
What carers earn around Westminster
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 1300 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 1102 carers in the area
£17–£19.10 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2148 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Westminster
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
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 2148 carers within 250km of Westminster on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 106 live-in placements within 250km of Westminster are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Westminster.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed: choose how much you charge and which clients to accept.
Control your time
Pick hours, live-in placements and your service area across Westminster and Greater London.
Meaningful continuity
Build lasting relationships through live-in roles that focus on steady, person-centred care.
Admin handled
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing, payments and provides insurance while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up, upload documents and set your rates — it takes minutes.
- 2
Get verified & matched
We check references and DBS, then introduce you to families that suit your skills and availability.
- 3
Accept placements and work
Choose the live-in roles you want, agree terms and let PrimeCarers handle contracts and payment.
Frequently asked questions
No. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. You set your own rates, choose clients and manage availability while PrimeCarers supports matching, contracts and payments.
Live-in care means living at the client’s home for an agreed period, supporting personal care, daily routines and companionship. Care includes agreed breaks and time off; exact arrangements are made between you and the family.
You’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references.
PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments to keep paperwork simple. Insurance is included while you’re working on placements through the platform.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can be matched to Westminster live-in roles quickly.
Guides for carers
What the work pays, the checks and paperwork you need, and how to get started.
Ready to start earning on your own terms?
Join the carers already working with families around Westminster through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.