carer

ahora98

Hey, there. i recently get pip awarded with enhance rate on daily living and mobility. my sister want apply to be my carer. she is on universial credit. which kind of crare she can apply: carer allowenc or carer element?? and what different between this two carer? is she can apply for both of them? do you every one know about how much they pay for carer?.. appreciate if you answer this questions,, thanks again. 

poppy123456

As she's claiming UC then providing she cares for you for at least 35 hours per week then she can claim carers element of UC providing she's not receiving the LCWRA element for herself.

You don't need to claim carers allowance to be entitled to carers element. If she does claim carers allowance as well then this will just be deducted in full from her UC entitlement, so there's no financial gain. The only difference is with UC you receive class 3 NI credits but for carers allowance you receive class 1.

Providing she doesn't receive the LCWRA element for herself then she needs to "report a change of circumstances" Tell them she's caring for you and then the carers element will be included in her UC from the assessment period in which the changes were reported. It's £168.81/month for carers element.

ahora98

and she should strat the date for carer that  i recieved pip or can put date before my pip awarded?? thanks

poppy123456

If she reported being your carer at the time you started your PIP claim and she was claiming UC at the time then they may backdate it to that date. If she doesn't ask then it won't be backdated. It will be down to a decision maker to make the final decision.

calcotti

She can’t get carer element for a date before you were awarded PIP. However UC may not pay anything prior to when she tells them if she has never previously told them she cares for you.

to confirm - she doesn’t get LCWRA?

Am I correct that you get UC yourself?

ahora98

yes im on uc and she dosnt get lcwra 

ahora98

as well i get lcwra on uc 

ahora98

she 5month ago told to uc she is my carer due to my Lcwra but uc refused her cos they said your brother must get pip for apply carer

ahora98

at 7of november2022 i apply for pip, and she reported to be my carer on December 2022 due to my LCWRA
but they told her for carer your brother must get pip,,, is they backdate carer payment to her? thanks

kebabs2u3

A question myself on this subject if you get full pip and LCWRA, and have a carer do you actually lose any of your own payments to subsidise the carers payment by uc ? 

ahora98

it is my question as well 

calcotti

ahora98 said:

she 5month ago told to uc she is my carer due to my Lcwra but uc refused her cos they said your brother must get pip for apply carer

OK, should ask for the carer element to be added from the date your PIP award starts from.

kebabs2u3 said:

A question myself on this subject if you get full pip and LCWRA, and have a carer do you actually lose any of your own payments to subsidise the carers payment by uc ? 

No.

ahora98

you mean she should ask for 7of November 2022 that i apply for pip? 

calcotti

ahora98 said:

you mean she should ask for 7of November 2022 that i apply for pip? 

If that’s the date your PIP award starts from, yes.

(You’ve had a very quick PIP decision.)

kebabs2u3

Thank you calcotti 👍