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Hi, my name is lolb! Just informed Lcwra, and I receive carers allowance for my son

lolb

Hi can you help, clarify. Just informed Lcwra, and I receive carers allowance for my son, will I lose the weekly payment for caring for him. Thank you

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poppy123456

LCWRA is part of UC. Carers allowance is a separate benefit and deducted in full from any UC entitlement. If your UC includes the carers element, you will lose this because LCWRA and carers element can't both be paid at the same time to the same person.

If they owe you any money for the LCWRA element then you won't receive the full amount, you will receive the difference between both elements. (if you were claiming carers element for the whole time)

Are you claiming UC with a partner?

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @lolb

Welcome to the community!

I hope you are keeping well?

I just wanted to let you know, I popped your post over into our Universal Credit section of the forum, in case you had any other questions or queries

lolb

No, I’m single

poppy123456

Then your UC will only increase by the difference between carers element and LCWRA element.

lolb

Hi, I got notification of ucd81 today. Just wondering will it be included this month, I get paid 14th may.
Thank you in advance.

poppy123456

lolb said:

Hi, I got notification of ucd81 today. Just wondering will it be included this month, I get paid 14th may.
Thank you in advance.

When it’s paid from exactly will depend on what date you reported your health condition/sent your first fit note.

lolb

28th December 22. Thanks

poppy123456

Providing you sent a fit note the whole time without any gaps then your waiting period will be..
Jan to April.. LCWRA starts from assessment period 8th April to 7th May and your first payment will be 14th May. No LCWRA element is owed.

If this decision has only just been made there may not be enough of time to include the element in your next statement. Therefore they will owe you some money. Do also be aware that you will only receive the difference between the carers element and LCWRA element. Once the LCWRA element is added the carers element will be removed.

lolb

Thank you for the helpful information

poppy123456

You're welcome

poppy123456

letitgo said:

Due to the descriptors you have to meet to be entitled to LCWRA, how can you at the same time be able to be a carer for your disabled son?

Just because someone cares for another person this doesn’t mean they won’t be qualify for LCWRA.

The only thing is that the same person can’t receive both elements at the same time, as advised here in the thread. For this reason they would be entitled to the higher amount, which will be LCWRA.

I claim ESA for myself in the Support Group. I also claim PIP. I’m also a carer for my daughter who I live with. My caring duties do not contradict the reasons why I claim either of my benefits.