Help with a claim entitlement

miket368
miket368 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
So basically I am signed off work with lcwra also get daily living pip and UC so my wife is my carer and gets carers allowance however she also has a condition that qualifies for pip and struggles day in day out my question is would she be able to claim pip but still be my carer with anything we get now being affected?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Lots of people claim carers allowance and carers element as well as PIP their self. However if the caring duties contradict the reasons why they are claiming PIP it may go against them. 
  • miket368
    miket368 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    Lots of people claim carers allowance and carers element as well as PIP their self. However if the caring duties contradict the reasons why they are claiming PIP it may go against them. 
    Thanks poppy for your fast response