Hi, my name is kaylee230890! my friend claims carers for me due to needing extra support

kaylee230890
kaylee230890 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited August 2023 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi my friend claims carers for me due to needing extra support after a back operation and it affected her uc but will it affect mine aswell 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    There's no financial gain to claiming carers allowance at the same time as UC because it's just deducted in full. They need to make sure that their UC includes the carers element (assuming they are not claiming the LCWRA element for theirself because both element can't be paid to the same person) If they're not and it doesn't include this then they need to report a change of circumstances and report being your carer. Their UC will then include carers element (£185.86/month)

    Your UC will not be affected.
  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,848 Championing
    Hello @kaylee230890

    Welcome to the community! :) I see Poppy has answered your query. I'm sorry to hear you had an operation on your back. I hope you've been getting on ok since? It's great to hear you have support from your friend :) 

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