Carers UC

wish
wish Online Community Member Posts: 38 Connected
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Hi does anyone know how this will effect me I have gone over threshold for my carers allowance this month by 52 pound I'm really gutted got paid for training ovs informed them straight away obs they said my carers will not be entitled to this month so I lose whole amount I get UC so I've put note on my journal stating I lost it also they said my stamp will not be paid do i lose my element on UC because this ovc UC take my carers allowance amount from my UC in future I've told my work please do not pay me for training 

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  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing
    edited November 2023
    Hi, can I just ask a few questions first if that's okay @wish? I know this is really frustrating and worrying, I hope you can get back on carer's allowance as soon as possible.

    Were you £52 over based on your average earnings or was it just the one week? They can sometimes average the earnings out, if this has not already been done so.

    Also, have you already tried speaking directly to a benefits advisor? Such as one at your local Citizen's Advice?

    Carers UK also have some advice on  the earnings limit and about the averaging out of pay. Was it made clear to the carer allowance team you spoke to that this was a single instance boost and not a permanent pay increase?

    For instance, they cover that a bonus can mean you do lose your carers allowance for a month, if you are paid monthly but you should then receive your carers allowance again.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    Although carers allowance can be averaged out it can still be annoying when claiming UC because carers allowance is just deducted in full anyway. 

    When carers allowance stops because you went over the limit for earnings UC will still deduct the whole amount. This is because carers allowance and UC do not communicate well. Getting this sorted with UC is always a complete nightmare. 

    You do not need to claim carers allowance when claiming UC and you can just claim carer element, which doesn’t have the earnings limit like carers allowance does. (Assuming you’re not claiming the LCWRA element for yourself) both elements can’t be paid to the same person. 

    It would be worth considering stopping the carers allowance and just continue with carers element.

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