Carers element & Minimum income floor

londonlife
londonlife Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

Hi four queries :) 

1) Does carers element being awarded to one partner on a joint claim make any difference to the minimum income floor for that partners self-employed job? 

2) Can a couple in a joint claim get carers element & lcwra in the same claim, if the carers element is for care given to the other partner on the claim? 

3) What are the best ways to request a new work coach due to persistent conflict & errors by a work coach? 

4) What is the most effective complaints procedure? Writing on the journal doesnt seem to get sensible replies 50% of the time or is just ignored. 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    1/ No, not if the partner that's self employed hasn't been found to have either LCW or LCWRA. 

    2/ Yes it's possible. Providing the person that's found to have LCWRA also claims a qualifying disability benefit such as PIP/ADP daily living or DLA mid/high rate care. The same person can't receive both carers element and LCWRA. 
     
    3/ You can either send a journal message or speak to the manager and your local job centre. Whether they agree with depend on the reasons why you want to change.

    4/ You can do that here. https://makeacomplaint.dwp.gov.uk/

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