Carers allowance

dpd76
dpd76 Community member Posts: 18 Listener
in Benefits and income

Hi does anyone know how long carers allowance is takeing at the mn 2024 .im been waiting 6 wks , i phoned to see any updates but told me waiting for a decission ?

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing

    Up to about 12 weeks, sometimes longer. Are you claiming any other benefits, if so which one's please?

  • dpd76
    dpd76 Community member Posts: 18 Listener

    uc

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing

    Thank you. Then there will be no financial gain to claiming it because it's deducted in full from any UC entitlement. The only advantage is for CA you receive class 1 NI credits but for UC it's class 3.

    You need to make sure your UC includes the carers element, unless you're also claiming the LCWRA element because the same person can't receive both elements at the same time.

  • dpd76
    dpd76 Community member Posts: 18 Listener

    hi im claiming uc carers element as my wife gets lcwra can we get both elements?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing

    Your wife will not be able to claim carers element because she's claiming the LCWRA. Yes, one of you can claim carers element and the other claim LCWRA element, which is what you're already doing. There will be no financial gain to claim carers allowance.

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