Carers allowance

lees

Any idea how long it takes once you apply for carers allowance, applied 9 weeks ago, got confirmation straight away to say they recieved it and normally hear in 6 weeks but nothing, thankyou

poppy123456

You should allow up to 12 weeks sometimes longer.

lees

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lees

So recieved this today , anyon e explain it abit more, applied 13th sept and for it to be bk dated from 13th june as advised from age concern ,ty

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936887#Comment_936887

You have been awarded Carers Allowance and it will be paid from the beginning of December.

Currently they can't work out any backdated amounts, because they need extra information from other benefits in order to calculate that. There is nothing more you need to do at this point.

lees

Just wondered what they need to calculate as age concern said id get bk date from 13th june, hubby gets esa part cont based and part income based, 336.90 every 2 wks, i only work 10 hrs a wk min wage nothing else apart feom his pip which i dont think counts

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936902#Comment_936902

Carers Allowance gets deducted from ESA in full as it counts as income.

Then you get a Carers Premium in addition to ESA instead.

So the total backpay figure will actually be for the Carers Premium amount, rather than the Carers Allowance amount.

You are correct that PIP is not affected by this.

lees

Dont get it sorry or what that amount would be so will just have to wait n see , so confusing all of this and stressfull, thanks for explaining

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/936902#Comment_936902

That ESA amount doesn't sound correct to me, if your husband is the main claimant of the ESA. With you working 10 hours per week there's only a £20/week disregard for his ESA and after that his Income Related ESA would reduce £1 for £1 so there shouldn't be any entitlement to Income Related ESA.

If you're working 10 hours per week at National Minimum Wage (NMW) then that would be £114.40/week. With only £20/week disregard for your earnings that would be a £94.40/week deduction for Income Related ESA, which would reduce it to zero. If there's entitlement to contributions based then your husband would receive £138.20/week (£276.40/fortnight)

Are ESA aware that you're working?

lees

Yes theyve known since 2018, i rang them last mnth aswell as you told me that last time, i told her i work 10 hrs min wage is that right she said its all right 🤷

lees

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lees

Thats letter i just got few days ago

poppy123456

Thank you for that. I have no idea what that extra £30.25/week is related to. The most important thing is they are aware that you're working. Apologies also, I didn't realise I had asked this in a previous thread as I didn't make the connection.

lees

Yeah definately know im working always did from me starting, when you mentioned that last time it took me so long to get through but when i did i said to her that award is right yeah and im down for 10 hrs a wk min wage she said all correct so who knows im baffled as dont understand any of it, what i really wanted to know was that carers letter will they bk date it as if they were gonna take off esa then be no point claiming, sons left f time eduction so lost over 420 a mnth yet charging me 89 a mnth rent and 70 c tax that i never paid before, just seems bizzare, so much worse off

poppy123456

Carers allowance is deducted in full from Income Related ESA and they add the carers premium. Carers allowance will then pay you as a separate payment.

May I ask what the deduction is for your housing benefit? If it's a non dependant deduction then because your partner is claiming daily living PIP there shouldn't be any non dependant deductions.

As an additional thought, have you used a benefits calculator to check entitlement to Universal Credit? You could be better off by claiming this because you'll have the work allowance of £404/month. That means that you can receive that amount of earnings each month before you see any deductions. For every £1 of earnings over that amount your UC would reduce by 55p.

As a carers you will have no work commitments. Your partner will also be entitled to the LCWRA element from the start of their claim due to being in the Support Group.

lees

No dep deductions, rent is 112.52 a wk 450.08 mnth hous ben pay 360.76 leaving me 89.32 a mnth to pay, havent told housing ben yet about carers as just got that letter today and dont know amount yet, was told not to apply for universal cred until i get the letter to move as i would maybe loose out

poppy123456

Then it's likely due to your earnings. Who gave you that advice about UC? did you have a full benefits check done? Not everyone is worse off by claiming UC.

lees

Age concern said id prob be better off but wait for letter to move over, guy did benefits check but its not what were getting he was pretty clueless to be honest and not there long so who knows, i tried many times but no clue what figures to put in, asks do you get esa income based and contrib based well letter says bit of both, stressing me out so much , hubbys not been good either bk n forward to hospital just want it sorted

poppy123456

Hmm probably be better off and then advised to wait for a migration letter. That's terrible advice and I'm sorry you were given such awful advice.

I would happily do a benefits check for you, if you would like me to do that?

Are you living in social/council housing or privately renting? If social/council housing do you have any spare bedrooms?

lees

Thankyou so.much youve been more help than them in 2 mnth, its 3 bed house me hubby son ( 19 recently left f time education started job) daughter 24 with 5 mnth old grandson shes on maternity getting mat pay topped up with univ cred, housing ass 112.52 wkly rent c tax band A