Advice please 🙏

heroandleander

First off I'm new to this site and a little unsure how it works so apologies in advance.

I recently migrated to uc from esa and recently my 18yr old went into full time education at university. She cares for me , cooks , drives me to appointments etc. Well anyway , someone happened to ask if she gets the carers payment , I didn't know what it was but have since had a look online and well tbh I still have no idea ! Would her claiming this reduce my uc ?

Thanks in advance guys x

poppy123456

As a full time student she will not be able to claim carers allowance for looking after you. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

Someone else can claim it for looking after you providing you claim a qualifying disability benefit such as PIP daily living or DLA mid/rate care. If the qualifying criteria applies to them. Or they can claim carer element of UC.

heroandleander

See I found this online

heroandleander

I get adp

heroandleander

Would that mean she would be eligible to claim it ? X

poppy123456

You didn’t mention you live in Scotland. It’s important to give all the information because otherwise incorrect advice could be given.
more information here.

https://www.mygov.scot/carer-support-payment/who-can-apply

Many students work so if she does then there’s a maximum earnings limit of £151/week.

heroandleander

Sorry , I've never used a site like this before. Thank you for your reply x