Hello I need some advice about universal credit my partner has health issues and I am currently...

user31

I need some advice about universal credit my partner has health issues and I am currently caring for him we also have a son who turns 3 in May and going by the rules you have to start looking for work when they reach this age I am aware that universal credit provides child care for up to a certain amount of hours but I would have no one to take care of my partner and no one to take my son to and from nursery as my inlaws are also disabled and are unable to look after him I am unsure what to do any advice would be much appreciated thanks very much

Kimmy87

Have you reported through your UC account that you care for him?

If so you are classed as a carer and you have no work expectations from UC, even when your child turns 3.

user31

Hi thank you for your help I haven't no would he have to receive any other benefit on order for me to do that ?

Thanks for your help

C

Kimmy87

Yes he would need to be on one of the following:

Attendance Allowance

Pension Age Disability Payment (Scotland)

Disability Living Allowance or Child Disability Payment

Personal Independence Payment

Armed Forces Independences Payment

Constant Attendance Allowance

If he meets that criteria then you can also get Carers Element paid under UC, which is worth £198.31 a month.

user31

Okay thanks for your help ☺️

Mary_Scope

Hi @user31 and welcome to the community!

It looks like you have received some good advice from Kimmy so I won't add anything else today so I'll just give you a warm welcome!

I hope you enjoy exploring the community in your own time. We are a friendly bunch so please feel free to reach out if you need further support or more questions and we will do our best to support you.

user31

Hi

As previously discussed my partner suffers from health issues and I care for him I have a 2 and a half year old and universal credit want me to look for work when he turns 3 he recently applied for pip but got refused and we noticed that a lot of the things he said he had the as assessor didn't write down or take on board we are really stressing out and just don't know what to do if any one hasany advice it would be greatly appreciated thanks so much

poppy123456

Is your partner challenging the PIP decision? If not then I'd advise him to do that, rather than start a new claim. He has 1 month to request the Mandatory Reconsideration. (MR) He should put this in writing stating where and why he thinks he should have scored those points. There's some information here.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/pip/appeals/mandatory-reconsideration-pip/

For your claimant commitments once your child reaches 3, you can try speaking to your work coach and tell them about your caring duties for your partner. A work coach can use their own discretion and turn off commitments. You would not be able to claim carers element though because a daily living award PIP is needed for you to claim this.

user31

Ok thanks so much for your advice I really appreciate it I will get him to do this and go from there