Hi all,
I started recieving Carers allowance and im totally confused with how the payments are worked out and how much i will get every month.
So in january this year i started a claim for carers allowance, it was accepted and i revieved a payment of £591 on the 20th of January, this is what the benefit calculator said i was entitled to every month. Last week i recieved a lump sum of £1212 which i now know was back dated from last November (A letter explaining this arrived 3 days after i got the payment) the letter also explained that i would be getting £81.90 a week carers allowance.
I checked my universal credit account online today on the payment section and it said i was only going to get £236.80 on the 20th of this month due to £354 of my standard allowance being taken away
Is this because of the lump sum they gave me or is this the amount i will recieve every month now ( along with the £81.90 a week carers allowance )
I just need to know exactly what i will be getting every month so i can budget for it. Nothing has been explained to me exactly how it works and what i will be getting every month apart from what the benefit calculator told me
Im sorry if youve had this question before
Many thanks
