Hi, my name is simon44!

simon44

Hi i work full time and also care for my wife and receive the carer element of universal credit and im considering giving up work to care for her full time and im worried how to go about it as we also receive universal credit as im on minimum wage, so if i stop work to look after her would our universal credit stop ,any advice would be greatly appreciated

Simon

Kimi87

No your Universal Credit award wouldn't stop.

As a carer you have no work commitments, so can give up your job without any issue.

Your wages would be missing obviously, and any deductions for earnings that currently apply.

Try a benefits calculator to see an estimate of your award without working:

https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

simon44

Thank you so much for your help it has been very stressful thinking about it

simon44