Hi, my name is sparkler53!
Comments
-
Hello @sparkler53 and welcome to our community
New here myself, I don't have an answer to your specific question, but I have no doubt that there are others who do and who will be in contact with you soon. Don't hesitate to put any questions - you are among friends here.
Best to you,
Richard0 -
Sorry, carers allowance is paid to a person that cares for another person for 35 hours pw, Your son cannot claim carers allowance for himself.
CR
0 -
Hi @Sparkler53,
Welcome to the community! Great to have you on board with us
Not sure if you've had much of a chance to have a look around under our 'Popular Groups' section - in case you haven't we do have a couple of groups that might be helpful for you. You mention your son has CP - if you ever need to ask a condition specific question and there is a group for Cerebral Palsy.
We also have a group purely focused on finances/benefits called 'Employment issues, finances and disability benefits'. You mention your unsure about whether you son can now claim carers allowance; there is a sub group called 'What benefits am I entitled to?' which might be helpful.
Alternatively, on the main Scope website we also have a benefits and grant checker which might be worth running through to check entitlement.
Hope some of this info was helpful.
Best wishes,
Kirsty
Scope helpline
0
Categories
- All Categories
- 14.2K Start here and say hello!
- 6.8K Coffee lounge
- 69 Games den
- 1.6K People power
- 101 Community noticeboard
- 22K Talk about life
- 5K Everyday life
- 58 Current affairs
- 2.2K Families and carers
- 824 Education and skills
- 1.8K Work
- 438 Money and bills
- 3.4K Housing and independent living
- 895 Transport and travel
- 659 Relationships
- 64 Sex and intimacy
- 1.4K Mental health and wellbeing
- 2.3K Talk about your impairment
- 845 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
- 893 Neurological impairments and pain
- 1.9K Cerebral Palsy Network
- 1.2K Autism and neurodiversity
- 35.8K Talk about your benefits
- 5.6K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 18.5K PIP, DLA, and AA
- 6.6K Universal Credit (UC)
- 5.1K Benefits and income