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Carers allowance and Attendance allowance

Hi, if I claim carers element for my mum who is getting attendance allowance will she still keep her AA I have just put in form for extra in pension credit I know she will lose this as its just for living alone but will AA continue....even with me claiming carers element in universal credit
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No it won't affect her AA. What it could affect is Severe disability benefit if she claims it and this is £64.30 per week. Does she live alone? If she does then you need to check what she's claiming because that's an awful lot of money for your mum to lose per week.
Jas x
The severe disability premium can be backdated back to when the AA was awarded from, as long as she was getting Pension Credit during the whole period in question. And just to confirm, you claiming any carer's element will not affect her AA.
Lee