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help please with pip/carers allowance when recieivng universal credit

Hello
My partner was awarded PIP last month (finally! are waiting 79 weeks!!!) . he was awarded standard daily living, and standard mobility. Also, we are currently receiving universal credit. I was advised by his disability advisor, to apply to be his carer, so I have done this, and now just waiting to hear back!
I am just very confused! everything I have read, says that our universal credit will be deducted £1 for £1 as we will be receiving carers allowance, is this true? (if so, I don't see the point in applying for it!). I also received an email from the carers allowance, to say that we should receive a letter with a decision by the end of next week, and if it is awarded, it will be backdated to when he first put the claim in, is this correct? if we receive a back payment, will this affect our monthly universal credit payments as it will look as though we have received a large payment of money as it is classed as an income? will our universal credit be stopped and will we have to re apply?
sorry for the million questions, I am just struggling to get my head around everything! I don't want to go ahead and accept the backpayment, if it is going to mess up our universal credit!!
I hope that this makes sense!!
thankyou to anyone who has read this far!

My partner was awarded PIP last month (finally! are waiting 79 weeks!!!) . he was awarded standard daily living, and standard mobility. Also, we are currently receiving universal credit. I was advised by his disability advisor, to apply to be his carer, so I have done this, and now just waiting to hear back!
I am just very confused! everything I have read, says that our universal credit will be deducted £1 for £1 as we will be receiving carers allowance, is this true? (if so, I don't see the point in applying for it!). I also received an email from the carers allowance, to say that we should receive a letter with a decision by the end of next week, and if it is awarded, it will be backdated to when he first put the claim in, is this correct? if we receive a back payment, will this affect our monthly universal credit payments as it will look as though we have received a large payment of money as it is classed as an income? will our universal credit be stopped and will we have to re apply?
sorry for the million questions, I am just struggling to get my head around everything! I don't want to go ahead and accept the backpayment, if it is going to mess up our universal credit!!
I hope that this makes sense!!
thankyou to anyone who has read this far!

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Thank you for sharing. Good to hear eventually got PIP. I am unsure of answer to your benefit query. All I know some one from our community will know or a member of our team.
May I suggest have you spoken to CAB . They are worth contacting over benefit enquiries. I understand the situation and problems. Benefits system is complex and confusing.
I would also consider looking at our benefit advice on the forum. Lots of information and useful knowledge. From our members and team.
I hope we can be supportive to you. We are a friendly community. Who care and share and concern.
Hope we can help some one will be touch .
Please take care
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Yes that’s a good idea, I had never thought of speaking with CAB! I shall try to speak with them tomorrow!
Thankyou so much
To be knowledgeable about benefits. I am yourself as many others all confusing.
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@thespiceman
SCOPE Volunteer Award Engaging Communities 2019
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Nutrition, Diet, Wellbeing, Addiction.
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thankyou so much , that makes more sense now! I was getting so confused!
So if the carers money is backdated, (in one lump sum), how will this affect our universal credit ? his pip money has been backdated by 76 weeks, if the carers is backdated by the same then that would be a lot of money, and don’t want to end up coming off universal credit and having to re apply? If that makes any sense at all?
Thankyou so much again!