UC - Overnight Care?

Somebodyelse

I received a question in my ‘journal’ recently regarding getting help from‘someone who doesn’t live with you’ Now, I sleep 90% downstairs, The questions asked are. Do you require an extra bedroom for extra help. My husband is my carer. 

When I tick the relevant boxes it replies I no longer need overnight care! 

It doesn’t give an option for someone with a disability that can’t get upstairs yet needs help from her caregiver at least 5 times during the night. I left a note on my journal but there must be something I’m doing wrong. How can something so simple be so complicated? 

Has anyone else had a similar problem?
any advice is appreciated. 

poppy123456

Hi and welcome,

I'm one of the community champions here on scope and i'm here to help and advise others.

The reason it's asking you this is because of the additional bedroom that's paid for an overnight carer but because you live with your partner. An overnight carer can't be someone you live with.

Somebodyelse

Thank You Poppy, 
My husband, daughter and myself rent the property from my brother who lives abroad. 

It’s a learning curve. X

Adrian_Scope

Hi @Somebodyelse. It sounds as though they are trying to determine what rate bedroom allowance you are entitled to. Is your husband reported as your carer on your Universal Credit?