Careers allowance

hello20

Hello may i ask i was on esa transferred to uc an my partner claimed career allowance they saying they cant bck date cause you or partner have already received esa income related for some or all of this period does that if i recieved income related esa oct an november but from December recieved uc lwrca my partner cant claim careers allowance back dated
as uc did not back date career element for 5 months as we didn't notify of caring plus pip started 2 months before we was transferred to uc.

(sorry if it dont make sense)

hello20

Hello

uc have taken a deduction of Carer's Allowance‑ £291.42 from my payments when i only received
 £67.25  A week which was  £269 a month but they deducted £291.42 

any one know why they took extra £22

Adrian_Scope

Hi @hello20.

They deduct the monthly average (as there are more than 4 weeks in every month, sometimes you’d be paid 5 times in an assessment period). 

£67.25 x 52 = £3497

£3497 divided by 12 = £291.42

janer1967

Hi I am sure you will find the very detailed and easily explained answer from Adrian useful and give you understanding of the deduction made.

If you need anything else just ask away

hello20

Thank you 

may i also ask do i have to pay  for medication prescription cause monthly income from uc that includes lwrca  is £1037 but after carers allowance i only recieved monthly payment of £737 

janer1967

Hi again 

I'm not too sure if you are eligible for free press options as there are lots of different reasons why you could be. You can check this out on NHS website 

Adrian_Scope

hello20 said:

Thank you 

may i also ask do i have to pay  for medication prescription cause monthly income from uc that includes lwrca  is £1037 but after carers allowance i only recieved monthly payment of £737 

The income limit on free prescriptions is about earnings (from employment) so if your household income of £1037 is just from UC and Carer's Allowance then that's fine and you should be eligible. Hope that helps.

hello20

Thank you adrian ?