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Hi, I'm deelee. If we apply for the carer's element of UC, will this interrupt our other benefits?

My partner cares for me full time and does not get paid at all for this ....we have a joint U.C claim... I was advised to apply for PIP, which I did. My partner has not applied for the Carer's element of the UC nor any other carer Allowance. We were worried if we applied for the carer's element of UC that it would cause interruption to our benefits or deductions as others have had...is there any advice anyone out there can give us?
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I am sure our benefits expert will be able to give you a definitive answer
Which other elements do you have on your UC currently? Does your partner claim LCWRA?
If you’re awarded daily living element of PIP then he would receive the carer element added onto your UC claim at £162 a month.
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Thank you Tori_Scope for moving my post to the UC Category
Thank you all for being there and all your welcoming voices, it is good to know you are out there!
Thank you again it is so appreciated.
I wanted to update you regarding my query about my partner wanting to claim the carer element of UC...(Just to remind you, we have a joint UC claim and I was awarded LCWRA since January 2020 - my partner is unemployed and began caring for me full time since November 2019. I was awarded standard PIP last month, Oct 2020.)
Following your advice, we let UC know via our journal yesterday and heard back from them about an hour later via the journal. We were told that merely stating this on the journal that I now have PIP and my partner is now caring for me over 35 hours a week was not enough and that it would need to be declared through updating "change in circumstances" .
They then said that they had not known that my partner had been caring for me. (even though having got PIP at their advice, after first becoming sick last August 2020 and going for the medical to get my LCWRA.
I am now terrified at the prospect of my partner updating updating their "change in circumstances" as my carer in case this will mean proving that I am indeed being cared for - I do not know if that would happen - but I am still getting over the ordeal from PIP - which has taken from March to Oct to get done!
If this will involve more stress - is it worth updating him as my carer? Do you know what the procedure is to claim the carers element? We do not want to claim the carers allowance, which we pointed out to them but they said this would still need to be done to claim the carers element...please can someone advise us? Many thanks again!
Thanks for all your help and advice yesterday...I wanted to update you and I am new to this type of communication so please forgive me if you have already read my update and perhaps some more advice if you have any
I wanted to update you regarding my query about my partner wanting to claim the carer element of UC...(Just to remind you, we have a joint UC claim and I was awarded LCWRA since January 2020 - my partner is unemployed and began caring for me full time since November 2019. I was awarded standard PIP last month, Oct 2020.)
Following your advice, we let UC know via our journal yesterday and heard back from them about an hour later via the journal. We were told that merely stating this on the journal that I now have PIP and my partner is now caring for me over 35 hours a week was not enough and that it would need to be declared through updating "change in circumstances" .
They then said that they had not known that my partner had been caring for me. (even though having got PIP at their advice, after first becoming sick last August 2020 and going for the medical to get my LCWRA.
I am now terrified at the prospect of my partner updating updating their "change in circumstances" as my carer in case this will mean proving that I am indeed being cared for - I do not know if that would happen - but I am still getting over the ordeal from PIP - which has taken from March to Oct to get done!
If this will involve more stress - is it worth updating him as my carer? Do you know what the procedure is to claim the carers element? We do not want to claim the carers allowance, which we pointed out to them but they said this would still need to be done to claim the carers element...thank you again for your help and advice again!
Yes your husband need to do the change of circumstances to claim the carers element and DWP would not presume you have a carer just because you get PIP and LCWRA I get both but dont have a carer
I dont think you need to prove he is caring for you but if so that shouldn't worry you if that is the case there is no assessment for carers element like PIP
I hope this answers your question
If not let me know and I will pass on to someone else who may have the answer
Thank you so so much for that, and yes it does help !
Thanks for your reply too !
It'll then ask him to confirm some details (such as whether the person he is caring for claims PIP, their details, if he cares for them for 35 hours a week etc).
He won't be asked to prove that he is caring for you and it won't stop your claim.
I hope that helps!
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Yes thank you for that added info - that does help too , thank you !