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How long can it take from start to finish to get a decision for Carer's Allowance?

tanya2595

Hi so my partner put a claim in for carers allowance on the 26th may. Does anyone know how long it can take from start to finish to have a decision from them please?

Also as we are on UC he’s going to put a claim in for the carers element does he just phone UC up to do that?

Thank you

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calcotti

For UC he needs to report a change of circumstances in his UC journal to tell them he now cares for someone.

Note that the Carer’s Allowance will be deducted from UC.

tanya2595

He did that 1 week ago and had no reply. He’s going to phone them tomorrow instead.

Yes I know it will be taken pound for pound but with the carers element added on (when it’s sorted) and my benefit cap now been removed it still puts us better off each month

thank you

calcotti

You don’t actually have to claim Carer’s Allowance to get the carer element in UC but can be worth claiming for the Class 1 NI credits (only get Class 3 on UC). If your partner does any work he must bearin mind the earnings limit of £128/week for CA, there is no earnings limit for the carer element of UC.

tanya2595

My partner doesn’t work he cares for me 24/7 so we get joint UC and then I get PIP.

Yeah the NI credits are better on CA but I thinking having that money weekly will help out even though it gets paid back pound for pound.

My partner is going to ring UC tomorrow and talk to them about carers element as hasn’t heard back from journal.

janer1967

Hi there

Hope you found the info helpful

It will take a while for uc to action the claim. Yes you can call big I would give it a while longer for them to process the claim

samik51

If your husband is a carer ? And you have updated your Uc journal ? U automatically get carers element when you tell them you are now caring for some one I'm getting carers element my child is on dla I'm a ful time carer and got told I can not claim carers allowance as I don't qualify for both it has too be one or the other ain't sure if this information is correct? I've put in a claim but not heard anything from ca also if you ringing uc phone lines are really busy u need to give Uc workcoach a few days too reply they will get back to you.

poppy123456

samik51 said:

I'm a ful time carer and got told I can not claim carers allowance as I don't qualify for both it has too be one or the other ain't sure if this information is correct?

This thread is 9 months old.

What you've been told here is not correct. However, as you're claiming UC there's no financial gain to claiming Carers allowance at the same time because it's deducted in full from any UC entitlement.

See your other thread here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/90187/hi-my-name-is-samik51#latest