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I've been granted LCW and WA my husband and I are on UC. Can my husband claim carer's allowance?
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lambretta
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Hi there
I have been granted LCW and WA my husband and I are on universal credit , my husband cares for me since I was took ill , can he claim careers allowance ?
I have been granted LCW and WA my husband and I are on universal credit , my husband cares for me since I was took ill , can he claim careers allowance ?
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For him to claim Carer’s Allowance or the carer element of UC you need to be receiving a disability benefit (DLA or PIP).Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Thankyou for replie , I got my letter in my journal 15 th of may saying I had been granted LCFW and WRA saying if they owe me any money I would get a letter in my journal within 7 days I have heard nothing , I have been putting fit notes in since October 2020 would I be entitled to any back pay?
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Hu there
Lots of other members have said they haven't heard anything in the 7 days quoted so is prob longer wait
Not knowing all your specific dates of fit note , reporting of condition and your assessment period dates hard ti calculate accurate back pay
But rough calculation would be first payment from April so there would likely be backpay
This can take a while to be paid but you should get the additional payment 8n your next payment but will have to wait for backpay -
Thankyou for replie , will have to wait and see till I get paid again , my husband cares for me as I am unable to do a lot anymore , he has a work coach contacting him to offer him jobs , does he have to except them ? As that would leave me , I sometimes faint suddenly , so he doesn’t feel he can leave me ,
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lambretta said:..I have been putting fit notes in since October 2020 would I be entitled to any back pay?Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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lambretta said:Thankyou for replie , will have to wait and see till I get paid again , my husband cares for me as I am unable to do a lot anymore , he has a work coach contacting him to offer him jobs , does he have to except them ? As that would leave me , I sometimes faint suddenly , so he doesn’t feel he can leave me ,
https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system
Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
Hi I think the position I’m in is very unfair as I care for my wife and do everything round the house I don’t mind it’s not her fault she’s poorly she this year suffered two heart attacks and went into cardiac arrest and is now left with unstable angina she has copd low blood pressure a hip problem and suffers anxiety and depression we applied for pip the assessor was awful we were refused uc told my wife to put in for LCWRA which she has received so if I don’t do what uc want they say i will be sanctioned well my wife comes first so I will has anybody else been in this position
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Did you challenge the PIP decision? How long ago was it?Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Yes we did and the decision came back just the same they agreed with the assessor
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lambretta said:Yes we did and the decision came back just the same they agreed with the assessorInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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No we didn’t after months of stress my wife couldn’t cope with it anymore so we gave up
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lambretta said:No we didn’t after months of stress my wife couldn’t cope with it anymore so we gave upInformation I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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