carers element and lcwra

cwatson0000

If I claim carers element on UC for someone who gets PIP daily living and LCWRA will this effect their benefits?
thanks.

calcotti

Do you mean they get UC (with LCWRA) and PIP? If so then their benefits are not affected if you claim CA.

cwatson0000

Yes they do get UC with LCWRA and PIP, but I also claim UC so if I were to include the carers element of UC in my award would it effect their benefits?

calcotti

No, they will not be affected.
You do not need to claim Carer’s Allowance to get the carer element.
Note that if you get the LCWRA element yourself you cannot get the carer element as well.

Claire01

If my carer claimed uc with care element, would my ur lcwra pip housing benefit and council tax reduction be affected?

Claire01

How much would my carer get if on uc with carer element and CA ?

poppy123456

If your carer doesn’t already claim UC then whether they’re entitled to it will depend on their circumstances. If they live with a partner they claim as a couple. They should use a benefits calculator to check entitlement.

Claire01 said:

If my carer claimed uc with care element, would my ur lcwra pip housing benefit and council tax reduction be affected?

No it won’t. 

poppy123456

Claire01 said:

If my carer claimed uc with care element, would my ur lcwra pip housing benefit and council tax reduction be affected?

I answered your question on this thread here. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/88100/carers-allowance-and-lcwra#latest it's not helpful to ask the same questions on multiple threads because it makes advising very confusing.