Universal credit

2468
2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
edited February 2022 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi. My name us Nicky i was hoping to get some help with a universal claim. Thanks for any help
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  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    edited February 2022
    Hi. My husband and i have claimed for universal credit he is disabled on high rate mobility and low rate care and i am his carer. My son is also disabled on high rate care and mobility and my husband is his carer. We both get carers allowance. We have had our assessment result and we have been given the basic amount i see on here a lot about carers element we filled in the original application and said we were both carers but haven't been given this. Can anyone give me advice what to do about this.  Thanks for your help
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    People will be happy to offer advice if you post a question.
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    Hi. I did post a question but no answer yet. Wasnt sure how long replies took to come through
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    edited February 2022
    2468 said:
    Hi. I did post a question but no answer yet. Wasnt sure how long replies took to come through
    I'm not clear what the question is. "Help with Universal Credit" doesn't tell us what you want help with.

    If you mean you want help simply making a UC claim you could try
    https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/contact-us/help-to-claim/ 
    who can support you over the phone to complete an application
  • MarkM88
    MarkM88 Community member Posts: 3,121 Connected
    Other question is detailed in here - https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/88406/hi-my-name-is-nicky#latest
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    edited February 2022
    Hi. My husband and i have claimed for universal credit he is disabled on high rate mobility and low rate care and i am his carer. My son is also disabled on high rate care and mobility and my husband is his carer. We both get carers allowance. We have had our assessment result and we have been given the basic amount i see on here a lot about carers element we filled in the original application and said we were both carers but haven't been given this. Can anyone give me advice what to do about this.  Thanks for your help
    When you say you have had your ’assessment result’ do you mean a Work Capability Assessment result or just that you have received your first statement showing what they will pay you for your first payment?

    Are the two lots of Carers allowance shown as deductions? Do either of you get the LCWRA element?
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    Sorry my husband and i have today recieved a answer on our universal claim which says we are entitled to a basic amount. My husband is disabled and recieves low rate living and high rate mobility pips and i am his carer. Also my son is disabled and recieves high rate mobility and care and my husband is his carer. We did say we were both carers when we applied and i was wondering is their anything else i need to do as i have read a lot about the carers element but nothing was on the award.
    Thanks
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    It was our award statement 
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    Both carers were shown as deductions we dont receive anything else
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    edited February 2022
    Then you should have two carer elements included in the calculation. Post a message as a payment query. Something along the lines of “As you know we both receive Carer’s Allowance and we therefore understand we are both entitled to the carer element as part of the calculation. These are not shown on our recent statement. Please review the statement.”

    Have you got the child element and the child disability elements included?

    Has your husband declared his health condition and is he seeking a Work Capability Assessment? If he were awarded the LCWRA element he would lose the carer element but the LCWRA element is worth more.
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    We have done a universal application including his pips but that is all we have done saying we are both carers and today the statement cam with nothing about disability or carers on it at all
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    My son is 31 and gets esa. Would my husband getting the care element affect his money
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    edited February 2022
    2468 said:
    We have done a universal application including his pips but that is all we have done saying we are both carers and today the statement cam with nothing about disability or carers on it at all
    As per previous question  - Has your husband declared his health condition and is he seeking a Work Capability Assessment? He would need to provide Fit Notes to do this. If he were awarded the LCWRA element he would lose the carer element but the LCWRA element is worth more.
    2468 said:
    My son is 31 and gets esa. Would my husband getting the care element affect his money
    As he is an adult, ignore what I posted previously about chid element and child disability element.

    Getting the carer element does not affect the ESA. You’re husband is already claiming Carer’s Allowance so the carer element should be included.

    Are you saying that that the only thing shown on the statement is the Standards Allowance?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,096 Championing
    calcotti said:
    2468 said:
    We have done a universal application including his pips but that is all we have done saying we are both carers and today the statement cam with nothing about disability or carers on it at all
    When you say nothing about disability are you referring to your son?

    The son claims ESA.
    2468 said:
    My son is 31 and gets esa.

  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    Nowhere on universal have they asked about my husbands disabilty  just what rate of pips he gets  not as in what is wrong with him. The statement just says we will get a standard allowance of 509.91 and a housing of 550.00 then they took off 585.86 for both carers allowance leaving us with 801.51
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    edited February 2022
    poppy123456 said:
    calcotti said:
    2468 said:
    We have done a universal application including his pips but that is all we have done saying we are both carers and today the statement cam with nothing about disability or carers on it at all
    When you say nothing about disability are you referring to your son?

    The son claims ESA.
    2468 said:
    My son is 31 and gets esa.

    That’s was posted at the same time I was writing? I assumed that son was a child as original question said he gets care which suggested DLA.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    2468 said:
    Nowhere on universal have they asked about my husbands disabilty  just what rate of pips he gets  not as in what is wrong with him. The statement just says we will get a standard allowance of 509.91 and a housing of 550.00 then they took off 585.86 for both carers allowance leaving us with 801.51
    When you apply for a Universal Credit you are asked if you have any health conditions that affect your ability to work.

    Post a message re the Carer elements as per my earlier post.
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    Yes sorry we said he was unable to work due to disabilty but havent heard anything about that at all just the statement
  • 2468
    2468 Community member Posts: 16 Listener
    Does that payment look correct? It has sent me and my husband in a spin 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    2468 said:
    Yes sorry we said he was unable to work due to disabilty but havent heard anything about that at all just the statement
    Did he provide details of a Fit Note?

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