I get LCWRA and PIP. Can someone who lives at a different address to me claim carers allowance?

lookingforlcwrahelp

I get lcwra and pip
can someone who lives separately at a different address to me be my carer and claim carers allowance 
if they do claim it will it affect my lcwra payments

calcotti

Yes they can (and/or the carer element of UC if they are on UC).
No it will not affect your LCWRA

poppy123456

They can claim Carers Allowance providing they don't earn anymore than £128 per week. They must also look after you for at least 35 hours per week. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

If they earn more than this and they claim UC they can claim Carers element.

lookingforlcwrahelp

poppy123456 said:

They can claim Carers Allowance providing they don't earn anymore than £128 per week. They must also look after you for at least 35 hours per week. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility

If they earn more than this and they claim UC they can claim Carers element.

They are already on universal credit and has a child does that mean excluded from carers allowance 

poppy123456

No it doesn't. However, if they claim Carers allowance as well as UC then the carers allowance is deducted in full from their UC. There's also the earnings limit. The advantage to claiming it is it pays class 1 NI credits, where as UC pays class 3. It can also be paid weekly, so can help with easier budgeting.

They can claim Carers element without claiming Carers allowance. To claim the carers element they need to "report a change of circumstances" then tell them they care for you for at least 35 hours per week. The element should then be added to their next UC payment.

lookingforlcwrahelp

poppy123456 said:

No it doesn't. However, if they claim Carers allowance as well as UC then the carers allowance is deducted in full from their UC. There's also the earnings limit. The advantage to claiming it is it pays class 1 NI credits, where as UC pays class 3. It can also be paid weekly, so can help with easier budgeting.

They can claim Carers element without claiming Carers allowance. To claim the carers element they need to "report a change of circumstances" then tell them they care for you for at least 35 hours per week. The element should then be added to their next UC payment.

Hi
sorry btw they are a Separate universal credit claim to me they live separately and have two children
so if they claim the carers element for me through their universal credit that will lessen how much they get is that right?

calcotti

lookingforlcwrahelp said:..so if they claim the carers element for me through their universal credit that will lessen how much they get is that right?

No, if they claim the carer element they get an extra £163.73/month of UC unless they already get the LCWRA element. If they already get the lCWRA element they cannot get the carer element.

poppy123456

They will only get less UC if they claim Carers allowance as advised here.

poppy123456 said:

 if they claim Carers allowance as well as UC then the carers allowance is deducted in full from their UC.