carers allowance information

juice1986
juice1986 Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
edited June 2022 in PIP, DLA, and AA
hi does any1 know if you claim carers allowance will u still get your universal credit if not whats the point in claiming it if your going lose universal credit 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 62,327 Championing
    When 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.
    You can claim carers element without claiming carers allowance. However, if the person is receiving LCWRA in their UC for their self they won’t be able to receive the carers element at the same time.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,005 Championing
    On CA you get Class 1 NI credits whereas UC only gives Class3. For most people this makes no difference.

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