Carers allowance and council tax

calcotti

poppy123456 said: I don't understand why you would want to claim carers allowance for her because your maximum benefits entitlement will remain the same as it is now because the carers allowance will be deducted in full from your UC. You can't claim carers element of UC because you're already receiving the LCWRA element. 

It seems rather pointless for your mum to claim UC and be worse off when your maximum benefits entitlement won't change.

I hadn't picked up that OP is getting LCWRA already, in which case I completely agree with what you have said.

jamrumples

You don’t have to understand, I understand. I’m asking the Q’s I want answers to, for my own peace of mind poppy. 

Doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else. 

Thankyou.

jamrumples

So I’ll ask again, if my mum was to claim UC instead of ESA and she was no longer getting SDP. 

If i was to claim carers element, how would that affect her then? 

You can only claim in a couple one lcwra am I right? Both me and my partner have been found to have LCWRA… so only one of us is getting that. The other is allowed to claim carers. Correct or no?  

calcotti

jamrumples said:

So I’ll ask again, if my mum was to claim UC instead of ESA and she was no longer getting SDP. 

If i was to claim carers element, how would that affect her then? 

It wouldn't affect her.

jamrumples said:
You can only claim in a couple one lcwra am I right? Both me and my partner have been found to have LCWRA… so only one of us is getting that. The other is allowed to claim carers. Correct or no?  

Yes.

Note: If she were to claim UC while still getting the SDP in ESA she will get SDP transitional element included her in the UC. As per my previous reply the UC will likely be less than her existing benefit. Even if you later claim the carer element in your UC she will still keep the SDP transitional element in her UC. If you claim the carer element in your UC while she is still on ESA she will lose the SDP and will then got get SDP element in UC if she later switches.

poppy123456

jamrumples said:

You can only claim in a couple one lcwra am I right? Both me and my partner have been found to have LCWRA… so only one of us is getting that. The other is allowed to claim carers. Correct or no?  

If you had mentioned that before then we could have advised you based on that information. I also note from another thread that you're receiving PIP for yourself, which includes daily living.

As you're claiming UC with a partner then you can receive the LCWRA element and your partner can claim carers element for looking after you.

This way your mum will continue with her existing ESA and SDP.

calcotti

poppy123456 said:

jamrumples said:

You can only claim in a couple one lcwra am I right? Both me and my partner have been found to have LCWRA… so only one of us is getting that. The other is allowed to claim carers. Correct or no?  

If you had mentioned that before then we could have advised you based on that information. I also note from another thread that you're receiving PIP for yourself, which includes daily living.

As you're claiming UC with a partner then you can receive the LCWRA element and your partner can claim carers element for looking after you.

This way your mum will continue with her existing ESA and SDP.

Best arrangement all round. So difficult to advise correctly without full information.

jamrumples

Thank you both of you. 

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