Carers allueance

Northfleet66

Sorry I forgot to ask and kind work out how to get back to my post

if I get pip and con esa is my mum who cares for me now be able to claim caters allowance 

do I have to claim it for my mum or does my mum have to claim it it

will affect any of my benefits like the LWCRA that I get

thank you again

poppy123456

It won't affect any of your benefits. Whether your mum can claim carers allowance for looking after you will depend on her circumstances. If she works and earns more than £132/week she won't be able to claim it.

Does she claim any benefits for herself? If so which ones?

Northfleet66

Hi

my mum gets pension from the state and a private pension

thanks

calcotti

Is this the other thread you wanted?

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/96715/will-i-lose-any-benefits-if-i-was-to-apply-for-carers-allowance-am-i-entitled-to-extra-esa-premium#latest

Does your mum receive any benefits at the moment? If she were to claim CA then she would need to make that claim. She can’t claim CA if she works and earns more than £132/week.

If she claims CA it doesn’t affect your benefits.

poppy123456

As she's claiming state pension then she can claim carers allowance but not receive it, if her state pension is more than £69.70/week. She would have an underlying entitlement to it but whether she's entitled to pension credit will depend on how much her state pension and private pension is per week.

calcotti

Sorr6, I hadn’t seen that mum was receiving SP when I posted earlier.