Carers allowance dilemma

deanoefc
deanoefc Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited October 2022 in Benefits and income
Hello

my daughter has her DLA tribunal next week after waiting since January.  She always got higher rate and my wife claimed Carers Allowance for her. Last month my youngest daughter was diagnosed with Autism and my wife claims carers allowance for her.  My question is if my eldest daughters DLA tribunal is won can my wife still claim the back pay from her carers allowance for her, up until the point she started claiming for my youngest.

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community Member Posts: 9,999 Championing
    deanoefc said:
    Hello

    my daughter has her DLA tribunal next week after waiting since January.  She always got higher rate and my wife claimed Carers Allowance for her. Last month my youngest daughter was diagnosed with Autism and my wife claims carers allowance for her.  My question is if my eldest daughters DLA tribunal is won can my wife still claim the back pay from her carers allowance for her, up until the point she started claiming for my youngest.
    She should be able to do that. She may be required to make a new claim for that specific period rather than asking for an extension of the previous award - I think she’ll need to check with CA unit.

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