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Cdare22

hi i was just after abit of advice i claim uc and habe been awarded middle rate dla for my son i informed uc of this and my new monthy statment had included a care rate of £168 and £132 disabled child rate
what i would like to know is if there is still point in doing a claim for carers allowance and if so how would if affect my uc .

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calcotti

You can ask UC to backdated both elements to when the DLA award started. There should be no problem with the child disability element but they may refuse to backdate the carer element if you haven’t previously told them about the caring

If you claim CA it will be deducted from your UC so there will not be any overall increase in your income. You will however get Class 1 NI credits rather than Class 3. If you are working you cannot claim CA if earning more than £132 (after some allowable deductions).

Cdare22

thankyou thats helpful

calcotti

I should have made clear that the earnings limit only applies to Carers Allowance itself and not to the carer element of UC. You can get that regardless of how much you earn (if applicable).

N31LCD

This is exactly where we are. We are awaiting the written confirmation, but this week have been made a payment for dla. This appears to be middle rate. As we are already on UC what should we do next. Will browse through forum for advice but some pointers would be gratefully received.

calcotti

N31LCD said:

This is exactly where we are. We are awaiting the written confirmation, but this week have been made a payment for dla. This appears to be middle rate. As we are already on UC what should we do next. Will browse through forum for advice but some pointers would be gratefully received.

As soon as you have written confirmation report a change of circumstance to UC about the DLA award and that you are caring. You should then get the disability child element added to your UC award and the carer element.

N31LCD

Many thanks for the prompt reply

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You are welcome @Cdare22. It is the very least you deserve.

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