universal credit carers allowance

Cdare22

hi do i need to tell uc im receiving carers allowance or are they automatically aware themselves 

thanks 

calcotti

I would inform them rather than rely on them knowing.

Have you declared to UC that you are a carer? If so you should be getting the carer element (unless you are getting the LCWRA element for yourself).

Cdare22

yes and i get a care elemet and a disabled child element i just wasnt sure if they would be notified automatically or not 

Cdare22

also i don’t understand how they  work the carers allowance out with uc obviously i know it gets taken £ for £ but what i dont get is that if its treated as an income with universal credit you can earn a certain amount before they deduct any more so why is it not the same with  carers allowance 

poppy123456

Cdare22 said:

also i don’t understand how they  work the carers allowance out with uc obviously i know it gets taken £ for £ but what i dont get is that if its treated as an income with universal credit you can earn a certain amount before they deduct any more so why is it not the same with  carers allowance 

It’s not classed as earnings. It’s classed as unearned income, therefore it’s deducted £1 for £1. The same rules applied when claiming carers allowance and legacy benefits such as Income Related ESA/JSA and Income Support. 

calcotti

If they know you are getting it then you will be able to see it as a deduction on your monthly UC statement.

Hannah_Alumni

Hello @Cdare22

I can see you had some brilliant advice from our community. Wanted to check in and see if you spoke to UC about this and if the outcome went well? 

Hope you are keeping ok?