Carers advise

tara2019

Hi can anyone help need advise at this time my daughter is my full time paid carer which is coming to a end my mum who is 68 and on state pension £1 85 a week she has taken over as my care giver duties she has savings of 10 grand would it be in her interest if she claimed carers for me as she helps more than 35 hrs a week can any one advise please thanks

poppy123456

Can you please explain what you mean by this?

tara2019 said:

Hi can anyone help need advise at this time my daughter is my full time paid carer which is coming to a end

Has your daughter ended her carers allowance claim?

If she has then your mum can claim carers allowance but she can't be paid it because her state pension is more than the carers allowance. She will have an underlying entitlement to it, which means she'll be able to claim pension credit, which will include the carers premium of £38.85/week. (unless she lives with a partner that is under state pension age) Those of state pension age can have savings of up to £10,000 without it affecting any means tested benefits.

tara2019

Thankyou poppy your advice is spot on my daughter thankfully has given her best. in lock down she had my 3rd grandchild n ive now got a 4th grandchild so it's getting impossible for her to help me x my mum doesn't have a partner he past away 2018 but my sister has split up with husband and now stays with our mum. I've gone to turn to us calculations she might get some of council tax 🤔 

L_Volunteer

You are welcome @tara2019. It is the very least you deserve. 

Please don't hesitate to let us know if we can do anything else to support you. We are all here for you and listening to you 

tara2019

Hi everyone wondering if anyone can help ino ive asked advice on carers allowance my daughter cancelled the carers on 5th jan 23 and put in a new carers claim for my mum 6th Jan 23 she on state pension my question is we put claim for carers do we need to wait for decision for my mum to claim pension credit underline payment or is filling the carers form inform pension credit 
Hope someone can help  thanks

calcotti

I would make the PC claim now and tell them that she is waiting for a decision on the CA claim.