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kenkey
kenkey Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
My wife is disabled and ime her carer at the moment and we currently have a joint claim...if I claim for a disability my self will it effect the claim we allready have....will it stop until late my claim is processed or would it be totally separate and not effect anything else 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    You can't be claiming a disability benefit as a joint claim because it's not possible. If you start a claim for PIP yourself, it won't affect any disability benefit your partner is claiming. It's a totally separate claim.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    In order to enable us to advise, you need to tell us what benefits you both currently receive.
  • kenkey
    kenkey Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    We claim esa..together and houseing bennefit....my wife claims for her disabilities and I claim for caring for her...we do not claim for our 23 year old son nor does he claim anything witch is fine...we are happy to support him...thankyou
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,001 Championing
    edited November 2022
    One of you is the ESA claimant with the other included as a partner. Note that only the ESA claimant gets NI credits towards a State Pension, the partner does not.

    You will be getting NI credits as a claimant of Carer's Allowance.

    If you are awarded PIP that does not affect your Carer's Allowance, nor your ESA and HB.

    If your son is not working he could be claiming UC. If he has any health difficulties he may be able to claim PIP himself.

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