caring for someone question

Hello, we are on a couples Income related ESA, we also receive the severe disability premium [£165.80] as a couple [husband in support group & PIP and wife on standard care pip], my wife is also an appointee for my adult son [over 30 years old and in ESA support group and PIP], I have a few questions; -
1. As we are awarded SDP because we don’t claim carers allowance would SDP still be awarded if my wife cared for me [or son] for more than 35 hours even though she doesn’t get a carers allowance or would the SDP only stop if she claimed carers allowance?
2. If she did care for me [or son] for 35 hours or more would this exempt her from attending looking for work with a work coach or would the exemption only apply if she was actually claiming a carers allowance?
3. as my wife is an appointee for my son would this alone exempt her from attending looking for work with a work coach regardless of caring for more or less than 35 hours?
Thank you very much for any help or advice in working through the Migration process
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Hi @Pete1 - if your wife claimed Carer's Allowance (CA) for looking after you, then your SDP would stop, but not your wife's. Claiming CA (£83.30 a week) would just make you 40p a week better off.
If she claimed CA for your son & he also receives SDP, then the same thing would happen. If he's not in receipt of the SDP, then financially you'd be better off as a family if she claimed CA for him.
Citizen's Advice can help guide you through migrating to UC if you've received a letter saying you need to migrate:
& one of our members has written a guide about the process:
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