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Hi, my name is dm42377!
dm42377
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Hello, can my husband claim income support while waiting for carers allownce claim to be processed or does he need to wait untill it has been awarded
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In the meantime, here is some more information about Carer's Allowance.
Your husband can apply for Income Support whilst he is waiting for a decision on his Carer's Allowance. If he is refused IS because he is not receiving CA, he should claim again when he gets the CA decision and ask for his IS to be backdated to the date of his first IS claim.
IS is means-tested though, so any other income you or he may have may be taken into account against your entitlement. Please message us again if you want any more information about that.
Lee
Hi @dm42377
If you're not going back on ESA then you won't need sick notes.
As regards telling ESA about PIP, I wouldn't worry too much - maybe it might have been noted by the EMP, but also possibly not. If you want them to take this into consideration you could always call the DWP and ask them to consider this in their decision. The number is 0345 608 8545
Kind regards,
Mary