Son moving to a home - they want all the PIP and ESA

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amandajane1997
amandajane1997 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited October 2017 in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
My son is severely disabled and turns 18 in Nov, he will move from a children's to an adult home where he has a 365 day placement. However he is at home overnight 2 nights plus 1 evening every week. I have been claiming child benefit and child tax credit plus pip for the overnights. The new home want pip full time plus ESA, meaning i can't claim child benefit or tax credit and will lose the pip, even though he is still coming home as before. I there anything I can do ?

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  • CockneyRebel
    CockneyRebel Online Community Member Posts: 5,188 Championing
    Hello amandajane and welcome

    This is something that you may need f2f advice about from CAB or similar
    Alternatively please try ringing the Scope help line above

    CR
  • Pippa_Alumni
    Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,761 Championing
    edited October 2017
    Hi @amandajane1997, hopefully our benefits advisor will be able to provide you with further information on this, but as CR says, do feel free to give the Scope helpline a call on 0808 800 3333.
  • BenefitsTrainingCo
    BenefitsTrainingCo Online Community Member Posts: 2,621 Trailblazing
    Hi amandajane1997,

    Is your son a full-time student and who funds his stay at the home?

    Lee