Carers Element

anth22
anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering
in Universal Credit (UC)

Hi please don't judge me as life is hard enough I need to ask something that has got me badly bullied on another site 😥.

I receive UC,PIP and carers allowance I suffer from many major health issues including chronic heart disease and cancer. I'm a carer for my disabled daughter despite my own health issues but I see it as she is my child and I do my upmost as a parent to look after her.

My question is I have another daughter who claims UC she visits regularly to help me with my own issues would she be able to claim carers element for helping me?.

If she can would it affect my own UC of which I have transitional protection, any advise would be very much appreciated,

Thank you.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,468 Championing

    As long as your visiting daughter doesn't get LCWRA on her own UC award, and provides over 35 hours a week care, yes she can claim Carers Element.

    It won't impact your own UC award or Transitional Protection.

    If she does get LCWRA element, then it's not possible for her to get Carers Element.

    This is because the same person cannot get paid for both and the higher amount applies, which is LCWRA.

  • anth22
    anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering

    Thank you so much for your reply, no she doesn't get LCWRA but I do for myself.

    On her own claim her husband gets carers element because he claims carers allowance for their little girl.

    Can you get carers element twice on a claim?

    Thank you.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,468 Championing

    Yes two carer elements can be paid in a couples claim, if two different people are being cared for.

  • anth22
    anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering

    Thank you.

  • anth22
    anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering

    I'm so sorry to come back and ask but this one thing is playing on my mind.

    I transfered over to UC from income support and I was getting Severe Disability Premium so on UC I get transitional protection so I'm no worse off, so if my daughter was to claim carers element for the help she gives me will my transitional protection on my UC be affected?.

    Thank you for any advise.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,468 Championing
    edited February 11

    On legacy benefits, SDP would have stopped in those circumstances.

    SDP does not exist under UC, the Transitional Protection is a financial amount to make sure you aren't worse off at the time of transfer.

    Someone claiming Carers Allowance for looking after you, is not a change that impacts your Transitional Protection.

    Please see this great guide from Turn2Us

    Changes that don't affect your transitional protection

    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/universal-credit-uc-transitional-protection/when-will-my-universal-credit-uc-transitional-protection-end

  • anth22
    anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering

    Brilliant thank you so much Kimi87 you have been a great help to me 😀.

  • anth22
    anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering

    Hi sorry to post again my daughter has been granted carers element but they are saying it can't be backdated, is this correct? Thank you.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,468 Championing

    What date did you put down as the date of change?

  • anth22
    anth22 Online Community Member Posts: 241 Empowering

    31/12/2025.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,468 Championing
    edited February 25

    That's strange because the reply indicates the date of change was given as 13+ months ago.

    Did you accidentally type another year?

    If not, I'd be tempted to reply asking how a change which occurred on 31/12/2025 counts as over the 13 month limit, and asking them to review the matter.

    A local welfare rights organisation might also be able to help

    https://advicefinder.turn2us.org.uk/

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