Lcwra aamd carer advice

vic26
vic26 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
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Hi I'm after some advice we are a joint claimer my partner has a rare cancer that can attack multi place and organs there is no cure and symptoms vary day to day

we have been beaten too many time by pip awarded it then unawared it and he's not got the energy to go through it again. I'm his only carer we are joint on UC on lcwra and he gets ESA we don't get any other help , they are now reviewing me for work and I am not able to do so as I can not leave him due to his complex illness . I'm looking into carers so they leave us alone as I'm worried sick . Can anyone help with any advice I'm also going to ask Macmillan for any advice

Thank you I'm advance

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  • flour
    flour Community Member Posts: 143 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/146802/lcwra-aamd-carer-advice

    Hello @vic26

    Welcome to the forum. You can only get carers allowance or carers element in Universal Credit if you care for someone who also gets PIP with the daily living component or Attendance Allowance or Adult Disability if your in Scotland.

    If its been more than 13 months since the date of the most recent PIP refusal then you'll need to re-apply again. If the date of the last refusal was within the last 13 months then you'll need to continue the process by either asking for mandatory reconsideration or starting an appeal.

    You can still re-apply again but you won't become eligible for any payments going further back and if you keep getting knocked back it's likely you will again unless you go to a tribunal where the success rate is 65%.

    I hope this helps?

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Community Member Posts: 3,555 Championing
    edited June 4

    Hi @vic26 welcome to the Community from me too.

    Here is the Macmillan link hope it helps.

    https://www.macmillan.org.uk

    Take care.

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