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• steve51 Member Posts: 7,175 Disability Gamechanger

  November 2018

  Hi @TraceyBellDixon
  
  Good Evening & Welcome 🙏 🙏
  
  It’s great 👍 to meet you today.
  
  We have got a “Benefit Calculator” here on our site.
  
  https://search.scope.org.uk/s/redirect?collection=scope-meta&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&index_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scope.org.uk%2Fsupport%2Fdisabled-people%2Fbenefits%2Fcheck&auth=sN%2B7AvRM61Si5RLWTmoSQQ&profile=_default&rank=1&query=Benefits+Calculator
  
  Please please let me know if you need any further help???

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• TraceyBellDixon Member Posts: 3 Listener

  November 2018

  Thanks for your reply ill have a look later all i know is if he was paid monthly my son could still claim it but because he gets paid 4 weekly he cant so unfair x

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• steve51 Member Posts: 7,175 Disability Gamechanger

  November 2018

  Hi @TraceyBellDixon
  
  Yes please have a good look 👀 I can help/support you further if required????

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• poppy123456 Member Posts: 22,218 Disability Gamechanger

  November 2018 edited November 2018

  Hi,

  
  

  Even though your husband can't be paid the carers allowance because of the aver lapping benefits rule. Claiming it could mean he'll have an underlying entitlement to it, which means if he claims pension credit then a carers premium will be added, this is an extra £36 per week for your husband. If he doesn't already claim pension credit the the underlying entitlement means he could become eligible to claim it for the first time.

  
  

  Thankfully your son not being able to claim the carers allowance anymore doesn't affect the money you or your partner claim.

  
  

  Pension and carers allowance is complicated, i'd advise a visit to your local CAB for a full benefits check.
  

  Proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. This award was given for supporting disabled people and their families for the benefit advice I have given to members here on the community.
  

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• TraceyBellDixon Member Posts: 3 Listener

  November 2018

  Thanks i will get my husband to dort it out x

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• Pippa_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,851 Disability Gamechanger

  November 2018

  Welcome to the community, @TraceyBellDixon! Really glad to see you've had some guidance from other members about this. 

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