ESA and carers allowance
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wild_one
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If my daughter (20yrs old) is living with me (ESA HB CTR) and wants to claim carers allowance for my dad, will it affect my financial position?
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Hi @wild_one, thanks for your question. It's a tricky one, so I'm going to and seek some expert advice and hopefully will get back to you with a detailed response.Community Manager
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Adrian_Scope said:Hi @wild_one, thanks for your question. It's a tricky one, so I'm going to and seek some expert advice and hopefully will get back to you with a detailed response.
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Hi @wild_one! Now your dad's living alone, is he claiming SDP (Severe Disability Premium) because if he is, your daughter claiming Carers Allowance means he will lose this. I'm still waiting to hear back about the rest of your question, but wanted to check this for you.Community Manager
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Adrian_Scope said:Hi @wild_one! Now your dad's living alone, is he claiming SDP (Severe Disability Premium) because if he is, your daughter claiming Carers Allowance means he will lose this. I'm still waiting to hear back about the rest of your question, but wanted to check this for you.
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I agree with Adrian, because he now lives alone he can claim the severe disability premium because he claims attendance allowance. He wouldn't have been eligible when your mum was living there but now he is. This is an extra £65.85 per week. If your daughter claims carers allowance for looking after him he won't be able to claim the SDP. This is paid in with pension credit.Also if your daughter is a student (full time) then she won't be able to claim carers allowance. If she works and earns more than £123 per week after deductions then this will also mean that she won't be able to claim it.
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poppy123456 said:I agree with Adrian, because he now lives alone he can claim the severe disability premium because he claims attendance allowance. He wouldn't have been eligible when your mum was living there but now he is. This is an extra £65.85 per week. If your daughter claims carers allowance for looking after him he won't be able to claim the SDP. This is paid in with pension credit.Also if your daughter is a student (full time) then she won't be able to claim carers allowance. If she works and earns more than £123 per week after deductions then this will also mean that she won't be able to claim it.
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Is your daughter a student?Does she work?I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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poppy123456 said:Is your daughter a student?Does she work?
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If your daughter claims carers allowance for looking after your dad then he will be losing out on claiming the severe disability premium he could claim because he lives alone. This is an extra £65.85 per week for your dad which is an awful lot of money to lose out on. it can also passport him to other benefits because he would be claiming pension credit. I'd advise a visit to his local CAB for a full benefits check before your daughter claims carers allowance for him.
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poppy123456 said:If your daughter claims carers allowance for looking after your dad then he will be losing out on claiming the severe disability premium he could claim because he lives alone. This is an extra £65.85 per week for your dad which is an awful lot of money to lose out on. it can also passport him to other benefits because he would be claiming pension credit. I'd advise a visit to his local CAB for a full benefits check before your daughter claims carers allowance for him.
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Her benefits won't affect yours. She must also be caring for him for at least 35 hours per week.
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Doesn't that only apply if the carer lives with the person they are caring for?
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poppy123456 said:Doesn't that only apply if the carer lives with the person they are caring for?
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No because he lives alone.
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I asked my dad if he was claiming the 'severe disability premium', he said "no, he has enough money to live on?"
Bless him?
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