Hi, my name is Hglen78!

HI and welcome,

It won't affect your carers allowance or any child benefit/ child tax credits you receive for your son. If you claim any means tested benefits like housing benefit/council tax reduction or Income support or Universal Credit then yes it will after any benefit you receive that's means tested. If the money you receive takes your savings to more than £6.000 but £15,999 then it will affect those benefits by £1 for every £250 over that amount. If it takes your savings to £16.000 or more then all your means tested benefits will stop.

All changes must be reported once the money goes into your bank.

Are you sure you're receiving housing benefit and not just Universal Credit? Help for your rent is usually paid in with your universal credit unless you're living in temporary accommodation and then it's paid as housing benefit.

Regardless of that your Universal Credit/council tax reduction and housing benefit (if it's this you're claiming) will all be means tested. If what you'll receive is £16.000 and more than all those benefits will end.