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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  Hi there and welcome 
  
  You can claim the carers element of uc if you meet the criteria and provide care for at least 35 hours per week 
  
  Just claim through your journal 

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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  Your nephew will need to be claiming PIP or dla for you to be entitled 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  Hi thank you for replying. He gets dla I've just put my details in a calculator but I don't understand what it's saying? Does this look right? 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  With that amount it's saying I would get less than I do now? Would I get that amount and carers allowance?

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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  Sorry I'm not familiar with the calculator does it show an increase to what you currently get ? 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  No its lower by 130

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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  I don't understand the deduction  bit for savings and income 
  
  Check all the figures against your payment statement to see where the difference is 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  I think the saving bit is carers allowance deduction 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  As I don't have savings

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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  If it is you would get carers allowance seperate to uc as a different payment and yes it is then deducted from uc but with both you won't be worse off 
  
  I'm not sure how much ca is 
  
  Try using the calculator and don't put in carers allowance just the carers element of uc 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  The carers element came up automatically its so confusing. I think il just give them a call. Thank you for replying. I hope you have a good day xx

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• Ross_Scope Posts: 3,542

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  April 12

  Hello @lindseylou and welcome to the community  
  
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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  You can claim carers allowance and carers element but the carers allowance will then be deducted from your uc as they are overlapping benefits 
  
  You would be better calling welfare rights rather than dwp as dwp are not best on advising they are there to advise on the claim process rather than your entitlements 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  Right OK thank you il give them a call 

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• calcotti Member Posts: 1,666 Pioneering

  April 12 edited April 12

  You don't need to claim Carers Allowance to get the carer's element of UC.
  
  The deduction in the calculation is for Carer's Allowance. You will either get carers Allowance and UC or just UC. The total amount either way will be, according the calculation you have shown, £1445.36.

  Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  Do I need to claim carers allowance to get the carers element? I have just put in my journal I've started caring for my nephew but I haven't claimed for carers allowance? Have I done the right thing? 

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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  You can just claim carers element on its own 
  
  I think you need to complete the change in circumstances in your journal rather than putting a note in 

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

   I did do it as a change in circumstances. Thank you for your help

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• calcotti Member Posts: 1,666 Pioneering

  April 12

  The carer element would be applied from the start of the assessment period in which you reported the change.

  Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  Thank you for your help. It only asked for my nephews name and address and if I care for him for 35 hours or more. Will they be in contact for more details ect? 

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• janer1967 Member Posts: 10,023 Disability Gamechanger

  April 12

  Glad it's sorted and you have done the claim 

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• calcotti Member Posts: 1,666 Pioneering

  April 12

  lindsaylou said:

  Thank you for your help. It only asked for my nephews name and address and if I care for him for 35 hours or more. Will they be in contact for more details ect? 

  I guess they will need confirmation of the DLA award but perhaps they can check this internally.

  Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.

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• lindsaylou Member Posts: 12 Listener

  April 12

  Right OK, this is all new to me and quite confusing. Thank you for your help 

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