Backdate of carer allowance

netty7777
netty7777 Online Community Member Posts: 23 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)
Has anyone had to wait for a backdate of the carer part of universal credit if so how long did it take for them to make a decision whether they can backdate it or not 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    There are no timescales but it can often take a few weeks. Unless the person caring reported the being a carer previously, it can be difficult to get this backdated.
  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 322 Empowering
    I hope my wife will get her Carer element of UC backdated when our son is awarded PIP.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    AndrewHall said:
    I hope my wife will get her Carer element of UC backdated when our son is awarded PIP.
    Has your wife already declared to UC that she is a carer? If she has then the carer element should be backdated. If she has not then it is unlikely that UC will backdate it.
  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 322 Empowering
    calcotti said:
    AndrewHall said:
    I hope my wife will get her Carer element of UC backdated when our son is awarded PIP.
    Has your wife already declared to UC that she is a carer? If she has then the carer element should be backdated. If she has not then it is unlikely that UC will backdate it.
    Yes, it was stated on the PIP form
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    @AndrewHall it needs to be declared on her uc as change in circumstances as uc is totally seperate to pip application just putting it on the form isnt declaring it to uc 
  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 322 Empowering
    janer1967 said:
    @AndrewHall it needs to be declared on her uc as change in circumstances as uc is totally seperate to pip application just putting it on the form isnt declaring it to uc 
    Should she wait until our son is awarded PIP before declaring it on her UC.  Thanks
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,458 Championing
    She should declare it now because as advised, if she doesn't she will olnly be entitled to the carers element from the assessment period in which the changes were reported. Your son will need to be awarded daily living PIP.
  • AndrewHall
    AndrewHall Online Community Member Posts: 322 Empowering
    poppy123456 said:
    She should declare it now because as advised, if she doesn't she will olnly be entitled to the carers element from the assessment period in which the changes were reported. Your son will need to be awarded daily living PIP.
    She will do that today. Thanks a lot.
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    poppy123456 said:
    She should declare it now because as advised, if she doesn't she will olnly be entitled to the carers element from the assessment period in which the changes were reported. Your son will need to be awarded daily living PIP.
    If she hasn't previously declared that she cares she will struggle to get the carer element backdated even if your son is awarded PIP (although she can still ask).

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