I get LCWRA and PIP. Can someone who lives at a different address to me claim carers allowance?

lookingforlcwrahelp
lookingforlcwrahelp Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
edited February 2022 in Benefits and income
I get lcwra and pip
can someone who lives separately at a different address to me be my carer and claim carers allowance 
if they do claim it will it affect my lcwra payments

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  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    Yes they can (and/or the carer element of UC if they are on UC).
    No it will not affect your LCWRA
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    They can claim Carers Allowance providing they don't earn anymore than £128 per week. They must also look after you for at least 35 hours per week. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility
    If they earn more than this and they claim UC they can claim Carers element.


  • lookingforlcwrahelp
    lookingforlcwrahelp Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    They can claim Carers Allowance providing they don't earn anymore than £128 per week. They must also look after you for at least 35 hours per week. https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility
    If they earn more than this and they claim UC they can claim Carers element.


    They are already on universal credit and has a child does that mean excluded from carers allowance 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    No it doesn't. However, if they claim Carers allowance as well as UC then the carers allowance is deducted in full from their UC. There's also the earnings limit. The advantage to claiming it is it pays class 1 NI credits, where as UC pays class 3. It can also be paid weekly, so can help with easier budgeting.
    They can claim Carers element without claiming Carers allowance. To claim the carers element they need to "report a change of circumstances" then tell them they care for you for at least 35 hours per week. The element should then be added to their next UC payment.
  • lookingforlcwrahelp
    lookingforlcwrahelp Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener
    poppy123456 said:
    No it doesn't. However, if they claim Carers allowance as well as UC then the carers allowance is deducted in full from their UC. There's also the earnings limit. The advantage to claiming it is it pays class 1 NI credits, where as UC pays class 3. It can also be paid weekly, so can help with easier budgeting.
    They can claim Carers element without claiming Carers allowance. To claim the carers element they need to "report a change of circumstances" then tell them they care for you for at least 35 hours per week. The element should then be added to their next UC payment.
    Hi
    sorry btw they are a Separate universal credit claim to me they live separately and have two children
    so if they claim the carers element for me through their universal credit that will lessen how much they get is that right?
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    lookingforlcwrahelp said:..so if they claim the carers element for me through their universal credit that will lessen how much they get is that right?
    No, if they claim the carer element they get an extra £163.73/month of UC unless they already get the LCWRA element. If they already get the lCWRA element they cannot get the carer element.
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    They will only get less UC if they claim Carers allowance as advised here.
    poppy123456 said:
     if they claim Carers allowance as well as UC then the carers allowance is deducted in full from their UC.

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