Carer element help

skhan95
skhan95 Online Community Member Posts: 123 Connected
in Housing and independent living
Hy I hope everyone is doing well:)I need some help regarding carer element 
I’m on universal credit and want to know if I’m eligible for carer element as I look after my autistic child and I don’t want to effect my uc because then it’s so stressful to sort out everything again as before without knowing I have applied for carer allowance and it has affected my uc after that I have stopped carer allowance now I don’t want to make any mistake because my work coach doesn’t know anything at all he was the one told me to apply carer allowance and said it’s not gonna effect but after that it was a lot of stress please guide me if I can make claim for carer element or not 
kind regards 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    In another thread quite sometime ago you said you were awarded LCWRA, if this is still correct then as biblioklept advise,
    you won’t be able to claim carers element at the same time. 
    Are you claiming UC with a partner?
  • skhan95
    skhan95 Online Community Member Posts: 123 Connected
    Yes I’m still getting lcwra and  not with partner anymore he has moved out 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Online Community Member Posts: 10,000 Championing
    edited November 2022
    As you are getting LCWRA element you cannot be paid the carer element, as explained in your previous thread.

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