Hi, my name is Martinson6370! Will my carers allowance affect my son's benefit?

Martinson6370
Martinson6370 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited October 2024 in Benefits and income

I have just switched from income support to uc. I am also in receipt of carers allowan e for my son. He claims esa and Gets £318 fortnightly. Is he in receipt of severe disabilty premium and will me claiming carers allowance affect his benefit. So confused with all yhe changes

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,745 Championing

    Hi,

    To make £318 a fortnight I think he is aged over 25, and in the support group of ESA?

    ESA - £90.50
    EDP - £20.85
    Support Group - £47.70

    Weekly Total = 159.05
    Fortnightly total = £318.10

    If he lives with you, and you don't receive any disability benefits yourself, then he won't be eligible for SDP anyway. SDP is only for people living alone and receiving disability benefits such as PIP daily living.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,956 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Martinson6370, welcome to the community. I can see you're already getting some advice from one of our knowledgeable members but I just wanted to pop in to say hello and welcome you to the community. I'll put your post into our benefits category while we help figure things out. I hope you'll find the community useful 😊

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    edited October 2024

    As you were claiming Income Support then you would have been entitled to that because you were claiming Carers allowance. As you're claiming this then your son would not be entitled to SDP even if he lived alone.

    To answer your question, you claiming carers allowance will not affect his current benefits.

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