Claiming carers element

winterwonderland
winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

afternoon everyone. Hope everyone is ok. Could anyone help me with a query please, my son claims carers allowance and uc nothing else, he’s had both for 4 years. he’s recently had a review all was fine. Some one has mentioned carers element we have never heard of this, so we have turned to the knowledge on here for some advice/ help. Would he be untitled to carers element and how would he go about claiming it.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,227 Championing

    Does he recieve LCW or LCWRA with his UC?

  • winterwonderland
    winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener

    no just carers allowance and uc but his carers is taken off his uc. Thank you for your reply.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,227 Championing

    LCW/LCWRA is part of Universal Credit.

    If he definitely doesn't receive that as part of his UC award, then he will be eligible to claim Carers Element.

    https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/universal-credit-uc/additional-elements-of-universal-credit-uc

    He needs to go to his Journal, select report a change, caring for someone

    He can also ask for it to be backdated to when he qualified, even if that was several years ago.

    Any lump sum in backpay would be disregarded from calculation of his capital for one year.

  • winterwonderland
    winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener

    Thankyou kimmy87 for your time to help and your knowledge.

  • winterwonderland
    winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener

    hi kimmy87.
    another quick question, upon going in his journal selecting report a change and caring for someone it is giving 2 options “take time off from caring “ and “no longer caring for someone “ thank you again

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,227 Championing
    edited February 5

    Okay, on his UC payment statements is Carers Element already listed? It currently pays £198.31.

  • winterwonderland
    winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener

    no it just states carers

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,227 Championing

    After the deduction for Carers Allowance, I would expect his UC award to be around £40 per month. Is that correct?

  • winterwonderland
    winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener

    it’s a about £40 a week his uc

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,227 Championing
    edited February 5

    UC Standard Allowance is £393.45 per month, the deduction for Carers Allowance is £353.17 per month, which leaves £40 per month UC payable.

    From your previous answers and thread he doesn't receive Housing Element or LCW/LCWRA so my calculation should be correct.

  • winterwonderland
    winterwonderland Online Community Member Posts: 9 Listener

    I will have to go back and check with him, I could of misheard him.

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