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Help with lwcra,pip,carers please.
Hi. Can someone help me please. I receive higher rate pip on both elements,as well as lwcra,due to life limiting disability. My son has asked to be my carer,he does not claim any benefits whatsoever,he is just leaving college,I could have had a carer for years but have never claimed for this. If he was to claim carers to…
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Carers allowance wait times
Hi, I left work 31st May - after having 3 months on paid leave (gardening leave). I applied for carers allowance 2nd June 2025. From 2nd September I will be joining university, so I will need to close the claim then. I have had carers allowance in the past for my daughter and nothing in our circumstances has changed since.…
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Carers element
I've been my daughter's carer for 5 years but I get lcwra now so it's stopped. I never got a carers element on UC should I have been getting this as well as carers allowance?
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Hi, my name is SusanMG6492! Can I get special income support on top of my ESA?
I want to see if I can claim special income support and esa and care allowance from all together I already got care allowance and esa I was told that I can get special income support as well
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Hi, my name is marsbars28! If I stop being a carer will my UC increase?
hi does anyone know what will happen in the following scenario currently receive universal credit after a migration notice. I get standard allowance, housing, lower capability and work related activity and payment protection. I am currently a carer so the amount of carers allowance is taken off my universal credit each…
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Anyone been through a Carers' Allowance Overpayment First Tier Tribunal to appeal massive bill?
Ours has just been scheduled for late August and we have no idea whatsoever (apart from the short paragraph of standard info, which doesn't tell us much) how it works, what happens on the day, how to prepare, etc. It would be so helpful to be able to talk to someone who's been through it for their experiences and thoughts.
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Change in circ/advance
hi im led to believe if u report a change in circs and uc is likely to go up you can have an advance? However what if it is likely to go down, for instance claiming carers allowance? Thank you in advance
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UC and Carers element
Hello Hope someone can help me. We migrated from WTC last March. I Recieve PIP, my child is claiming Carers allowance(CA), for looking after me. My question is can my partner claim the Carers element (CE) of UC? I was unaware if I could or not. Can someone claim CA and the CE at the same time. In all honesty they both care…
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Hi, my name is tessdee71! I’m needing some advice please regarding claiming carers element for ...
hi 👋 I’m needing some advice please regarding claiming carers element for my child , I get lcwra is there any point in claiming it ? Many thanks
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UC Transitional protection query
My child has just been awarded higher care rate, was previously on lower care. I understand the rate is significantly higher on UC but have come to realise I may not benefit from this as I get a transitional protection bonus will this eat in to this as will almost wipe it out for me or will it be an additional amount. I…
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Carers Allowance - Updated a change
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help. I started a new job on Monday and have updated carers allowance just now. My earnings every week will be £161 - therefore under the threshold. However, after I submitted the change it said I need to send in (by post!) payslips. I won't get my first wage/payslip until next Thursday (3rd…
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DWP disability cuts?
If the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) moves forward with cuts to disability benefits, the consequences will be catastrophic not just for individuals, but for our entire society. These benefits are not luxuries. They are essential lifelines that allow disabled people to live independently, afford basic necessities,…
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Attendance allowance/carers allowance/ personal budgets
hi all. My dad was granted attendance allowance high tier for dementia. I have given up work except four hours a week. I am his lpa. He still has some cognition. He has agreed for me to have his attendance allowance. Is this okay? By standing order. I know it has to be spent on him, it will, I contribute to food and water…
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Can someone please explain the process?
I'm so confused and don't know what I'm supposed to do. I got the migration letter and had to make a claim by July 4th. There was no instructions on what to do, and no advice anywhere. So I spoke to my therapist who told me to call Age Concern. Rang them, they told me to call CAB. So I rang them and she went through a lot…
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carers Allowance suspended
Hello, I am just writing to vent out my emotions-I work part time in the Health and Social Care sector and am in receipt of Carers Allowance as my daughter has a learning disability and autism. On the 18th of February I got paid an extra £70 for mandatory online training which , obviously, meant that my salary was above…
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Do I bother claiming carers allowance when on universal credit?
hi. Everyone. Bit of background info, my son is disabled, gets PIP, I work part time (around him) and get UC - I get the carers element with this. my question is I’m confused about carers allowance, if I was to claim would I lose my UC? I’ve read conflicting things as UC is a means tested benefit so is it worth me trying…
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Momey
should your care pay all the bills on carers allowance my mother law said my brother should do that or get my money stop
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Carer Element
Hi all dear friends. I need information about carer element. My wife been awarded 15may and I inform UC so they add carer element in my this month statement but it's not backdated. Please guide me how I can get backdated carer element as my wife awarded pip from October 2024. Regards
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Carers Week
A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who is disabled, has an illness or long-term condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older. (Carers UK, 2025) I have cerebral palsy and epilepsy; my mum has a dementia diagnosis. Families like ours, rarely…
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Carer
Hi all. I have been a carer for my elderly neighbour since June 2024.the person I was caring for started getting deductions from his benefits and he was not happy with this so I cancelled carers in Jan 2025.he has been in touch with dwp wanting the money back, they told him he couldn't have the money back. So he has told…
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Carers Allowance hours
Hi all my partner is just about to apply for Carers Allowance for her mother as she had to stop work to look after her. We are going through the form and it says must help more than 35 hours a week and asked about my details as well how does the 35 hours work as she is not there all the time but easily spends more than 35…
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Carers Personal Budget - Payment Issues
Good morning all, I had my annual Carers Assessment a few month back. I received the payment advice from the council, and when no payment was received I phoned my Carers Manager to chase up. Turns out she wrote my account number incorrectly on the form, and she’s now having issues correcting it. No idea what these issues…
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Eligible for disability premium?
Hi, so I have been awarded Pip at the enhanced rate am I eligible for a disability premium? I am under the state pension age , I currently get universal credit and limited work capability I do not work . It’s a single account and no one is getting the carers element from my claim . Also what is the disability enhanced…
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LCWRA and Carers Allowance - Allocation of Award etc
My husband and are have just been awarded LCWRA and have both been claiming Carers allowance since January. I understand that only one of us will receive the LCWRA allowance and the other can continue to claim for Carers allowance. Is this correct? Can anyone help me on how will this be decided on who receives what? My…
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Carers allowance and carers element
Hi, Me and my Dad both care for my Mum. My Dad has just stopped receiving Carers Allowance payments as he has reached pension age but he is still registered with the Carers Allowance as my Mums carer. I receive UC, am I able to claim for Carers Element for looking after my Mum or not because my Dad is claiming carers…
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Women's Shelter
Hello there In need of support for a friend, please. If she TEMPORARILY left the home, and went into a shelter, would her partner immediately lose his Carer's Allowance? If she PERMANENTLY left, reclaimed her SDP once his Carers Allowance was removed and she went into a women's shelter (or was sofa surfing) until a new…
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Migration from ESA to UC
Theres a question "do you claim carers allowance" on the ESA to UC online form. We both care for each other & get carers premium added onto the ESA claim. How do we answer this, as theres no option to answer about carers premium. We both get SDP & Carers Premium. My husband is 71 & gets state pension. I'm 61 & hes on my…
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Child carers
hiya I just wondered if anyone can help, I used to claim carers for my daughter but it then got deducted from my UC even though I have disabled child element the actual carers is paid weekly then monthly taken out of my UC. What Is the point in claiming something that then gets taken back at the end of the month. I am on…
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Hi, my name is Mand457!
Hi 👋🏽 I’ve been an unpaid carer for over 25 years, I happy gave up working in 1996 when my son got an early ( before 3 autism diagnosis) I already had an 9 year old daughter who at the time was great but was later diagnosed with schizophrenia in her late teens/20’s . I had never had any mental health issues however I had a…
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PIP Shake-Up Carers Allowance
I asked this question on the New Green Paper Discussion thread, but did not receive a reply. I have therefore started my own thread. PIP Shake- Up will also look at eligibility of Carers Allowance. Have any members written to their MP regarding this?
