Pension Credit & Severe Disability Premium & CA
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WoodyMax
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I hope some kind person can help me with this as I am struggling to get this into my head correctly.
Will my husband qualify for severe disability premium
Will it be better for us if I apply for Carers Allowance.
Our situation is as follows:
1. Husband going to apply for Pension Credit & include me in the claim - he receives higher rate PIP Care component. I can no longer cope with working & caring for him so intended to claim Carers allowance, but keep reading things that indicate it may be better if I didn't because he would get some kind of other premiums.
2. one other question - is it the case that everyone has to pay 20 percent of their council tax - i.e. would we get help with council tax at 80 percent rather than 100 percent.
No else lives with us.
I would be grateful for any advice.
Thanks very much indeed.
Woodymax
Will my husband qualify for severe disability premium
Will it be better for us if I apply for Carers Allowance.
Our situation is as follows:
1. Husband going to apply for Pension Credit & include me in the claim - he receives higher rate PIP Care component. I can no longer cope with working & caring for him so intended to claim Carers allowance, but keep reading things that indicate it may be better if I didn't because he would get some kind of other premiums.
2. one other question - is it the case that everyone has to pay 20 percent of their council tax - i.e. would we get help with council tax at 80 percent rather than 100 percent.
No else lives with us.
I would be grateful for any advice.
Thanks very much indeed.
Woodymax
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You will not get the severe disability premium on pension credit as you are not in receipt of a disability benefit yourself, unless you fall under one of the exceptions conditions. Carers allowance if in payment, will be taken inoto account as income, but a carers premium would be added to the pension credit assessment,0
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Thank you Anmarj
So if I claim carers allowance - I assume there will be no carers premium added?
Many thanks0 -
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/668645/dmgch78.pdf
Claimants who have a partner may not satisfy the conditions in DMG 78045. In such
a case the lower rate
can still be awarded if
1
1.
one of the partners is in receipt of
1.1
!!!8220;AA!!!8221;
or
1.2
the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate
or
1.3
the daily living component of PIP
at the standard or enhanced rate
or
1.4
AFIP
and
2.
the other partner is certified as b
lind or severely sight impaired by a
consultant opthalmologist or treated as blind or severely sight impaired
and
3.
there are no persons aged 18 or over
3.1
normally residing with the partners
or
3.2
who the partners normally reside with (see DMG 78065 et seq)
and
Vol 13 Amendment 38 October 2016
4.
no-one is entitled to and in receipt of CA, or UC that includes the CE, in
respect of caring for the partner who is receiving !!!8220;AA!!!8221; or DLA as in
1.
1 SPC Regs, Sch I, para 1(1)(c)
78047
The lower rate of additional amount for the severely disabled can also be awarded
to claimants who have a partner if
1
1.
one of the partners is in receipt of
1.1
!!!8220;AA!!!8221;
or
1.2
the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate
or
1.3
the daily living component of PIP
at the standard or enhanced rate
or
1.4
AFIP
and
2.
the other partner would be in receipt of
2.1
!!!8220;AA!!!8221;
or
2.2
the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate
or
2.3
the daily living component of PIP
at the standard or enhanced rate
but for being a patient for over 28 days
and
3.
there are no persons aged 18 or over
3.1
normally residing with the partners
or
3.2
who the partners normally reside with (see DMG 78065 et seq)
and
4.
no-one is entitled to and in receipt of CA, or UC that includes the CE, in
respect of caring for the partner who is receiving !!!8220;AA!!!8221; or DLA as in0 -
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