Pip

If a child under 18 goes into hospital then they can keep their disability benefits - i.e her DLA.

If you continue to care for her for 35 or more hours a week then you can continue to receive Carer's Allowance. So your current benefits would remain the same.

However, I am unsure whether theses rules change according to which 'facility' is in question.

I suggest that you telephone Carers UK and ask them this question.

Plus also ask them about child benefit and child tax credits (I am presuming you are receiving these?) and whether you need to notify them about the change of circumstances.

https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/help-with-benefits/carers-allowance

As regards the PIP assessment it might be sensible to telephone the DWP (but after you have spoken to Carers UK) and inform them of your daughter's hospital stay. They may wish to do a paper assessment and/or ask for further evidence and/or delay a face to face assessment.

kingfisherblue wrote: »

My friend's son was admitted to a hospital mental health unit and was only entitled to the daily rate of DLA for the days that he spent at home (mainly weekends). She had to submit regular records and DLA was paid up to two months in arrears. This was for care only - the mobility component was still paid to Motability to pay for the car that they have on the scheme.

This was fairly recent. He has been home full time for a year.

How old was the son?

Turn to us probably aren't the best place to ask about complex and niche benefit issues.

I think a better bet would be CAB, Mind or the carers charities.

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Treehorn wrote: »

Thanks for your reply.

I thought I could continue to get it too as I will be the main point of contact for her mental health team and I will still be providing care by visiting, doing her laundry, dealing with DWP and school etc.

You should be OK. From Carer's UK

If the person you look after goes into hospital
If the person you look after goes into hospital and you are no longer providing care for at least 35 hours a week, you can continue to get Carer's Allowance for up to 12 weeks or until their disability benefit stops.
if you are looking after a child who was under 18 when they went into hospital, their disability benefit can continue to be paid for the whole time they are there
if you look after an adult aged 18+ their disability benefit will stop after 28 days (and may stop sooner if they have been in hospital or residential care in the 28 days before this current stay)
Note that Carer’s Allowance will stop if your total breaks add up to more than 12 weeks in the past 26 weeks.
If the person you look after goes into hospital and you continue to provide care for at least 35 hours a week, you can continue to get Carer's Allowance until their disability benefit stops. This means that if the person you look after is a child who is under 18 when they go into hospital, and you continue to provide care for at least 35 hours a week, you can continue to get Carer's Allowance for the whole time they are there.
If your Carer’s Allowance stops due to the person you look after being in hospital, you can continue to get the carer premium or addition paid within your means-tested benefits for eight weeks after your Carer’s Allowance stops. If you were receiving Income Support as a carer, this can continue for up to eight weeks after your Carer’s Allowance stops (and should increase to the amount you were receiving from both Carer’s Allowance and Income Support).

In your case, since your daughter is under 18 then her DLA will continue.

So you can continue to get CA for up to 12 weeks and if/when it stops then you can get another 8 weeks of |Income Support with the Carer's premium.

But do ring CarersUK to reassure yourself.