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Carers allowance

minimad1970
minimad1970 Posts: 6,167 Forumite
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in Disability money matters
Hi, I receive carers allowance and my son receives DLA high care /low mobility rate. I have read on the forums about a £60 one off payment for people who received the £10 xmas bonus. I have claimed CA for 7 years but have never received a xmas bonus,my son has got it each year. Does this mean I wont get the £60 either? ( I assume my son will ) Thanks.

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  • richard9991
    richard9991 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
    minimad1970 wrote: »
    Hi, I receive carers allowance and my son receives DLA high care /low mobility rate. I have read on the forums about a £60 one off payment for people who received the £10 xmas bonus. I have claimed CA for 7 years but have never received a xmas bonus,my son has got it each year. Does this mean I wont get the £60 either? ( I assume my son will ) Thanks.

    you should have been getting £10 bonus you are entitled to the £60 ring/write you are entitled.
  • munchings-n-crunchings
    munchings-n-crunchings Posts: 902 Forumite
    500 Posts
    Hello minimad1970,

    I'd have a check of your bank statements for around the start of December, and double check.
    The £10 christmas bonus, will be paid automatically with your carers allowance, and not as a separate entry.
    Likewise the £60 bonus should be automatic.
    If you don't have the increased carers payment in early December, phone the carers dept.

    Regards
    Munchie
  • hutchy78
    hutchy78 Posts: 8 Forumite
    Hi im my dads full time carer hes on higher rate DLA and ive not heard anything about £60 could anyone give me any clues? thanx
  • munchings-n-crunchings
    munchings-n-crunchings Posts: 902 Forumite
    500 Posts
    hutchy78 wrote: »
    Hi im my dads full time carer hes on higher rate DLA and ive not heard anything about £60 could anyone give me any clues? thanx

    Hello hutchy,

    Anyone that receives the £10 christmas bonus, will automatically receive a one off £60 bonus payment, sometime between January and March. This is part of the November Budget. DLA and Carer's Allowance are both qualifying benefits,

    Regards
    Munchie
  • hutchy78
    hutchy78 Posts: 8 Forumite
    Hi Munchie i will look forward to that-thanx
  • fay66
    fay66 Posts: 749 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic
    I received my £10 last week and my £60 today by giro, I get IB but underlying entitlement to carers. confusing world I know :) I received a letter before and I had to sign a statement to say nothing had changed
    Debt 38k just about to embark on a DRO
    Had biatric surgery was 135k 2016 now 97kilo 22.1.20 up to 106 kilo 12.1.21 98kilo 20/1/26
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