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DelBoyPhil
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Single Person on Income Support
On the http://entitledto.co.uk website there is a section where you tells you this.
Does this child have an illness, disability or behavioural problem which means they need extra care? No YesHas Disability Living Allowance been awarded for your child?
Does this child have an illness, disability or behavioural problem which means they need extra care
and
Has Disability Living Allowance been awarded for your child?
Now i enter yes on this and on the next page it says
Do you claim disability or sickness benefits (Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Statutory Sick Pay, etc)?
Does this mean the person that is claiming it or the child.
The reason I ask this is the that Income Support goes from £93 a week to £147 a week.
So a single person with 2 children and one has DLA M/C L/M
Cheers
On the http://entitledto.co.uk website there is a section where you tells you this.
Does this child have an illness, disability or behavioural problem which means they need extra care? No YesHas Disability Living Allowance been awarded for your child?
Does this child have an illness, disability or behavioural problem which means they need extra care
and
Has Disability Living Allowance been awarded for your child?
Now i enter yes on this and on the next page it says
Do you claim disability or sickness benefits (Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Statutory Sick Pay, etc)?
Does this mean the person that is claiming it or the child.
The reason I ask this is the that Income Support goes from £93 a week to £147 a week.
So a single person with 2 children and one has DLA M/C L/M
Cheers
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It means the person that is claiming, not the child.Gone ... or have I?0
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Do you claim disability or sickness benefits (Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, Statutory Sick Pay, etc)? Does this mean the person that is claiming it or the child.
I would imagine it means you as a child can't claim any of those other than DLA.(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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Do you claim disability or sickness benefits
Meaning... The claimer or CHILD?0 -
You. It means the person that is claiming, not the child.Be who you are, say what you feel, those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind.They say that talking to yourself is a sign of mental illness. So I talk to the cats instead.0
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What about this on another site!
Income Support is a means tested benefit to help individuals or families on a low income with low savings. If you get Income Support and your child gets DLA you will get an additional Disabled Child Premium with your Income Support. If you get Carer’s Allowance, you will get an additional weekly Carers Premium with your Income Support.0 -
I think what people are trying to say is that the first question relates to the child, and therefore the allowance for the child is taken into account there. If YOU - as in DelBoyPhil - were also claiming DLA for YOURSELF, then your payments would increase.....so the 'does any child'.....relates to the child.....do YOU......relates to you, the applicant.0
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Who is in receipt of DLA and at what rate? Does anyone claim Carers Allowance?Gone ... or have I?0
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Who is in receipt of DLA and at what rate? Does anyone claim Carers Allowance?
In another thread (which I'm sure is asking the same question) in the disability & dosh board, he says it's the child who receives LRM & MRC.Sealed pot challenge #232. Gold stars from Sue-UU - :staradmin :staradmin £75.29 banked
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DelBoyPhil wrote: »What about this on another site!
Income Support is a means tested benefit to help individuals or families on a low income with low savings. If you get Income Support and your child gets DLA you will get an additional Disabled Child Premium with your Income Support. If you get Carer’s Allowance, you will get an additional weekly Carers Premium with your Income Support.
I don't think that you get any premium in IS for a child any more, unless your claim has been valid for several years. Now, you get Child Tax Credit for the child and IS for yourself. If your child gets DLA, you should let the tax credit office know as you may be entitled to additional premiums. My son is on high rate care DLA and I get a disability premium and an enhanced disability premium on top of my CTC.
With Carer's Allowance, if you get IS, you get an additional premium for being a carer. Then the amount of CA is taken off the IS. For a single parent, this works out at about £40 a week IS plus £53.10 a week CA.0 -
KingfisherBlue is quite right, now you get the disability premium in your CTC claim rather than on your IS.Free/impartial debt advice: Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) | National Debtline | Find your local CAB0
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