Paranoid about benefits, are we claiming everything correctly?

dannimaycox

Hi, i was hoping somebody could tell me if everything we are claiming is correct. I'm paranoid due to a large overpayment which my mum had, a lot of it they have admitted was their fault but the remaining £1,660 "is recoverable" from my mum.

I'm 19 years old and my mum is 48. I am severely disabled and my mum cares for me 24/7. We live in a rented house with my grandparents (my mums parents).

I claim Incapacity benefit which is £212 every two weeks and i also get DLA, high rate care and high rate mobility (the DLA is paid into my mums account because when i was 16 they asked me to sign a form to say that this could continue).

My mum claims Income support £40.90 (i think) and carers allowance £53.

My mum doesn't pay any rent or council tax. Since i started claiming Incapacity benefit i have to pay £8 rent (i pay £10 so i'm always in front so i can have a free week every so often) and i pay £2 a week council tax.

I was just wondering does this sound normal to everybody? We're too scared to phone up and ask in case they accuse us of anything else!

[Deleted User]

looks fine unless your mum has savings over £6000

Blackpool_Saver

What are your grandparents circumstances and whose name is the rental contract in?

dannimaycox

My grandparents are both retired, my grandma is 70 and grandad is 74. My grandad recieves DLA and his pension (private pension i think) and my grandma recieves a private pension. The rentbook is in my mum's name 1st (her rent gets paid by the social), then my grandma's name is 2nd, she pays £40 a week. I pay £10 a week rent.