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  • merlin68
    merlin68 Posts: 2,405 Forumite
    She should be getting £53 carers and income support of £40.I should knowas I get those amounts.
  • Breast_Cancer_Survivor
    Breast_Cancer_Survivor Posts: 10,838 Forumite
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    merlin68 wrote: »
    She should be getting £53 carers and income support of £40.I should knowas I get those amounts.

    Not if she is on IB.

    Im on IB so can't get the carers allowance of £53 & instead only get underlying entitlement of £30 income support.
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  • merlin68
    merlin68 Posts: 2,405 Forumite
    You get a premium on tax credits with a disabled child. I have 2 kids one dissabled and get £170 a week. Ok i got the dla ammount wrong but the rest is ok.
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite
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    Breast_Cancer_Survivor wrote: »
    Not if she is on IB.

    Im on IB so can't get the carers allowance of £53 & instead only get underlying entitlement of £30 income support.

    IB & CA are overlapping benefits - hence why you can't get CA.

    She doesn't need to have a diagnosis to get DLA. She just has to prove that she has care and /or mobility needs.
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