Tax allowence for disabled partner?

Robbie64

Has your husband tried to claim Working Tax Credit? Or does your husband earn too much for you both to qualify (assuming he is aged 25+ and works 30+ hours per week)? If you get DLA at the highest care component rate your husband can claim an extra Working Tax Credit element (a Severe Disability element).

Robbie64

Has your husband tried to claim Working Tax Credit? Or does your husband earn too much for you both to qualify (assuming he is aged 25+ and works 30+ hours per week)? If you get DLA at the highest care component rate your husband can claim an extra Working Tax Credit element (a Severe Disability element).

Robbie64

^^

the curse of The Double Post strikes again!

Why is the second post almost half an hour after the first one? Very strange...

calleyw

McKneff wrote: »

Not true in my OH case, our council issues them to anyone who is disabled, my oh was 57 on long term IB, the ability to drive was never discussed or disclosed, and he only gets lower DLA. For about 4 years I was included in the pass until i got one in my own right.
I suppose every council is different, with a different criteria to meet.

I am going by my local council and national guidelines.

Yes it can be vary council to council.

What is 'eligible disabled'?

You are eligible disabled if any of the following applies to you:

• you are blind or partially sighted
• you are profoundly or severely deaf
• you are without speech
• you have a disability which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to walk
• you do not have arms or have long-term loss of the use of both arms
• you have a learning disability
• you would, if you applied for a licence to drive a motor vehicle under Part III of the Road Traffic Act 1988, have your application refused under section 92 of the Act (physical fitness) on grounds other than persistent misuse of drugs or alcohol

Yours

Calley

Lou76

calleyw wrote: »

If they do issue a companion pass it is is issued when the disabled person would not be able to be issued with a driving licence due to medical grounds.

Or they get higher rate mobility DLA.



Yours

Calley

I'm guessing it works different in Scotland then?

I'm able to drive anytime I want - well, with the car owners permission, seeing as I don't own a car.

I receive DLA at Middle Care & Low Mobility but not only do I have the Entitlement Card, I also have the companion part added on without having asked for it.

As a side note; I was on DLA [always been the same rates] for a few years before I even realised I was entitled to the Entitlement card. I just assumed (yeah, I know ) that it was only open to High Rate Mobility claimants, so never bothered to look into it. It was only thanks to the CAB, during an unrelated visit, that I found out I qualified.

It's always worth checking and not assuming...