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carers allowance

michelle67
michelle67 Posts: 140 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
hello im looking for some advice
my daughter gets high rate dla and i would like to put in for carers allowance but im not sure how to do this

im currently claimin incapicity benefit could someone please advice me please if i claim carers will i able to claim income support as well
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  • MrsManda
    MrsManda Posts: 4,457 Forumite
    Details on how to claim for CA can be found here:
    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/MoneyMatters/CarersAllowance/DG_10012522

    I don't whether you can get IB and CA.
    If you claim IS and get CA you'll get a Carer's premium on top of your IS. For information on how CA affects other benefits see the link below
    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/MoneyMatters/CarersAllowance/DG_10012529
  • DX2
    DX2 Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    Carer’s Allowance and other
    benefits / income
    You cannot usually be paid Carer’s Allowance if you
    receive one or more of the following benefits:
    Contributory Employment and Support Allowance
    Incapacity Benefit
    Maternity Allowance
    Bereavement or widow’s benefits
    Severe Disablement Allowance
    Contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
    State Retirement Pension (see below)
    Download a copy of this factsheet
    http://www.carersuk.org/Information/Financialhelp/CarersAllowance
    *SIGH*
    :D
  • michelle67
    michelle67 Posts: 140 Forumite
    thanx for ur replys if i claim carers allowance and income support will i have to stop claimin incapictity benefit first?
  • Ziggazee
    Ziggazee Posts: 464 Forumite
    And it would be completely ridiculous not to take money out of the governments never ending pot eh goffo ;-)
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    Ziggazee wrote: »
    And it would be completely ridiculous not to take money out of the governments never ending pot eh goffo ;-)


    He is a troll aka andyandflo etc, he is trying wind people up.
  • sunnyone
    sunnyone Posts: 4,716 Forumite
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    healy wrote: »
    He is a troll aka andyandflo etc, he is trying wind people up.

    He has come out earlier today on D&D, just in case anyone else dosnt believe those of us who recognise him in each reincarnation but he will be PPR'ed again today now hes come out.
  • Indie_Kid
    Indie_Kid Posts: 23,100 Forumite
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    michelle67 wrote: »
    thanx for ur replys if i claim carers allowance and income support will i have to stop claimin incapictity benefit first?

    Yes you will have to stop your IB claim first.
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  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    sunnyone wrote: »
    He has come out earlier today on D&D, just in case anyone else dosnt believe those of us who recognise him in each reincarnation but he will be PPR'ed again today now hes come out.

    Thank you, good news, so once again has been telling moronic lies when denying he is andyandflo - he is so thick!
  • DX2
    DX2 Posts: 8,275 Forumite
    sunnyone wrote: »
    He has come out earlier today on D&D, just in case anyone else dosnt believe those of us who recognise him in each reincarnation but he will be PPR'ed again today now hes come out.
    A troll outing again, god he's getting boring.
    *SIGH*
    :D
  • healy
    healy Posts: 5,292 Forumite
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    DX2 wrote: »
    A troll outing again, god he's getting boring.

    You should try reading his posts! Yawn.
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