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Will living with my mother mean I lose benefits?

I currently live on DLA, incapacity benefit and income support and get child tax credits for my daughter. My mother is proposing that I should move in with her so she can support me and help look after my daughter.
Obviously, doing so I would no longer get housing benefit but that's fine because I wouldn't have rent to pay but would I still retain my other benefits or would my mother be expected to support me financially if I were living with her?

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  • Aarons_mummy
    Aarons_mummy Posts: 961 Forumite
    DLA and tax credits will remain as they are.

    Not sure about the IB and IS, I don't *think* they would be affected but I may be wrong, I'm sure someone will know for sure :)
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  • sunnyone
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    What level of DLA do you get?

    Depending on that you could lose £50-60 per week (I havent seen this years SDP amount)
  • nannytone_2
    nannytone_2 Posts: 13,021 Forumite
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    but if you do lose the disability premium, and you get mrc/hrc and your mum looks after you for 35+ hours a week, she could claim carers allowance.
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