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carers allowence
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My mother in Law was receiving carers allowance or so I assume as she had a mobility car as she was terminally ill with cancer My wife recalls been asked to sign a official form to say she was her carer.
She never received any payments for this despite visiting daily for 2 years.
Her sister an accountant took care of all money issues.
Now who is the carers allowance payable to, it is not about the money as my wife was more than happy to care for her mother, but is it possible "someone else" may have pocketed it Or does the carer not receive the allowance.
Not knowing a single thing about benefits having never claimed any I am confused.
Any ideas ?
She never received any payments for this despite visiting daily for 2 years.
Her sister an accountant took care of all money issues.
Now who is the carers allowance payable to, it is not about the money as my wife was more than happy to care for her mother, but is it possible "someone else" may have pocketed it Or does the carer not receive the allowance.
Not knowing a single thing about benefits having never claimed any I am confused.
Any ideas ?
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My mother in Law was receiving carers allowance or so I assume as she had a mobility car These two things are totally seperate. You get a motability car if you qualify for highest rate mobility DLA, or have a war pension. For someone to get carer's allowance for you, you have to be on middle or higher rate care DLA. as she was terminally ill with cancer My wife recalls been asked to sign a official form to say she was her carer.
She never received any payments for this despite visiting daily for 2 years.
Her sister an accountant took care of all money issues.
Now who is the carers allowance payable to If your MIL was in receipt of the right rate of DLA then your wife could apply for carer's allowance. She'd have to apply herself though, and would only get money if she earned less than about £95 a week., it is not about the money as my wife was more than happy to care for her mother, but is it possible "someone else" may have pocketed it Or does the carer not receive the allowance. The carer does receive the allowance, as they claim it in their own right.
Not knowing a single thing about benefits having never claimed any I am confused.
Any ideas ?
How old was your MIL? It's possible she didn't get DLA but Attendance Allowance, which means your wife wouldn't get carer's allowance. The form could have been for DLA, there's a part for 'someone who knows you' to sign, which is an identity check.
Unless your wife put in her own claim for CA then she wouldn't have got anything.
If she was claiming CA then the money would have come straight to her. CA has nothing to do with the disabled person, it's a benefit claimed by carers. The disabled person has to be in receipt of the right benefit, and has to sign a declaration that the carer is caring for them.
So it's a bit hard to tell from your info what's happened. But unless there's been serious fraud, ie someone put in a ficticious claim pretending to be your wife, then there's nothing to say your wife should have been paid anything.Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.0 -
You can get Carers Allowance if you are looking after someone who gets any rate of Attendance Allowance. Where did you get the information that you couldn't?0
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Just to clear up a few mistakes.If your MIL was in receipt of the right rate of DLA then your wife could apply for carer's allowance. She'd have to apply herself though, and would only get money if she earned less than about £95 a week.
If she was claiming CA then the money would have come straight to her. CA has nothing to do with the disabled person, it's a benefit claimed by carers. The disabled person has to be in receipt of the right benefit, and has to sign a declaration that the carer is caring for them.
It's £100 per week in earnings not £95 as you state.
Of course claiming carers affects the disabled person.If you claim Carer's Allowance, it could affect the amount of benefit the person you care for receives.
The person you care for could lose the severe disability premium in their income-related benefit or the addition for severe disability in their Pension Credit. If you only have an underlying entitlement to Carer's Allowance and are not actually paid it, this will not affect the benefits of the person you care for.I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!0 -
My mother in Law was receiving carers allowance or so I assume as she had a mobility car as she was terminally ill with cancer My wife recalls been asked to sign a official form to say she was her carer.
She never received any payments for this despite visiting daily for 2 years.
Her sister an accountant took care of all money issues.
Now who is the carers allowance payable to, it is not about the money as my wife was more than happy to care for her mother, but is it possible "someone else" may have pocketed it Or does the carer not receive the allowance.
Not knowing a single thing about benefits having never claimed any I am confused.
Any ideas ?
I'm confused. You say at the start that your MIL was receiving CA (which she shouldn't have been ) and then you ask whether somebody else may have been getting it. Which is it?0 -
I think the most obvious question here is did your wife actually fill in a carers allowance form, did she give bank details etc etc. I'm not sure what "official form" she signed saying she was actually her carer.My mother in Law was receiving carers allowance or so I assume as she had a mobility car as she was terminally ill with cancer My wife recalls been asked to sign a official form to say she was her carer.
She never received any payments for this despite visiting daily for 2 years.
Her sister an accountant took care of all money issues.
Now who is the carers allowance payable to, it is not about the money as my wife was more than happy to care for her mother, but is it possible "someone else" may have pocketed it Or does the carer not receive the allowance.
Not knowing a single thing about benefits having never claimed any I am confused.
Any ideas ?
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/ds700_claim_form.pdf
^the form.I made a mistake once, believeing people on the internet were my virtual friends. It won't be a mistake that I make again!0 -
You can get Carers Allowance if you are looking after someone who gets any rate of Attendance Allowance. Where did you get the information that you couldn't?
Sorry, I thought it was a different process for AA, my genuine mistake.cosmic-dust wrote: »Just to clear up a few mistakes.
It's £100 per week in earnings not £95 as you state. I did say 'around' £95. That's what it was when someone claimed for me a couple of years ago.
Of course claiming carers affects the disabled person.
I meant that the process of claiming has little to do with the disabled person. To claim, the disabled person doesn't say 'sign here', it's the carer who fills in a form. The OP made it sound as though they thought it was some kind of joint 'I'm disabled and this is my carer' claim, rather than two separate claims for two separate benefits.Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.0 -
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I meant that the process of claiming has little to do with the disabled person. To claim, the disabled person doesn't say 'sign here', it's the carer who fills in a form. The OP made it sound as though they thought it was some kind of joint 'I'm disabled and this is my carer' claim, rather than two separate claims for two separate benefits.
the carer completes the application but the disabled person has to complete/sign a part confirming that the person claiming is caring for them0 -
the carer completes the application but the disabled person has to complete/sign a part confirming that the person claiming is caring for them
Which I said in my first post.
I'm trying to point out that signing a form to say you're someone's carer is unlikely to be a carer's allowance claim form. Unless someone else was committing fraud and applying in your name with their own bank details.Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.0 -
But the OP said that the MIL was receiving the CA.0
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Oldernotwiser wrote: »But the OP said that the MIL was receiving the CA.
Which isn't possible (getting CA for yourself) - so I think the OP is confused and means DLA care component. Unless the MIL was getting the severe disability premium on IS, the one that's if you qualify for someone to claim CA but no-one does.
I can't think of any benefit that a disabled person can claim which requires the signature of a carer on the form.
As I said, the only thing coming close that I can think of is the bit on a DLA form which is 'someone who knows you' for ID purposes. But then, the OPs wife would put down 'daughter' not 'carer'.
But it's all speculation until the OP comes back with more info, if they have it.Unless I say otherwise 'you' means the general you not you specifically.0
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