Will I be eligible for carers allowance?

Pheobesmove

My OH is due to have a hip resurfacing op in the next two months.
He will be off work for upto 4 months. Unfortunately he has not worked with his current employer for a year so will only receive statutory sick pay whilst off.

As he is going to need to assistance getting around the house and with bathing , shopping, driving around for hosp check ups, will I be able to claim carers allowance.
I earn £30,000 a year before tax deducted and currently the house claims no benefits. Will the amount I earn rule us out of carers allowance?

I found the benefits website so confusing.
If we are eligible to claim, how on earth do we go about it?
I appreciate that sounds really naive but having never sponged / claimed anything from the state, I have no idea how to!
Thanks if anyone can offer advice.

nannytone_2

you can only claim carers allowance if you earn no more than £100 a week and if the person you are caring for freceives DLA at middle or high rate or AA

sunnyone

Pheobesmove wrote: »

My OH is due to have a hip resurfacing op in the next two months.
He will be off work for upto 4 months. Unfortunately he has not worked with his current employer for a year so will only receive statutory sick pay whilst off.

As he is going to need to assistance getting around the house and with bathing , shopping, driving around for hosp check ups, will I be able to claim carers allowance.
I earn £30,000 a year before tax deducted and currently the house claims no benefits. Will the amount I earn rule us out of carers allowance?

I found the benefits website so confusing.
If we are eligible to claim, how on earth do we go about it?
I appreciate that sounds really naive but having never sponged / claimed anything from the state, I have no idea how to!
Thanks if anyone can offer advice.

He will be up on crutches a day after the surgery and he should be able to manage to eat a packed lunch/drink drinks left for him as soon as he leaves hospital (you can leave him in the same floor as the bathroom though a male urinal costs under £5, so its so much easier for men) but you can always take a weeks holiday to help him out and then leave him at home alone.

Carers allowance isnt applicable, your husband is going to have a pretty ordinary OP, he certainly wont be ill for three months and be expected to br ill for another six months.



Its not major surgery and

Samsaragirl

Pheobesmove wrote: »

My OH is due to have a hip resurfacing op in the next two months.
He will be off work for upto 4 months. Unfortunately he has not worked with his current employer for a year so will only receive statutory sick pay whilst off.

As he is going to need to assistance getting around the house and with bathing , shopping, driving around for hosp check ups, will I be able to claim carers allowance.
I earn £30,000 a year before tax deducted and currently the house claims no benefits. Will the amount I earn rule us out of carers allowance?

I found the benefits website so confusing.
If we are eligible to claim, how on earth do we go about it?
I appreciate that sounds really naive but having never sponged / claimed anything from the state, I have no idea how to!
Thanks if anyone can offer advice.

What the heck has happened to this country, when a person earning this amount expects carers allowance to care for a partner/spouse, and even considering benefits. People on this kind of income these days should be looking for NOTHING extra.

I get carers allowancebtw, but look after 2 parents, as an only child, both who recieve aa

cosmic-dust

Samsaragirl wrote: »

What the heck has happened to this country, when a person earning this amount expects carers allowance to care for a partner/spouse, and even considering benefits. People on this kind of income these days should be looking for NOTHING extra.

I get carers allowancebtw, but look after 2 parents, as an only child, both who recieve aa

The OP has a right to ask questions just like you do Juicyloo.

Samsaragirl

cosmic-dust wrote: »

The OP has a right to ask questions just like you do Juicyloo.

Who?? message too short , but what are you saying?

cosmic-dust

Samsaragirl wrote: »

Who?? message too short , but what are you saying?

Oh please, don't insult me.

rogerblack

Pheobesmove wrote: »

As he is going to need to assistance getting around the house and with bathing , shopping, driving around for hosp check ups, will I be able to claim carers allowance.
I earn £30,000 a year before tax deducted and currently the house claims no benefits. Will the amount I earn rule us out of carers allowance? .

Usually, yes.
Unless you have enough savings that for a period, you can pay twice your income after tax and allowances into a personal pension.

skintandscared_2

This thread makes me so sad. What is the world coming to when you know your partner is going to be slightly incapacitated and the first question is can I get extra money for it??! How about you just take care of him because you love him?

cosmic-dust

skintandscared wrote: »

This thread makes me so sad. What is the world coming to when you know your partner is going to be slightly incapacitated and the first question is can I get extra money for it??! How about you just take care of him because you love him?

Probably because their income is going to be drastically cut, SSP is fairly low and the OP may have to reduce her hours to look after her husband.
Everyone has seen the £30,000 amount and bang she get's hung out to dry. She sked a simple question, nothing wrong with that.

skintandscared_2

cosmic-dust wrote: »

Probably because their income is going to be drastically cut, SSP is fairly low and the OP may have to reduce her hours to look after her husband.
Everyone has seen the £30,000 amount and bang she get's hung out to dry. She sked a simple question, nothing wrong with that.

Where does it say in the OP's original post that their hours will be cut or salary reduced? Why would they have to reduce their hours? They won't have to go home early and give him a bath!