Income support for a carer

nona82

Hello
I would to ask about income support benefit ,
My husband on JSA and iam related with him , I have a children should I care them ,so my question is * can I claim the income support benefit after cutting my benefit from JSA even my husband still on JSA ????

BigAunty

Do you have a joint JSA claim with your husband? How old are you children? Are you claiming tax credits and child benefit?

Who can get Income Support

It's for people who all the following apply to:

• are between age 16 and the age they can get Pension Credit
• have a low income
• work less than 16 hours a week, depending on the amount of your wage
• aren't in full-time study (but there are some exceptions)
• don't get Jobseeker's Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance
• don't have savings above £16,000
• live in Great Britain

You may get Income Support if you are one of the following:

• a lone parent
• on parental or paternity leave
• a carer
• a refugee learning English who arrived less than a year ago

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/On_a_low_income/DG_10018708

To be classed as a carer, you have to be looking after someone who is disabled or ill and receives the following benefits

Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance at the middle or highest rate for personal care
Constant Attendance Allowance at or above the normal maximum rate with an Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, or basic (full day) rate with a War Disablement Pension

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/BenefitsTaxCreditsAndOtherSupport/Caringforsomeone/DG_10012525

See page 10 of this guide which explains how JSA works for couples

http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/@benefits/documents/digitalasset/dg_199994.pdf

If you and your partner are both out of work
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nona82

Many thanks for your reply
Yes I am a joint with my husband and I have 2kids I care them the first one 4year and the second one one year , and i am recieving the child benefit and taxt credit , so could you please advice me if I can claim the income support after cutting the benefit from JSA even my husbend still with them , or not

Thanks

cosmic-dust

nona82 wrote: »

Many thanks for your reply
Yes I am a joint with my husband and I have 2kids I care them the first one 4year and the second one one year , and i am recieving the child benefit and taxt credit , so could you please advice me if I can claim the income support after cutting the benefit from JSA even my husbend still with them , or not

Thanks

No you stay on your husband joint JSA claim.

nona82

Why..?
I have a children I care them

nona82

If you and your partner are both out of work, you may need to claim Jobseeker’s Allowance as part of a couple. This is called a ‘joint claim’. Joint claims make sure that both of you get help and support to find a job. It’s down to you both to make the most of the help on offer to find work.

Should we make a joint claim?
In a joint claim, both of you must meet all the rules for getting income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance. You must make a joint claim if:
• you’re part of a couple claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance
• at least one of you is aged 18 or over
• both of you are under State Pension age, and
• neither of you have dependent children.

So




I can not understand whey I am joint with my husband and I have dependent children

cosmic-dust

nona82 wrote: »

Why..?
I have a children I care them

Jolly good that is what a parent is meant to do.

Caz3121

do the children receive disability benefits?

pcombo

to claim carers allowance you need to also claim income support, supposen your children have DLA, mobility you can still apply.

Umm_jannah

cosmic-dust wrote: »

Jolly good that is what a parent is meant to do.

:rotfl: too funny!!!!!!!!!

nona82

No

I want to tell that my husband has asign in with JSA every 2week ,but me ,I do not cos i care my kids .


I am really confused about that