Income support for a carer

nona82

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


Please could you read the claim for JSA for partner In paper No.10

nona82

10 Jobseeker’s Allowance
If you and your partner are both out of
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.
You should tell us if your or your partner’s your circumstances change, and we’ll let you know if this affects your joint claim.
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’repartofacoupleclaimingJobseeker’sAllowance • atleastoneofyouisaged18orover
• bothofyouareunderStatePensionage,and
• neitherofyouhavedependentchildren.
When one of you reaches State Pension age, you can no longer make a joint claim.
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We will treat you as a couple if you live with your husband, wife or civil partner, or if you live with someone as if they were your husband, wife or civil partner. We call this other person your partner.
State Pension age is currently 65 for men. Women’s State Pension age is rising in stages between April 2010 and 2020, from 60 to 65.


Could anyone read that and explain for how can make joint claim for JSA

zzzLazyDaisy

Okay, you are wasting your time and everyone else's.

1 you and your husband and your children make up one household unit

2 whatever benefits you claim, and in whatever combination, you will be assessed as one household

3 It does not matter which way you cut it - your household is only entitled to a certain amount of money based on its circumstances

I don't think it is possible to make this any clearer, but no doubt there will be something you do not understand....

nona82

I should go to JC to understand what happens

Oldernotwiser

midnight_express wrote: »

Is this a wind up ?

It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest, darling.

karenx

To get income support as a carer the person you are caring for must be in receipt of certain disability benefits,
The way you are caring for your children is what a parent should be doing anyway. You do not get an extra carers benefit for doing your job!