Carers allowance and Housing benefit Premiums

stassy23

good luck to you too, received a letter from them today saying they have received my forms so im glad they got them ok. im hoping for mrc again had to go tribunal last time so i am hoping i dont have to this time it was very scary. But if i have to i will fight for my son.

fogartyblue.

Chopstheduck wrote: »

I have been having a lot of problems getting my housing benefit correct. I have finally managed to get them to add on the disabled child premium, and that has been dated back for 2.5 years! However, I get carers allowance, so I believe there should be a carer's premium too.

However the housing officer person insists that the carers is for my son, not me, and it has to be the claimant who is entitled to carers. I disagree, I am the carer for my son, it is MY benefit.

It's now being passed to management, but I would like to know, if there is any rules regarding carers for a child, or if anyone else receives the premium?

Another one that has problems with the council!

Isn't it strange that there are so many people with these problems, yet we have a poster on here that says that the council always sorts things out properly!!

As if!