carrers allowance and change in incapacity benefit

mo1_2

i am in incapacity benefit now changed to esa,and i care for my 92 year old dad,before i couldnt claim carers allowance on i.b. now its changed can i claim it now,i looked on gov web site,but found it too confusing?

Torry_Quine

The same rules apply regarding ESA and carer's allowance as with IB so no is the answer.

speedyturtle

Please dont take me wrong here but if you are receiving IB(esa) than it says that you are incapable of working but if you say that you can be a carer and look after someone than maybe you are in better health than you say you are.

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speedyturtle wrote: »

Please dont take me wrong here but if you are receiving IB(esa) than it says that you are incapable of working but if you say that you can be a carer and look after someone than maybe you are in better health than you say you are.

not always the case,someone with non physical problems may well be capable of giving care to someone who has

Anubis_2

You should have an underlying entitlement which means you may get the premium ( and not CA in hand) however, this may affect your fathers benefits if he gets the SDP.

Byatt

Anubis wrote: »

You should have an underlying entitlement which means you may get the premium ( and not CA in hand) however, this may affect your fathers benefits if he gets the SDP.

If you have an underlying entitlement, but don't actually get CA, the SDP is not affected.

mo1_2

thanks for the replies,i dont like the way some people judged me and decided i was fit for work even tho they have no idea of the circumstance.

Soapn

woodbine wrote: »

not always the case,someone with non physical problems may well be capable of giving care to someone who has

if you are capable of caring for someone else even if it isn't physical problems you are claiming for, then how come you can't get some kind of job?
That always astounds me.:eek:

mo1_2

because i have had two heart attacks and angina and still having problems with my breathing,the fact is my dad has lived with me for 28 years and now he is frail what can i do now im ill,throw him out?

jet44

I am more or less in the same position as you are mo1 with heart and lung problems as well as high blood pressure.

Despite this I am not about to throw out my 20 year old Autistic son and I will continue to the best of my ability to care for him regardless of my own health problems.

Now I wonder how much money I have saved the government over the 20 years that I've cared for him!!!

Soapn

sure this will go down really well, but why should the government be responsible for paying for people's close relatives?