do you lose benifits if you have a carer

nutty1

my mum is 78 on pension, pension cedit and attendance allownce, the council pay her rent and council tax, she has a lot of health problems and i was going to claim carers allowance for her, but would she lose any of her benifits if i did apply for it, thanks

xylophone

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/advisers/claimforms/aa_flyer.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility
might help?

nutty1

not much help, but thanks, just says they may lose something, not a yes or no

Robbie64

It could affect the amount of money your mum receives. Is she getting an increase in her Pension Credit for a severe disability? If she is, then when you claim Carers Allowance that will stop.

http://www.nhs.uk/CarersDirect/moneyandlegal/carersbenefits/Pages/Severe-disability-premiums.aspx

xylophone

It could affect the amount of money your mum receives. Is she getting an increase in her Pension Credit for a severe disability? If she is, then when you claim Carers Allowance that will stop.

This is explained in the links in 2.

Katykat

Kathrynt, I think she would. My MIL gets practically the same benefits. We were not aware that her pension credit included a disability allowance. When my husband claimed carers allowance of £58, her benefit dropped by the same amount. Because we were unsure what to do ( to reverse it probably would mean that MIL would have to reapply all over again and all the hassle that would involve) we give her back £58pw. Its not worth claiming, because theoretically my husband gets carers allowance so this prevents him from getting JSA.

nutty1

thanks all, yes my mum would lose benifits, which she can;t afford, so now i am going on jsa, but i still need to go to her everyday, is there anything else i could get whch won't affect her money,

sammyjammy

kathrynt wrote: »

thanks all, yes my mum would lose benifits, which she can;t afford, so now I am going on JSA, but i still need to go to her everyday, is there anything else i could get which won't affect her money,

There is no other financial help available for carers, would you be able to take full time work and still do what you need to do for your mum? If not this could cause you problems with DWP on making a JSA claim.

miduck

kathrynt wrote: »

thanks all, yes my mum would lose benifits, which she can;t afford, so now i am going on jsa, but i still need to go to her everyday, is there anything else i could get whch won't affect her money,

No, there is nothing else you can claim.

She is receiving a very healthy amount of money - perhaps she needs some help with budgeting if she feels she cannot cope on less?

jonliv

OP your mother on the other hand mat be eligible for Direct Payments to pay for some care hours or a home hekp

Ask her local authority for a Social Services assessment

zoominatorone

kathrynt wrote: »

thanks all, yes my mum would lose benifits, which she can;t afford, so now i am going on jsa, but i still need to go to her everyday, is there anything else i could get whch won't affect her money,

A part time job maybe?