Childrens Savings and benefits

earwig

Hi thanks yes i forgot i claim cares allowance for one child. I dont think my oh can claim to be a carer for our other child as he is on dla him self for care needs.

[Deleted User]

he can claim carers as long as the care he gives doesnt clash with his own disabilities
as for the childrens money it needs to be in accounts that you can under NO circumstances have access to

earwig

Really can he claim for her she has mental health isues, where as he has phsyical disablitys so he could claim for her then . Also how do i get an account for my 8 year old where i dont have access to it .my daughters acount i dont have access as she is 13, but they said because my son was only 7 at the time of opening the account they said i had to be on the acount to sign on his behalf .

xylophone

Also how do i get an account for my 8 year old where i dont have access to it

Use his CTF? https://www.gov.uk/child-trust-funds/overview

bigbill

By claiming the second carers allowance you will gain an extra £32 weekly (Even if he does not get paid carers due to having another benefit of higher value) backdate it three months and its worth about £400 in arrears.

flight747

Dunroamin wrote: »

IB ESA - Income based/means tested ESA
CB - Contributions based ESA

I thought ESA is called income related not income based ?