Care question

tanith

I hate to mention it but if in the future anything happened to your Mum where would you then live? Would you be able to take over your Mums tenancy? These things are never straight forward are they..

Maureen63

Tanith no they are not. I've been wanting to do this for ages but waited and waited. Yeah i qualify for mums council bungalow so i'd be ok. It was the stoma nurse who was asking over the holidays what my plans were for the future and it made try and get info at hand..

When_the_going_gets_tough

Op it might be worth checking with the council/HA that your mum rents from to be sure you can inherit the tenancy - things are changing all the time in social housing. Apologies if you have already done this - just want you to have your future secured.

Dunroamin

pmlindyloo wrote: »

First of all your mum cannot be claiming DLA and AA. It is one or the other!

Did you mean high rate care DLA and high rate mobility DLA?

Your mum needs to be claiming mid or high rate DLA for you to be able to claim Carer's Allowance.

Couldn't she be claiming DLA mobility from before she reached retirement age and AA for care needs afterwards?

Indie_Kid

Dunroamin wrote: »

Couldn't she be claiming DLA mobility from before she reached retirement age and AA for care needs afterwards?

No. After 65, you can put in a change of circumstance for DLA care.

Maureen63

I'm going to speak with mother properly this morning face to face instead of phone. Got to find all her benefit paperwork. What Dunroamin said in his post is how i thought it was. But i will find out for sure.

If i was to have a 6 week or so stay at my mothers till i get things sorted will i be allowed seeing as she gets SDP benefit. Don't want to do anything wrong but staying there as a non dep nothing else till everything is clear as to what we plan on doing with care etc.

PS. Thought i'd mention this.. She is in Assessment stage of her Pension.

ArtoDeeto

Maureen63 wrote: »

I am the youngest daughter, single, and on ESA.

But if you are on full ESA disabled how can you help her as you are disabled yourself ? Have you thought about getting outside help...

anmarj

Maureen63 wrote: »

I'm going to speak with mother properly this morning face to face instead of phone. Got to find all her benefit paperwork. What Dunroamin said in his post is how i thought it was. But i will find out for sure.

If i was to have a 6 week or so stay at my mothers till i get things sorted will i be allowed seeing as she gets SDP benefit. Don't want to do anything wrong but staying there as a non dep nothing else till everything is clear as to what we plan on doing with care etc.

PS. Thought i'd mention this.. She is in Assessment stage of her Pension.

The assessed income period only relates to changes in her capital/retirement provision, premiums awards are not connected to this. Can't remember if a tempory stay effects the sdp, will check the guidance when I am on my laptop. Vaguely remember something about if you move to care there is a disregard for number of weeks but will need to check.

anmarj

78078 The DM can also ignore the presence of a person who
1.
joins the claimant’s household for the first time
1
1.1
to care for the claimant or partner
1.2
if, immediately before joining, the claimant or partner satisfied the
conditions for an additional amount for the severely disabled.

Note: 1.
only applies for the first twelve weeks following the date on which the
person first joins the claimant’s household
6
.
1 SPC Regs, Sch I, para 2(3); 2 Sch I, para 2(5); 3 Sch I, para 2(6);
4 Sch I, para 2(7); 5 Sch I, para 3(3); 6 Sch I, para 2(4)


https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/252351/dmg-vol13-ch78.pdf


You still need to inform them but they can disregard for the first 12 weeks of you joining if you state you are moving in to care. It is essential that you state that as they may stop it immediately

Morglin

ArtoDeeto wrote: »

But if you are on full ESA disabled how can you help her as you are disabled yourself ? Have you thought about getting outside help...

You can claim Carer's Allowance for caring for a disabled person, even if you are disabled yourself.

Lin