SDP well overdue?

poppy12345

I've just found this on a website...
Underlying entitlement

You can’t normally get 2 income-replacement benefits (eg Carer’s Allowance and the State Pension) paid together.
This is called the ‘overlapping benefit rule’. If you can’t be paid Carer’s Allowance because of this rule, you have ‘underlying entitlement’ to Carer’s Allowance instead.
This might mean you could get:

• the carer premiums in Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support
• the extra amount for carers in Pension Credit
• the carer element in Universal Credit

Your mother receives pension credit instead of CA, if she wasn't claiming state pension then she would receive CA payment instead. Because she receives the pension credit then you won't be entitled to SDP for the time she received pension credit.

pmlindyloo

Don't want to get into the 'who lives where' debate but according to Carer's UK someone receiving only the underlying entitlement of CA does not affect the other person's benefits.

http://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/financial-support/help-with-benefits/carers-allowance

maddoglady

Thank you pmlindyloo, thats what I was referring to. And FWIW, she doesn't get pension credit, she does nt get state pension, its the NI contribution to make up your years thing.

poppy12345

There's just one simple answer... RING DWP AND ASK... end.