Think I have messed up on tax credits

MLPforyou

My disabled husband is claiming carers allowance for our son as well as DLA (PIP soon) for himself.

merlin68

Thought you said your husband was disabled.

MLPforyou

He is disabled.

Darksparkle

merlin68 wrote: »

Thought you said your husband was disabled.

Nothing to stop a disabled person claiming carers for another disabled person.

FBaby

Darksparkle wrote: »

Nothing to stop a disabled person claiming carers for another disabled person.

Indeed, something I find quite amazing!

Still, the issue here is that OP isn't disabled and therefore under tax credits, shouldn't they be working 24 hours rather than 16 to be eligible?

Darksparkle

FBaby wrote: »

Indeed, something I find quite amazing!

Still, the issue here is that OP isn't disabled and therefore under tax credits, shouldn't they be working 24 hours rather than 16 to be eligible?

In some circumstances maybe but not in all given the varying levels of disability.

But that's not for us to discuss as long as he meets the criteria to claim. Can't blame the OP for the governments rules.

No, she only needs to work 16hrs per week because the husband is receiving carers allowance as stated.

FBaby

Ok, got that wrong. No surprise though that the government wants to review disabled benefits. However much we want to scream unfairness, some of the rules, or lack of, are just beyond believable.

MLPforyou

FBaby our situation is a complicated one. But trust me, I would much rather my husband could work and I didn't have a special needs child.

I have heard it before, how can a disabled person care for another disabled person. It isn't difficult to understand, disabilities are all different as you know, my husband's disability means that right now he can't work but that doesn't mean he can't give the care to my son that he needs. I have no idea why you find that amazing or why that is a reason for disability benefits need reviewing. Of course people might assume that my husband is just work shy and can really work as he can care for our son, heard it before and the ignorance just astounds me.

Anyway, I got the help I came here for, so thank you to those who put my mind at ease, the rest of it is neither here or there really.

FBaby

My comments are not about your personal circumstances which I don't know but about the current system. To me, it makes no sense that someone who isn't disabled should only need to work 16 hours just because their partner care for someone else.

I am sure there are some circumstances when someone disabled can care full-time for someone else, but I would expect these to be rare rather than common, yet such posts come back regularly here, so yes, it does make me wonder.

nannytone_2

FBaby wrote: »

My comments are not about your personal circumstances which I don't know but about the current system. To me, it makes no sense that someone who isn't disabled should only need to work 16 hours just because their partner care for someone else.

I am sure there are some circumstances when someone disabled can care full-time for someone else, but I would expect these to be rare rather than common, yet such posts come back regularly here, so yes, it does make me wonder.

there are plenty of households that contain disabled people that provide care for each other.
it may not be the spoon feeding, bed bathing care that you seem to think is the only care that anyone needs.

if you live with another disabled person, then caring for each other is part of normal life, just in the same way as non disabled families care for each other.

its just more difficult and more time consuming hence the awards of carers allowance