Break in CA 17 September 2017 at 8:48AM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in Disability Money Matters 2 replies 1.2K views

50Twuncle

Is it really necessary for my wife/carer to inform the CA unit that she is going away for a single night to a funeral ?
She believes that she will lose a single days claim over this and wants to do "the right thing"
Last year - I was in hospital for 6 nights and she lost 6/7ths of a weeks claims
I thought that a carer was entitled to a 4 week break without it affecting claims ??

Diary

50Twuncle wrote: »

Is it really necessary for my wife/carer to inform the CA unit that she is going away for a single night to a funeral ?
She believes that she will lose a single days claim over this and wants to do "the right thing"
Last year - I was in hospital for 6 nights and she lost 6/7ths of a weeks claims
I thought that a carer was entitled to a 4 week break without it affecting claims ??

No it's not necessary. I go into respite fairly regularly and my husband's ca and benefits stay the same and he was told not to inform unless it's more than 3 weeks.

kingfisherblue

Nope, she doesn't have to inform them - some people receiving CA quite legitimately don't see the person that they care for every day. It is for people caring for at least 35 hours a week, and as long as she still fulfils that requirement, she will be fine.

I went away on Brownie pack holiday for two nights, and my daughter looked after my sons. I still cared for my disabled son for well in excess of 35 hours that week.