Carers Allowance and ESA Query

Alice_Holt

Suzyk1963 wrote: »

Hi I informed universal credit that there has been a change in my circumstances from 12feb that I've been caring 35hrs she made a change to my claiment commitment and said I'd get the carer element on top of universal credit
I have now had a payment of £64.60 carers allowance? For 23 July
I'm confused as I thought I'd be getting carers element paid on top of universal credit?
The carers allowance is less a week than universal credit
I'm confused AGAIN
Please can you help

See post 23.

Suzyk1963

Still confused Alice
Thought I'd get universal credit £317.82 plus carers element £156.45 =£474.27 month

Carers allowance £64.60 wk ( £258.40) month plus carers element £156.45= £414.85 month
I'm confused

Nannytone

You will get separate payments for carer's allowance and universal credit.

Alice_Holt

Your total income will be £474.27 per month.
i.e as you say " universal credit £317.82 plus carers element £156.45 =£474.27 month".
This is the total income you are entitled to under UC, the UC calculation will top up any other income you may receive (i.e CA) to get you up to this applicable amount.

If you are receiving CA payments separately to UC, then your UC calculation will take this income into account.
Your UC amount will then be UC entitlement of £474 less the CA income.
Per Post 23, this will give you £194pm UC payment. Plus you will have the CA of £64.6pw.
That gives you £474 in total each month.

If you don't receive CA payments, you will get UC of £474pm as you have stated.

Suzyk1963

Suppose once I get the carer element it will be more clear!!!128512;
Will I get the carer element backdated from the date I told them feb12th I started caring ?

poppy12345

Suzyk1963 wrote: »

Suppose once I get the carer element it will be more clear!!!128512;
Will I get the carer element backdated from the date I told them feb12th I started caring ?

Yes as previously stated.

Suzyk1963

As I told you in thread 31 received a payment £64.60 bank girl credit insurance number DWP CA on Fri
Then today received £852.31 bank giro credit insurance number DWP CA
Not received a letter but think could it be carer element backdated?
Thought the carer element would been paid by universal credit UC not carers allowance CA?
As I'm on universal credit?

poppy12345

Suzyk1963 wrote: »

As I told you in thread 31 received a payment £64.60 bank girl credit insurance number DWP CA on Fri
Then today received £852.31 bank giro credit insurance number DWP CA
Not received a letter but think could it be carer element backdated?
Thought the carer element would been paid by universal credit UC not carers allowance CA?
As I'm on universal credit?

It sounds like it's the carer element, it should have been paid by UC. You could ring DWP to ask what it's for. All future payments will be added onto to your UC. The Carers Allowance will continue to be paid separately.

Suzyk1963

Rang DWP was told it was a backdated payment paid by carers allowance. ? Assume it must be carer element as it was ti be osid frim 12 feb .as i also rang universal credit the person I spoke too told me my next payment carer element will be paid in a months time.
As long as i got paid in happy :j
Thank you