Child at Uni and Severe Disability payments

Alice_Holt

bigbill wrote: »

Make no mistake any backdated Carers Allowance claim DOES NOT effect any SDP previously paid?

I, along with poppy and calcotti, would question this statement .

Would you care to more fully explain - (perhaps without the capitals). It may be you are assuming something about the OP's circumstances that other posters are not.

I do agree that "This is why people should never rely on Q&A boards". The OP has not told us what benefits she and her husband are receiving, so we cannot give precise advice.

I would suggest she takes her paperwork to her local advice agency / CAB for an accredited benefits check.

calcotti

poppy12345 wrote: »

Most students do not attend uni for these amount of hours 5 days per week. I have 2 children who are both in uni and none of them attend this often for this length of time and they both work alongside doing all their assessments.

Most students have no option but to work, alongside claiming a student loan.

It will depend on the course. I would think that medical students or architecture students would be hard pushed to fit in paid work around their course commitments, or any course which involves placements in a working environment for normal working hours.

poppy12345

calcotti wrote: »

It will depend on the course. I would think that medical students or architecture students would be hard pushed to fit in paid work around their course commitments, or any course which involves placements in a working environment for normal working hours.

I know someone who's medical student that work part time. Regardless of that, there's the student loan, that will at least help.

bigbill

calcotti wrote: »

Of course it does. If backdated Carer's Allowance were paid the SDP would not have been payable and the DWP would then seek to recover it.

I, along with poppy and calcotti, would question this statement.

Would you care to more fully explain - (perhaps without the capitals). It may be you are assuming something about the OP's circumstances that other posters are not.

Hard to find this but copied from the Decision Makers guide at para:

23239 An award of CA may be backdated for a period before the date on which the CA award is made. Arrears of CA due in such circumstances do not affect entitlement to the SDP this is only affected from the date the CA award is paid.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721766/dmgch23.pdf

calcotti

Bigbill - can't argue with that. I'm very surprised, it's not what I would expect - but I'm now better informed than I was this morning. Thank you for taking the time to find the relevant paragraph in the DMG.

Carlia

theoretica wrote: »

What is your daughter getting or eligible for in the way of loans and other student finances? Why won't she be using this to pay her own way?

Hi she could get a loan, should that be used as an income? I really didnt want her to get one because she will leave uni with massive debt

pmlindyloo

Carlia wrote: »

Hi she could get a loan, should that be used as an income? I really didnt want her to get one because she will leave uni with massive debt

I am afraid that most university students come away with a massive loan but it does not need to be paid back until they start earning over a certain amount and then it is deducted from their salary. I would certainly recommend that she applies for everything she is entitled to and then will be able to give you money for her 'keep'.

At some point she is going to have to manage money herself and now is a good time as ever to start. Even if she has 9-5 lectures she can still work at the weekends.

I know it is hard to 'let go' and see them as independents but it has to be done!

As regards your loss from HB it would help tremendously if you can tell us your personal situation so that we can see if we can boost your own income in some way.

So what benefits are you personally claiming? DLA? PIP? What rates? Do you work?

And what does your husband do? Work? How many hours? Salary?

Any other benefits? Tax Credits?

poppy12345

Carlia wrote: »

Hi she could get a loan, should that be used as an income? I really didnt want her to get one because she will leave uni with massive debt

It's not classed as income for your benefits no. Most students that go to uni have a student loan because this is the only way they can survive. https://www.gov.uk/student-finance

You haven't answered the most important question.... what benefits do you and your husband claim? No one can help you further without knowing this.

Carlia

So sorry, it takes me a while on here. We get HB PIP for both of us I get higher rates, hubby gets middle rate. My son is disabled and gets high rate care low rate mobility? We also get tax credits. Hubby is out of work due to being made redundant but will be working self employed from Ootober after his training.

poppy12345

Carlia wrote: »

So sorry, it takes me a while on here. We get HB PIP for both of us I get higher rates, hubby gets middle rate. My son is disabled and gets high rate care low rate mobility? We also get tax credits. Hubby is out of work due to being made redundant but will be working self employed from Ootober after his training.

As your hubby is out of work do you both claim ESA or JSA as a couple?