AS, separation and benefits help

confused88

Thank you, this is all very helpful!
Am I able to claim the Carers while my ex is still here though because of his income?

calcotti

confused88 wrote: »

Thank you, this is all very helpful!
Am I able to claim the Carers while my ex is still here though because of his income?

You can claim Carer’s Allowance provided you are not earning more than £120/week yourself. I agree with Alice that you should start that now, not sure how long claimsare currently taking to process.

Thanks to Alice for also mentioning Income Support, I overlooked that.

confused88

calcotti wrote: »

You can claim Carer’s Allowance provided you are not earning more than £120/week yourself.

Ahhh... ok, thank you

confused88

Sorry to be a pain... I'm bad with forms...

It asks if I have separated from my partner since the claim date... I have, but are they alluding to where they have moved out as opposed to the actual separating?

pmlindyloo

confused88 wrote: »

Sorry to be a pain... I'm bad with forms...

It asks if I have separated from my partner since the claim date... I have, but are they alluding to where they have moved out as opposed to the actual separating?

Which form are you trying to complete?

calcotti

confused88 wrote: »

Sorry to be a pain... I'm bad with forms...

It asks if I have separated from my partner since the claim date... I have, but are they alluding to where they have moved out as opposed to the actual separating?

I infer that you are doing it online and are asking for the claim to be backdated by 3 months. Although you can be separated while living together it can be difficult to demonstrate this, I would be inclined to put the moving out date. If there’s somewhere for additional information you can include an explanation.

Since your entitlement is not affected by whether you were on your own or with a partner I don’t think it’s too critical.

Interested to know what others think.