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carers allowance
mickythebricky
Posts: 4 Newbie
shortly i will be my mothers full time carer and will be leaving work to do it,will i be able to claim jsa and carers allowance plus i don't want to mess my mothers money up as she receives the higher rate,thanks
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If your mother lives alone she will likely receive the Severe Disability Premium. If you claim carers allowance this will stop.0
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she doesn't live alone all she gets is the higher rate of dla0
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You won't be able to claim JSA as you won't be actively looking for employment0
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You could however claim Universal Credit as a carer depending on your personal circumstances.0
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You said she receives the higher rate. There's 2 parts to DLA and for you to claim Universal credit as a carer or claim carers allowance then she needs to be claiming DLA mid/high rate care.0
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