carers allowance 13 February 2019 at 1:10PM in Disability money matters 5 replies 1.5K views

mickythebricky

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

[Deleted User]

If your mother lives alone she will likely receive the Severe Disability Premium. If you claim carers allowance this will stop.

mickythebricky

she doesn't live alone all she gets is the higher rate of dla

p00hsticks

You won't be able to claim JSA as you won't be actively looking for employment

tomtom256

You could however claim Universal Credit as a carer depending on your personal circumstances.

poppy12345

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.