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Hi new to the forum not good doing this but I will try . About 9 years ago my wife had 2 break downs in 6month. world turn upside down with two you girls to look after . The crises team where help ful the said about making a claim for cares allowance and there would help me with the form .I work so I filed it in got word back saying I was entiled to it so that was that. shock get a letter off them to say I should have not got it in the first place. I told no lies on the form did not know about £120 or so you cant go over I was and still working 39 hours no change at all so why did there give it ti me in the first place . Got a letter asking for a few pay slips sent them off am going to my cab office this what will . My wife not in good health trying to keep this from here
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  • KatrinaWaves
    KatrinaWaves Posts: 2,944 Forumite
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    I’m not aware of the form, and it may have changed in 9 years, but it didn’t say anywhere on it about earnings limits? I appreciate it was a hard time and you were encouraged into this by a crisis team, is your wife claiming the care element of DLA/PIP? (You just don’t mention that that’s all) just making sure you are indeed talking about carers allowance

    unfortunately working full time means you will owe the carers back. 
  • poppy12345
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    The form should ask you what you work so i have no idea how you qualified either, if you were working full time..
  • kingfisherblue
    kingfisherblue Posts: 9,203 Forumite
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    If you receive Carer's Allowance, there is an annual letter to tell you how much it increases every April. The letter usually arrives in March. There is always a few pages, and it states that you must inform of any change in circumstances. There is also, I think, a paragraph that states how much you can earn each week before CA stops. If it is CA that you are claiming, you have a responsibility to let the CA Unit know if you are earning too much.

  • idreamadream
    idreamadream Posts: 21 Forumite
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    I sent my wage slipps off when I filled the form in . My wife get 30 page form that I fill in about her doctors letter so why did there say something then 
  • idreamadream
    idreamadream Posts: 21 Forumite
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    This form I get for the wife is every 3 years
  • poppy12345
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    You wouldn't need a doctors letter to claim carers allowance. You also don't receive a form every 3 years for carers allowance either. I have a feeling you're confused by 2 different benefits.
  • calcotti
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    This form I get for the wife is every 3 years
    The forms your wife gets are presumably to see if she remains eligible to receive PIP. They have nothing to do with your CA claim (other than if the PIP stopped your CA would stop too).
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • idreamadream
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    I think the form is if she is fit for work . What tablets she is on  and a comment from the doctor
  • KatrinaWaves
    KatrinaWaves Posts: 2,944 Forumite
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    edited 5 May 2020 at 4:27PM
    I think the form is if she is fit for work . What tablets she is on  and a comment from the doctor
    I appreciate you are trying to get info here, but you need to find out what you are claiming otherwise we will be giving you incorrect information back, as this quoted seemed more like ESA! 

     What is the payment reference on the payments made to your bank account? Who is the letter you speak about in the OP from and what does it actually say. 
  • idreamadream
    idreamadream Posts: 21 Forumite
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    I am claiming carers allowance the letter says we have stopped your cares allowance payment. The further down  it saysyou or your parter have been working. There know I work there have got my wage slips. I have sent for my right of access  . if my wage slipps say what I have told you is that mistake on there side
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