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Carers allowance allowable expenses

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  • poppy12345
    poppy12345 Posts: 18,910 Forumite
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    So it will just me who might have been overpaid on my universal credit if they backdate the carers allowance? 

    Whether there's an overpayment for UC will depend when the CA is paid from. If you cancel the CA there may not be any overpayment, if no payments have been made.
  • In theory it won't mean i will 
    lose any universal credit as it will just offset it so in effect I'd just receive no back payment for the carers allowance is that correct 
  • calcotti
    calcotti Posts: 15,696 Forumite
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    In theory it won't mean i will 
    lose any universal credit as it will just offset it so in effect I'd just receive no back payment for the carers allowance is that correct 
    In principle that is correct. What may happen is that you will actually be paid the CA and then UC will record an overpayment which will have to paid back but the net affect is the same.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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