Universal Credit Help Needed

kingalison

Becoming a appointee. How would I need to do this ? Can I do this now as you are right going forward I will need something like this.  

Will the DWP still make him go through a work capability assessment when they will no that he has been receiving DLA since birth. Honestly just by looking at my son any body can tell he can't work. Oh my god all of this is going to be so hard.

poppy12345

kingalison said:

Becoming a appointee. How would I need to do this ? Can I do this now as you are right going forward I will need something like this.  

Will the DWP still make him go through a work capability assessment when they will no that he has been receiving DLA since birth. Honestly just by looking at my son any body can tell he can't work. Oh my god all of this is going to be so hard.

When you receive a letter asking you to apply for PIP i beleive you will be able to ring PIP and ask to become his appointee. https://www.gov.uk/become-appointee-for-someone-claiming-benefits

A work capability assessment isn't needed for PIP because it's not about your ability to work. It's a disability benefit. It's very likely an assessment will be needed but if you're his appointee then you'll be able to answer the questions on his behalf. If it's a face to face assessment then he will need to attend that with you.

poppy12345

kingalison said:

sammyjammy said:

Will he continue to be home educated until he is 18?  Your post implies not and it will make a difference to entitlement

I don't really know yet if I should or not but I am thinking is that if I do end his education. And he claims UC in his own name im financialy going to struggle as will loose the disability element on my UC claim.

Is there any other way of keeping him on the claim untill he is 19?

Yes, indeed that happens to everyone when our children grow up and leave education. If he's not going to continue with education then your benefits for him will end and there's no way around that.

Spoonie_Turtle

kingalison said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

kingalison said:

sammyjammy said:

Will he continue to be home educated until he is 18?  Your post implies not and it will make a difference to entitlement

I don't really know yet if I should or not but I am thinking is that if I do end his education. And he claims UC in his own name im financialy going to struggle as will loose the disability element on my UC claim.

Is there any other way of keeping him on the claim untill he is 19?

Finances are understandably a consideration, but have you asked him what he might want to do?

He has global developmental and intellectual delay. I have asked him but he does not understand a bit of a difficult one. 

Ah, fair enough.

It does seem that you'd be better off keeping him in full-time education for as long as you can and however long he's happy.  You might have a legal obligation as well, as I'm sure children can leave school at 16 but have to be doing something like full-time education or an apprenticeship etc. until they're 18.  I don't know if there are any exemptions.

poppy12345

Spoonie_Turtle said:

kingalison said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

kingalison said:

sammyjammy said:

Will he continue to be home educated until he is 18?  Your post implies not and it will make a difference to entitlement

I don't really know yet if I should or not but I am thinking is that if I do end his education. And he claims UC in his own name im financialy going to struggle as will loose the disability element on my UC claim.

Is there any other way of keeping him on the claim untill he is 19?

Finances are understandably a consideration, but have you asked him what he might want to do?

He has global developmental and intellectual delay. I have asked him but he does not understand a bit of a difficult one. 

Ah, fair enough.

It does seem that you'd be better off keeping him in full-time education for as long as you can and however long he's happy.  You might have a legal obligation as well, as I'm sure children can leave school at 16 but have to be doing something like full-time education or an apprenticeship etc. until they're 18.  I don't know if there are any exemptions.

That depends where in the country the OP lives. School leaving age of 18 only applies to England. https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school

kingalison

Just to clarify if after 16 I carry on educating him at home untill 18 UC will allow him to stay on my claim as a child.

I have found this information on Entitleto and a bit confused can I keep him on untill 20 can someone advise? 

Children between 16 and 20

Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit can include an amount for a 16-19 year old as your dependent child if they count as a ‘Qualifying Young Person’. Only include a 16-19 as a child in the calculator if they are covered by the rules below. 

Young people in higher education (higher than GCSE, A level, SCE higher level or NVQ/SVQ level 3) do not count as a 'Qualifying Young Person' for Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit. If your child is not a qualifying young person you should include them as another adult in the household by saying 'yes' to 'Does anyone else live in your home?'

A 'Qualifying Young Person' for Child Tax Credit is someone who is:

• 16 years old until the 31 August following their 16th birthday, or
• 16 or 17 years old who is registered for work, education or training in certain circumstances
• Under 20 years and in full-time non-advanced education or approved training, so long as this commenced before the age of 19. 

A 'Qualifying Young Person' for Universal Credit child element is someone who has reached the age of 16 but not 20, up to but not including:

• the 1 September following their 16th birthday; or
• the 1 September following their 19th birthday, if they are enrolled on, or accepted for, approved training or a course of non-advanced education

Where the young person is aged 19, they must have started the education or training or been enrolled on or accepted for it before reaching that age. 

IMPORTANT: If you are claiming Universal Credit and have a 19 year old in approved training or non-advanced education, you should still include them as a dependant child and the calculator will work out if a child element should be included in Universal Credit for them. Although your Child Benefit will continue for this child until they turn 20, the Universal Credit child element will not be included from 31 August following their 19th birthday. If their birthday is 31 August a child element will not be included them from their 19th birthday.  

poppy12345

When claiming UC if the qualifying young person remains in full time not adavnced education then the child element of UC will continue until 31st August after their 19th birthday. It doesn't continue until their 20th birthday like tax credits can.

Child benefit can continue until the day before their 20th birthday.