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DLA and Carers Allowence
EC90001
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Hello.
My son has just been awarded higher rate DLA. We (my partner and I) would like to start a claim for Carers Allowence. However, I did all the paperwork for the DLA claim and the DLA letter is addressed to me but my partner is a stay at home dad and therefore our son's main caregiver. I earn more than the threshold so obviously cannot apply. Can he still apply for CA? Or should I call the DWP to get them to change our details?
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My son has just been awarded higher rate DLA. We (my partner and I) would like to start a claim for Carers Allowence. However, I did all the paperwork for the DLA claim and the DLA letter is addressed to me but my partner is a stay at home dad and therefore our son's main caregiver. I earn more than the threshold so obviously cannot apply. Can he still apply for CA? Or should I call the DWP to get them to change our details?
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My OH applied for carer's allowance for his mom and previously his dad. It had nothing to do with my income but rather the fact that he was spending 35 hours a week as a carer. Like your partner he had no other income.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Anybody can claim CA for looking after him. It doesn't matter atet you are his appointee.EC90001 said:My son has just been awarded higher rate DLA. We (my partner and I) would like to start a claim for Carers Allowence. However, I did all the paperwork for the DLA claim and the DLA letter is addressed to me but my partner is a stay at home dad and therefore our son's main caregiver. I earn more than the threshold so obviously cannot apply. Can he still apply for CA?
Just to check - do you claim UC as a couple? If you do, you can claim the carer element of UC without actually claiming CA.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.1
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