Carers Allowance

Jay_1987

poppy12345 said:

Jay_1987 said:

calcotti said:

If you claim CA it will be deducted from your ESA but the calculation will include a carer premium. The net result is that your will be better off by £38.85/week.

You can backdate the CA to when the AA started from.

However, before claiming CA, you should check whether your father can claim Pension Credit. If he lives alone and you do not claim CA he will be entitled to the Severe Disability Premium in the calculation of PC.

As you say you have no other income why is your ESA only £104/week?

He isn’t entitled to any form of pension credit as my mum is younger than him, and she is also unwell so is unable to care for him.


So it is worthwhile to go for the carers allowance? I have tried to read online about it, and it said that it can be paid weekly or 4 weekly if I was allowed to get it. I get ESA every fortnight so am I right in thinking that would stay the same and I would receive the £38.85 caret premium in a separate payment every week or 4 weeks?

There's no reason why you can't claim it. Your thoughts on how it's paid is not correct. The carers allowance will be deducted in full from your ESA and then they will add the carers premium of £38.85/week. Your ESA will be £76.75/week, £153.50/fortnight.

Carers allowance will then be paid separately £69.70/week and can be paid weekly or 4 weekly. When you claim online it will ask if you want to be weekly or 4 weekly.

Your total weekly income will increase by £38.85.

calcotti said:

Jay_1987 said:..am I right in thinking that would stay the same and I would receive the £38.85 caret premium in a separate payment every week or 4 weeks?

No

calcotti said:

If you claim CA it will be deducted from your ESA but the calculation will include a carer premium. The net result is that your will be better off by £38.85/week.

You get CA plus a reduced ESA but added together the total (the net result) is increased by £38.85.

Thank you both so much for your help on this.

Spoonie_Turtle

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

Jay_1987

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

My Dad is on old age pension and attendance allowance and my mum gets ESA Support group and has a small private pension.

Spoonie_Turtle

Jay_1987 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

My Dad is on old age pension and attendance allowance and my mum gets ESA Support group and has a small private pension.

Ah, the ESA and State Pension are the income benefits then, that's good.

calcotti

Jay_1987 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

My Dad is on old age pension and attendance allowance and my mum gets ESA Support group and has a small private pension.

Is the ESA the old income based ESA or new style ESA?

Jay_1987

calcotti said:

Jay_1987 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

My Dad is on old age pension and attendance allowance and my mum gets ESA Support group and has a small private pension.

Is the ESA the old income based ESA or new style ESA?

I think she is on contribution based. She is on a different one from me as she doesn’t qualify for cold weather payments or the government cost of living payments where as I do.

calcotti

Jay_1987 said:

calcotti said:

Jay_1987 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

My Dad is on old age pension and attendance allowance and my mum gets ESA Support group and has a small private pension.

Is the ESA the old income based ESA or new style ESA?

I think she is on contribution based. She is on a different one from me as she doesn’t qualify for cold weather payments or the government cost of living payments where as I do.

If so it would be worth them using a benefits calculator to check possible entitlement to UC (probably not unless they rent) or Council Tax Reduction. Also worth her investigating whether or not PIP is applicable.

Jay_1987

calcotti said:

Jay_1987 said:

calcotti said:

Jay_1987 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Unrelated to your question about CA, but do your parents claim UC?  If not, they should check eligibility.  Being unwell would increase their maximum amount, if either of them is assessed as having LCWRA.

My Dad is on old age pension and attendance allowance and my mum gets ESA Support group and has a small private pension.

Is the ESA the old income based ESA or new style ESA?

I think she is on contribution based. She is on a different one from me as she doesn’t qualify for cold weather payments or the government cost of living payments where as I do.

If so it would be worth them using a benefits calculator to check possible entitlement to UC (probably not unless they rent) or Council Tax Reduction. Also worth her investigated whether or not PIP is applicable.

I will do. Thank you so much for your advice.