allowance for disabled adult

glitterycloud

could anyone tell me what allowances I might be entitled to. I have a disabled daughter of 25. I am a single mum, and works 32.5 hours a week.
I would not be without her, but if there is anything I could claim to make life easier it would help. I receive attentence allowance (lower rate) and nothing else.
thanks



p.s. this is written on behalf of my mum and sister

healy

When you say Attendance Allowance I assume you mean Disability Living Allowance because Attendance Allowance is only paid to those over 65. DLA is paid for at different rates for care and mobility so you could ask for the award to be reviewed and try to get an increase if you think this is appropriate. It would be a good idea to get advice from a Welfare Rights Officer before doing this. Also the daughter should be able to claim Income Support/Incapacity Benefit if she is unable to work.

Conor_3

No, she probably means Carers Allowance.

Kimitatsu

Does your daughter get any benefits? eg Disibility Living allowance?

healy

Conor wrote: »

No, she probably means Carers Allowance.

I dont think so because there is not a lower rate of Carers Allowance and working 32.5 hours she would earn too much anyway.

glitterycloud

Thanks for your replies, what my mum gets is definately called Attendance Allowance, i presume a sort of carers allowance and my sister gets Disability Living Allowance, but that is all, my sister is not in paid work as no where will give her a job. She is downs by the way.
My mum was looking at the "entitled to" government web page but couldn't really make head nor tail of it which is why she posted on here.

calleyw

glitterycloud wrote: »

Thanks for your replies, what my mum gets is definately called Attendance Allowance, i presume a sort of carers allowance and my sister gets Disability Living Allowance, but that is all, my sister is not in paid work as no where will give her a job. She is downs by the way.
My mum was looking at the "entitled to" government web page but couldn't really make head nor tail of it which is why she posted on here.

Sorry but it can't be attendance allowance as has already been mentioned it is only for the over 65's see below.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10012425

Carers allowance you can only get if the person you are caring for gets middle rate or above DLA care and you care for 35 hours a week or more and you earn no more than £92 a week after tax and national insurance.

Your sister should be claiming DLA which I believe she is and Incapacity Benefit see here

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/DG_10016082 there are special rules for young people.

Yours

Calley

seven-day-weekend

Maybe the mum is over 65 and gets Attendance Allowance for herself and the daughter gets DLA?

OP, has your mum tried for Council Tax Benefit and, if the house is rented, Housing Benefit?

calleyw

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Maybe the mum is over 65 and gets Attendance Allowance for herself and the daughter gets DLA?

OP, has your mum tried for Council Tax Benefit and, if the house is rented, Housing Benefit?

Sorry I did not make that clear in my reply yes the mother could be getting AA for herself but not for daughter.

But the title of the thread is allowance for disabled adult so I suspected it was about what the OP could claim for her daughter rather then herself.

Also when the daughter replied she said yes she is getting AA but never said it was for her mother and that she is 65 or over.

There are no allowances for disabled adults in your household you just have to claim benefits or tax credits.

Also I am slightly confused because of the OP if over 65 they are still working 32.5 hours a week and makes not mention of any pension. Until we really know what the OP is claiming at the moment and her daughter is claiming it is makes it very hard to give advice of what to claim and what to do next.

All the best.

Yours


Calley

seven-day-weekend

It is confusing, yes. I did wonder whether the mother drew any State Pension or Pension credits if she is over 65.....

OP, can you clarify please exactly what benefits or other income each person receives?

glitterycloud

Hi, mum is 54 and tells me she claims AA, i need to sit down with her and go through it as i am as confused as you lot!!
My mum gets dla on behalf of my sister whether its my sisters or not im not sure but my mum would deal with all the finances as my sister is not able to.
I think your right calleyw that she is entitled to only dla, mum works too many hours to be entitled to much else. She is on £210 a week at work so might be able to get tax credits.
This has all come about from my mum looking at the entitled to webpage and it coming back with mixed messages.
Thank you for all your replies.