Confused - dla/ca &ctc

stuckonthephonewithidiots

If anyone can help please do....

I am a carer for a child under 16. I receive dla(medium rate & lower mobility) I am paid income support and carers allowance. Does this reflect on the amount of ctc i should be getting? Do payments of ca stop me receiving a higher rate of ctc. At the moment i receive basic ctc. I`m new to this having only become guardian of the child in the last 2 years(she is my step-sister). If anyone has any advice....?

Zara33

Your CTC should increase.

mookie

You should call CTC and claim for the Disability element. If you get lower or middle rate DLA.

If its higher rate then there is a Severe Disability element.

If you get told no by the advisor ask them to check with somebody else, the gent I spoke to a few months back had to ask his supervisor as he wasnt sure what I was talking about.

dawn78

same position as me, but i am not claiming CA yet

i telephoned CTC and had to speak to a few people before i got right advice as i was told we couldnt get no more CTC but after a few calls someone sorted it and now my CTC has gone up 50 a wk!!

mitchaa

stuckonthephonewithidiots wrote: »

If anyone can help please do....

I am a carer for a child under 16. I receive dla(medium rate & lower mobility) I am paid income support and carers allowance. Does this reflect on the amount of ctc i should be getting? Do payments of ca stop me receiving a higher rate of ctc. At the moment i receive basic ctc. I`m new to this having only become guardian of the child in the last 2 years(she is my step-sister). If anyone has any advice....?

You receive DLA for yourself and the child? Or only the child?

You should receive £2085 CTC pa for the child element, a £545 family element and a £2540 disabled element if you have a disabled child.

Total of £5170pa or £99.42pw

You then receive carers allowance on top of this.