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does carers allowance affect income support
wilf55
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hi
i am disabled high rate mobility mid care and need a carer
i get dla
i also get incap ben
OH gets
incap ben
income support
full housing ben
full council tax ben
if he claims carers allowance for me will we be better off or would we just lose it in other benefits
etc...you know how it is...give it u in one hand but take it away in another
cant find a straight forward answer anywhere
i am disabled high rate mobility mid care and need a carer
i get dla
i also get incap ben
OH gets
incap ben
income support
full housing ben
full council tax ben
if he claims carers allowance for me will we be better off or would we just lose it in other benefits
etc...you know how it is...give it u in one hand but take it away in another
cant find a straight forward answer anywhere
Save 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/6000
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any carers allowance recd will be deducted from I.S . But you will receive a C.A premium included in you I.S . So you will overall be better off by about £20 odd quid .0
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Social Security Benefit Rates (122kb) has the value of the premiums
Carer £26.35
Disability Alliance Premiums informationMy weight loss following Doktor Dahlqvist' Dietary Program
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if we got carers allowance would it then affect housing benefit etc with the extra £26 ...correct me if im wrong with the amount but thats my understanding
i tried ringing cab but am awaiting a call back
thanks everyoneSave 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/60000 -
Carers allowance is £46.95 and the carer's premium is £26.35, so if you're currently getting more than £20.70 Income Support, you'd still get Income Support after CA was awarded (Your £20.70 IS would increase by £26.35 for the carer premium, but also reduce by £46.95 leaving you with 10p IS) which means you'd still get the same HB and CTB as now.
Even if IS did stop (say you get £20.00 at present) you'd still end up better off, as the excess over the IS level is tapered by 65%, so if you ended up £20 better off in terms of income, your HB would reduce by £13 leaving you with £7 extra. CTB has a 20% taper so your £20 extra would reduce CTB by £4.
Ultimately you'd be £3 a week better off in this situation, or £156 a year.0 -
can someone who is on dla be a carer for someone else.....a quiestion for a friend...
thank you everyoneSave 12k in 2015 member 187. £62.50/60000 -
can you claim incapacity benifit and carers allowance at the same time then because my friend can't.yes you can wilf.0
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