This is because you can't receive carers allowance twice. Carer's Allowance is an overlapping benefit and has always been deducted from Universal Credit (and legacy benefits). Open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm. It’s worth £162.92 a month (almost £38 a … Carers Allowance is classed as income when calculating UC payments and will be deducted £1 for £1 (approximately £280 per month) Carers allowance then pay you each week. Carers allowance then pay you and a carers premium is added to either ESA or IS of £36 per week. As you have already received the money because you were already claiming UC then it will be classed as a UC overpayment. This award was given for supporting disabled people and Is it UC or ESA you're claiming? Think a call to local CAB is in order. Over payments for couples over 25 at the standard rate is £74 per month. Saturday to Sunday 10am to 6pm. I have been on UC & CA for over a year and this is the first time it has been taken off. If you've been claiming UC for the whole time then you won't receive any backdated money. It looks like you're new here. All we can do is ask for a discretion not to recover to be considered as why should we be punished for CA error. When claiming UC there's no need to claim carers allowance because you can claim the carers element without claiming carers allowance. How much is the carer element? Hi Sorry for confusing everyone! I'm not sure what CAB can do here, other than give the advice you've been given here. Check if you can get Carer’s Allowance. If you don't receive the LCWRA then you'll need to ask UC to add the Carers element, which is £160 per month. The only advantage to claiming carers allowance at the same time is the class 1 NI credits towards your state pension. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons! Open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm. I'm afraid they can recover the overpayment, maybe not the full £280 per month on top of the £280 already deducted for carers allowance but certainly a deduction. My partner claimed carers allowance for me made them aware that we claim universal credit but today they have put over £2000 in her bank. their families for the benefit advice i have given to members here on the community. I know money he's getting does not affect my income. You need to make sure that the carers element is added to future payments, if it isn't then add a note on your journal saying your partner is caring for you for 35 hours per week. If you are on a low income or unemployed, you may be able to claim Universal Credit (UC) which is a means-tested benefit (meaning the amount of income and capital you have can affect your eligibility). My son gets enhanced PIP and ESA, which has just started and has not been called in for any interviews by DWP as yet to determine which group he will be in. Really confused. When claiming Carers allowance and either ESA, Income Support or UC the the Carers allowance is deducted £1 for £1 for the benefit you're claiming. Then your partner receives the carers allowance separately. Your Carers allowance affects Income Support and a carers premium is added. Why should they recover and punish us for something not our fault after all they would basically be risking a vulnerable person becoming homeless by recovering the money we was given because of CA incompetence, Receive all the latest news and information about Scope, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/661570/admf6.pdf, https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/AboutYou, https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/26/dwp-staff-problems-leave-carers-with-years-of-overpaid-benefit-debt, http://england.shelter.org.uk/legal/benefits/universal_credit/payment_of_universal_credit/overpayments_of_universal_credit#_ednref3, https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Overpayments-under-the-Universal-Credit-system/How-is-an-overpayment-recovered, be entered into a prize draw to win a £30 shopping voucher. Put all your details into a benefits calculator and see what it comes up with but both your pension are counted as income and will affect what you can claim. I'm confused by your questions. If it was our error fair enough we would pay it back but its THEIR error we shouldnt be punished for it. It is possible that you could already have the carer element, because under universal credit, you don't necessarily have to have carers allowance to get that element. But they stated on the letter we had 3 days ago. Dont see why we should have £280 a month taken off us until the payment is repaid when we done everything right our end. She already gets the carers element but what I'm trying to say is yes its recoverable but why on earth would they pay the money if they knew we had been in receipt of uc the whole time? Scope website does not list Carers Allowance as a benefit that's affected by UC. Can anyone shed some info please thanks. I don’t know about UC but when you get income support your carers allowance is deducted from your income support. - I'm penalised because I have a pension lump sum, so tarriff income is being applied at about £100 a month from my benefits. I know it replaces housing benefit. Community champion and proud winner of the 2019 empowering others award. In other words you are no better off financially with carers allowance than without. The carer element of Universal Credit is worth £162.92 a month in 2020-21. But seen on other websites it is affected? You do normally get extra universal credit money when you claim carers allowance; because you have an award of CA, you are entitled to an addition on your universal credit claim called carer element. plus Housing Benefit (I still pay £35 rent a week, £64 council tax a month). See link. Carer’s Allowance is a taxable benefit and forms part of your taxable income. You need to make sure that UC have added the carers element. If it was me i wouldn't spend it and i'd pay it back as one lump sum, otherwise your UC furture payments will decrease further because of the overpayment. Hello, was wondering if you had an update on this? Carers who don’t qualify for Carer’s Allowance may qualify for Carer’s Credit. It's possible that you can receive the carers element of UC added to your claim but this will depend on your circumstances.

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