Dla question

[flea101]

Hello,
Sorry Google is giving different answers. Son has been on dla since 2022, lrm mrc. Coc has changed it to hrc lrm from 14/7/2023. I am unable to work due to an illness and am in limited capacity to work group, and I am of the understanding that I cannot claim anything for son for caring for him. Husband works full time, we claim universal credit but don't actually receive anything as husband earns just over the threshold. Sometimes we get a small payment if his wages are less. Would he be able to claim anything now son is on hrc? We obviously have a joint claim.
Thanks

There is carers allowance/carers element - which you can claim if you don't work but do the care for your son. I believe it gets taken off UC £ for £ but if you get some UC some months it might add to that?

You can it seems get the severely disabled child element of UC as the child is HRC.

I'm not sure how your capacity / status affects the carers element. Your husband may be able to claim the UC carers element but not universal credit as he works.

Your DH was eligible to receive the Universal Credit carer's element from the moment your DS was given Mid Rate Care of DLA. Whether he would actually get anything depends on his earnings.

@flea101 is your illness incompatible with caring for your child? Being in the LCWRA group isn't necessarily incompatible with receiving carer's allowance (e.g. you could have severe mobility issues but be able to offer supervision and guidance). Although Carers Allowance is deducted £ for £ from UC, if your DH's earnings bring you to a nil award anyway, you might be better off if you claim it.

Thank you for your replies. I have a severe mental illness, medicated and managed well with the support of the mental health team. I provide most care for our disabled son as I don't work (couldn't at the moment anyway even if I could as son is not able to attend school due to unmet needs and safety issues). I don't want to claim things that we are not entitled to. How to I go about getting husband to apply for disability element? Is this through uc? It is all so confusing!

Yes, he needs to declare himself as a carer.

You need to work out if you would be better off with or without carers allowance, too.

Thank you. Sorry to ask stupid questions. We have a joint claim so does he just add a note on the journal or does he have to call them?

He needs to sign into the universal credit service website, click/tap 'Home', then 'Report Changes', then 'Caring for Someone', and fill in the details.

Depending on your circumstances, you could claim the carers element for caring for your DS, and he could claim it for caring for you, if he provides care for you. As long as the needs aren't incompatible (e.g. if you need supervision because you're a risk to yourself, you can't then claim to provide supervision to someone else).

Thank you. Will get him to log on and look.