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Univeral credit and caring for family member advice

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littlefox90 · 25/06/2023 17:23

Ive been caring for my mum for some time but she has recently started to fall more often. I have recently lost my job and started claiming universal credit instead of tax credit so im not really sure how it works.

Mum mentioned how much it helps having me to help more and i wondered if i could care for my mum and not work? How would this impact my claim?

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littlefox90 · 28/06/2023 17:55

larkew · 28/06/2023 17:51

OP I am a carer for my mum who gets PIP daily living at the standard rate. I claim carers allowance and UC and there was no query about how many hours I was caring for, even though she works. There was just a tick box question of whether I was caring for over 35 hours but not what times of day it was (I stay overnight a few times a week so easily meet the conditions, but they didn't ask inthat much detail). My claim doesn't affect her finances in any way as she doesn't get any means-tested benefits, so there's no downside to claiming and it allows me to focus on caring without the pressure of looking for work, with a very small financial benefit (but make sure you look at other money saving for carers, like free entry to cinema and other attractions).

I would just put a claim in for carers allowance and see what they say. If they say no you can get more advice from a CAB or Carers organisation.

Thank you 😊 that's really helpful

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