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Yea I called yesterday to check they got my evidence the lady was nice but she didn't give any information but I'll not get stressed about it till 28 weeks 👍🏻

21 weeks.1 day new claims sd 21/3 getting fed up.now

Im a full time student and I do get it. So you are incorrect. You have to be able to care for your child for at least 35hrs a week. Im not at uni 24hrs a day 7 days a week. So yes I am able to claim. They haven't made an error.

It isn’t me saying it. It is the government's ADM.

But its you that is telling me that I shouldn't get it. I 100% guarantee that UC wouldn't give it to me if they didnt believe i was entitled to it.

They actually told me they had made an error and issued me with a back payment of £29000.

But thank you for your input. I certainly dont want this back and forth conversation like what's already been happening on this thread.

So I will leave it here.

Have a great weekend.

I provided government information stating full-time students are not entitled to the carer element.

Believe it. Don’t believe. It doesn’t bother me.

Anyone can see from the government’s document - their advice for decision makers Chapter F6 Carer Element:
You have to satisfy the conditions of CA even if you aren’t receiving it or aren’t eligible for it because of earnings (F6011).
No claim for CA is necessary but it needs to be judged if you could satisfy the conditions of entitlement to CA (F6012).
The conditions of entitlement are set out in F6013. There are 7 conditions set out. One of them is the claimant is not in FTE. As it states, the only condition that doesn’t need satisfying is no.3 which is the not gainfully employed (meaning not earning over the threshold) one because for the carer element it doesn’t matter if you aren’t eligible because of earnings.

Why are you so aggressive. Its really off putting.

The whole vibe on this thread is just awful.

I am not being aggressive. I provided information. You said I was wrong. I said it is the government’s advice for decision makers (that also includes the links to the legislation), provided a summary of the relevant sections, and said you are, of course, free to believe or not. Of course it doesn’t bother me what someone on the internet believes or doesn’t believe.

This thread has become more confrontational than helpful! Has anyone heard anything this weekend? Or seen any awards on fb xx

This thread has become more confrontational than helpful! Has anyone heard anything this weekend? Or seen any awards on fb xx

I havent but im waiting on renewal so not sure i would hear anything over the weekend 😊

@Irongirl71 you are entitled to the carer element. You already know this.. I had the same back and forth with this aggressive lady yesterday it isn't worth your energy explaining yourself.. Each individual claim is different with UC and you're getting what you're entitled to based on your individual circumstances so don't worry 🫶🫶🫶🫶

I don’t believe @flawlessflipper is being aggressive, i think because the line of work they are in they are clued up on some things and try to be helpful and give us information. She has helped me and many more with information along this chat, which I’m very thankful for. Some may disagree with some information she has passed on but it doesn’t have to be back and forth bickering about it, she is just trying to help with the knowledge she knows about that subject. Please can we go back to a nice chat where we can all support and help each other while we wait out these horrible wait times.

As I said, believe it, don’t believe. It doesn’t bother me. If randoms on the internet want to believe something that is incorrect despite having information from the government’s advice for decision makers (which links to the relevant legislation) in black and white stating otherwise, they can go ahead, that is their prerogative.

I have not been aggressive. Neither was I the one making things up saying people had said and done things they hadn’t and then, obviously, couldn’t point out exactly where they had allegedly done so.

@flawlessflipper Well you're providing the incorrect information for this lady and her individual circumstances she's already told you she gets the carer element of uc and you seem hell bent and shooting her down on why she shouldn't get it and shouldn't be entitled to it.

CHILL OUT!!!!

This isn't fb this thread is positive informative and provided knowledge and support.

If someone says they claim carer element whilst being a student then that's what it is and how it is for her individual circumstances you don't need to scour the Internet with links and legislation of why she's wrong and you're right..

Your replies are aggressive.

There's been no problems over here up until now and you've came along and creating a horrible space.

CHILL OUT!!!

You don't know it all.. Great to offer advice and support but you're giving incorrect information and arguing as if it's facts..

Ffs 🤕🤪🙄

@Curlycookie5 she is being aggressive and confrontational though 🤔 also I'd take the advise with a pinch of salt.

No one is disputing that they aren't knowledgeable. However they can also be wrong.

You may not find their tone aggressive, however I do.

When I said I didnt want back and forth they didnt leave it.

This is why I haven't replied to their last comment.

Also maybe I am also just as knowledgeable!.

I said if the poster is a full-time student... If she is, the information I provided is correct. As per the ADM. As I said, believe it, don’t believe. I could not care less if someone what’s to believe incorrect information despite the government’s document and legislation saying otherwise.

I don’t need to “CHILL OUT!!!!”

I have not said it is fb. I am not even on fb. Bizarre.

My replies are not aggressive. Feel free to think otherwise. I could not give a toss what some random on the internet thinks, especially when they accuse others of something they haven’t done.

I have not scoured the internet. I don’t need to. I have the links at my fingertips because I support parents day in, day out.

Also, I didn’t ’come along’. I have been on the SN boards for more than a decade under various name changes.

Anywayyyyy, who's waiting for a MR? Anyone know where they're upto?
Scan date 22.02

I replied to posts. If others don’t want to reply to me, fine. But I am going to reply to posts aimed at me.

Me I'm waiting for MR but only on week 19 I think..
DMs are currently on 1st Jan to 10th March MR they have just changed to 10 week cycles to catch up.. So hopefully not much longer for you now...
The waiting is horrible isn't it 😔🤕😩

Full time students arent entitled to carers ALLOWANCE. Which is different to carers ELEMENT. Again abit concerning you work for the dwp

My posts are about the carer element. Not carer’s allowance. I know full-time students aren’t entitled to carer’s allowance. If you read the ADM, you will see for the carer element all the conditions of entitlement to CA have to be satisfied (except the earnings condition) even if CA isn’t claimed.

I don’t work for DWP and have never said I do.

You said you work overseeing dms ect as a bridge in between the home office and the dwp so you work in capacity with them and tbh I dont even think thats truthful, Your information has been wrong thus far.

Err, no I did not. That was not me.

Everything I have posted is correct. But, as I said, believe what you want. It doesn’t bother me.

I believe its PositivityRipples .