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7 years 12 hours ago #212991 by King_Drax_I
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My daughter has been on PIP now for a number of years. I cannot get Carers' Allowance (CA) because I earn too much in my job to be allowed it.
However, when my wife was alive, she was on PIP because of her terminal illness, and she was also allowed to claim CA for my daughter's PIP.
I am now in the process of applying for PIP for myself. If I am successful, will my daughter be allowed to claim PIP as my carer, even though she is on PIP herself and that not being because of a terminal illness?
However, when my wife was alive, she was on PIP because of her terminal illness, and she was also allowed to claim CA for my daughter's PIP.
I am now in the process of applying for PIP for myself. If I am successful, will my daughter be allowed to claim PIP as my carer, even though she is on PIP herself and that not being because of a terminal illness?
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6 years 11 months ago #213033 by Gordon
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Providing her doing the caring will not contradict any of the reasons that she has been award PIP in the first place then it should not be a problem.
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Providing her doing the caring will not contradict any of the reasons that she has been award PIP in the first place then it should not be a problem.
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6 years 11 months ago #213416 by King_Drax_I
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Another questino on this. At present, my daughter is also entitled to ESA but she has it at a reduced rate because she has a small pension from my late wife's employer. If she applied for Carers' Allowance, would that be an 'overlapping benefit'?
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6 years 11 months ago #213433 by Gordon
If she is receiving Contribution Based ESA only then the CA is classed as an overlapping benefit and won't be paid unless it is actually more than the ESA she is receiving, she would still remain entitled to ESA.
If she is receiving any Income Related ESA, then the CA will be paid but treated as income and deducted from ESA(IR) but a Carers Premium (£35/week) will also be paid which should give a net increase in her payments.
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Drax wrote: Another questino on this. At present, my daughter is also entitled to ESA but she has it at a reduced rate because she has a small pension from my late wife's employer. If she applied for Carers' Allowance, would that be an 'overlapping benefit'?
If she is receiving Contribution Based ESA only then the CA is classed as an overlapping benefit and won't be paid unless it is actually more than the ESA she is receiving, she would still remain entitled to ESA.
If she is receiving any Income Related ESA, then the CA will be paid but treated as income and deducted from ESA(IR) but a Carers Premium (£35/week) will also be paid which should give a net increase in her payments.
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6 years 11 months ago #213434 by Gordon
If she is receiving Contribution Based ESA only then the CA is classed as an overlapping benefit and won't be paid unless it is actually more than the ESA she is receiving, she would still remain entitled to ESA.
If she is receiving any Income Related ESA, then the CA will be paid but treated as income and deducted from ESA(IR) but a Carers Premium (£35/week) will also be paid which should give a net increase in her payments.
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Drax wrote: Another questino on this. At present, my daughter is also entitled to ESA but she has it at a reduced rate because she has a small pension from my late wife's employer. If she applied for Carers' Allowance, would that be an 'overlapping benefit'?
If she is receiving Contribution Based ESA only then the CA is classed as an overlapping benefit and won't be paid unless it is actually more than the ESA she is receiving, she would still remain entitled to ESA.
If she is receiving any Income Related ESA, then the CA will be paid but treated as income and deducted from ESA(IR) but a Carers Premium (£35/week) will also be paid which should give a net increase in her payments.
Gordon
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