on carers and hubby on full pip need advice fast

Hi guys last year as posted before we had our victory, my husband managed the face to face and changed from DLA to PIP both components fullest award for 10 years and beyond.

The problem we now have is, I am his carer and on full carers weekly amount and i do no other work because i look after him full time, I have been doing this for last 20 years.

He as been doing 18 hours a week self employed as a writer for last 20 years, his Dr told him he was signed off 20 years ago, but he wanted to do a few hours as a writer, despite his disabilities, so hes been on a disabled tax credit most of that time.

He now as had the dreaded forms from the taxman that says because he as not been able to make the national wage rate in his last two years his tax credit will stop under the new rules and guidelines.

He as been through so much since his accident in the 25 years ago, and i think its best he stops now anyways.

So if we don't claim a tax credit this year because his dr is ready to sign him off for good, can i claim income support for him because its more money in our case than him claiming esa with all the horrors that brings, been doing this now over 20 years and we all know how hard it is.

Thank you i guess we can because we have savings less than what they say i think my main ask is because we would get less if my husband claimed ESA would we be able to claim income support or do they tell you my husband would have to claim ESA ?? thanks for any help just paid up my next year on here with our last bit of money we have left this week so just trying to get a few pointers ourt of this rubbish life we all endure

We are in whats called a live area but only single people are being made to claim universal credit and married couples do not at moment until maybe 2019 where we are so were new to all of this so does that mean i as my husbands carer can still make a claim for income support or will he be told to do ESA sorry to ask but its why i joined, i'm fairly thick you see and don't wish to muck our life up any more than the goverment does already