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7 years 1 month ago #211353 by sue
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Hello all, im new here...can anyone please advise me. I am a fulltime carer for my partner who is severely mentally impaired he has paronoid schizophrenia with active auditory hallucinations. Most of the day he is talking to people who arent even there, he wont leave the house or let anyone in because in his mental state they are here to harm him. He is heavily medicated and watched over 24hrs a day, he has been like this for 60years. He get pip enhanced care and i get carers all.
Up until last year i claimed income support with my partner added on we also revieved ct/hb. Unfortunately my saving went slightly overvthe limit when a relative left us a small inherirance.
We are now under savings limit so i have to put in a new claim i believe for uni credit. What i need help with is the claiment commitment my partner its mentally incapable of signing or keeping to any commitment. I would apply a as a single person if i could but it keeps telling me i have to claim as a couple. He is not well enough to attend jobcentres to sign any commitments nor would hecrealise what he was signing for. I am at my wits end trying to get help for us i dont know what i can claim for. Can anyone help me with a solution to how i can do this. Many thanks in advance
Up until last year i claimed income support with my partner added on we also revieved ct/hb. Unfortunately my saving went slightly overvthe limit when a relative left us a small inherirance.
We are now under savings limit so i have to put in a new claim i believe for uni credit. What i need help with is the claiment commitment my partner its mentally incapable of signing or keeping to any commitment. I would apply a as a single person if i could but it keeps telling me i have to claim as a couple. He is not well enough to attend jobcentres to sign any commitments nor would hecrealise what he was signing for. I am at my wits end trying to get help for us i dont know what i can claim for. Can anyone help me with a solution to how i can do this. Many thanks in advance
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7 years 1 month ago #211384 by Gordon
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Unlike Income Support where a partner is included in the claim but has minimal respnsibilities, Universal Credit is claimed as a household and a partner is equally respobsible for meeting the earnings requirement.
I'm afraid the only way to deal with this is for your partner to be assessed for Limitated Capability for Work. The first stage to this is for a Fit Note to be presented to the DWP, this should prevent any Claimant Commitment being applied. See our ESA/UC claim guides for more information on the process and the criteria that he will then be assessed against.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1
It is worth you involving his medical support now, as you will need their support to minimise the impact on your partner while the DWP look at whether he is entitled or not.
Gordon
Unlike Income Support where a partner is included in the claim but has minimal respnsibilities, Universal Credit is claimed as a household and a partner is equally respobsible for meeting the earnings requirement.
I'm afraid the only way to deal with this is for your partner to be assessed for Limitated Capability for Work. The first stage to this is for a Fit Note to be presented to the DWP, this should prevent any Claimant Commitment being applied. See our ESA/UC claim guides for more information on the process and the criteria that he will then be assessed against.
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/help-for-claimants/esa1
It is worth you involving his medical support now, as you will need their support to minimise the impact on your partner while the DWP look at whether he is entitled or not.
Gordon
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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