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7 years 4 months ago - 7 years 4 months ago #174632 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic Carer has benefits stopped

pennyman wrote: :( My Carer has had their Carers and income support stopped now. While we wait another 6 weeks for an Atos assessment.
We are worried about our housing benefit.
They can't leave me but should they swap to JSA? You have to declare they are free to work.

What do people do in this situation? :sick:


Whether to claim JSA or not is entirely down to the individual person, you cannot be made to claim any benefit, nor am I aware of any requirement for you to declare them free to work.

Gordon

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7 years 4 months ago #174662 by diehard3
Replied by diehard3 on topic Carer has benefits stopped
:S Sorry I meant to get housing benefit you have to be in receipt of benefits and my Carer doesn't work because he is a full time Carer for me but until my PIP is resolved their benefits are stopped too.

When you sign on for JSA they make you sign a declaration that you are actively seeking and available for work, which my Carer would not be able to do. :pinch:

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7 years 4 months ago #174691 by slugsta
Replied by slugsta on topic Cancelled home visit by Atos
Hi Pennyman,

Your carer should be able to make a claim for HB on the grounds of low income.

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7 years 2 months ago #177769 by diehard3
Replied by diehard3 on topic Cancelled home visit by Atos
:) Hello can your Carer have their income support backdated 3 months like their Carer's Allowance?

And yes I have been awarded PIP the letter came on Christmas Eve. :laugh:

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7 years 2 months ago #177783 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic Cancelled home visit by Atos

pennyman wrote: :) Hello can your Carer have their income support backdated 3 months like their Carer's Allowance?

And yes I have been awarded PIP the letter came on Christmas Eve. :laugh:


Was this on the new or the old claim?

If the latter and your carer can show that they have been providing care since the claim was stopped then they may be able to backdate to the date that the PIP was originally stopped for both the CA and the IS, they need to make the claim within one month of the Decision date.

If the former then it will depend on the Effective Date of the Decision, I don't believe that they will be able to backdate before this

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7 years 2 months ago #177982 by diehard3
Replied by diehard3 on topic Backdating Carer's Allowance/ income support
:) Thank you Gordon.

My PIP has been awarded exactly from where my DLA had been stopped so basically PIP has now run on from that so one would assume my Carer's benefits would be the same, yet income support says it is never back dated but it is the main part of my Carer's benefit!

Many thanks again.

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