Health Assessment (my journey) :-(

Gordon wrote: Stressed

For your partner to be able to claim Carers Allowance you need a PIP Daily Living award, it does not matter what rate.

Gordon

Ok thanks


It does get a bit confusing.

From what I've been reading there are two components with two rates.

Daily living – standard rate
Daily living – enhanced rate
Mobility – standard rate
Mobility – enhanced rate


It seems like if you are awarded anything then it starts with the daily living-standard rate but then enhanced rate and if you qualify then mobility...etc

Am I understanding this right?

If so are you saying I would be able to have a carer even at the daily living-standard rate?

Gordon wrote: Stressed

Yes, that is correct.

Gordon

It makes more sense now why you said It would help my partner if I claim pip in the beginning of this thread now.

It's because as long at I get any pip award my partner can be my carer.

The DWP have made the benifits system so confusing, it's a good job we have this forum

I keep reading that pip is just an add on benefit.

But what would be the main benefit now they have done away with ESA and income support?

Gordon wrote: Stressed

PIP is not an "add on" benefit it is stand alone and nothing to do with ESA, Income Support or Universal Credit, just as DLA was.

Gordon

Oh ok

I read that pip runs alongside :


Housing Benefit
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income Support
Working Tax Credit
Employment and Support Allowance - but only if you get the PIP daily living component
Pension Credit - but only if you get the PIP daily living component

But I guessed that it was old information as it mentions esa, jsa and income support.

So the pip would be the main benefit?
I thought maybe there would be a special type of UC.