"Prepare for Work" letters for registered Carers?

Hi,
I'm new to the forum.

My wife is a carer (in receipt of carers allowance) for my son and I am also disabled.

She has received a "prepare for work" interview notification and I was wondering if this is (or is going to be) a regular occurrance for carers on Income Support or related benefits. She receives Income Support for her and myself, I receive enhanced mobility and no care component of PiP, whereas my son, who she is caring for, is autistic and in receipt of standard rate mobility and care components of PiP.

As my wife is really busy helping my son and I, I'm sure you would agree that it doesn't leave much time for "preparing for work".

Added info; My wife has recently applied for PiP for herself because she suffers from COPD and is finding it increasinly difficult to get around. Is the receipt of this letter "just a co-incidence", a regular occurrence now, or is it yet another dirty trick by the DWP to put pressure on already stressed claimants?

Besides BIS's good advice, hopefully your wife can make it extremely clear that while her COPD affects her physically, the care your son needs is not physical but 'mental'/psychological due to his autism. And therefore she should be allowed to keep her carers allowance. Hope it works, Denby

Thanks for the replies BIS and Denby.

Is this now a routine thing? My wife has been carer for my son for decades and has never received this before.

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