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13 years 6 days ago #78948 by donnamarie
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hi all I have a question does anyone know what the procedure is for full times carers and esa . my hubby is my full time carer as i have m/s and diagnosed cognitive problems due to legions on the brain caused by the m/s also my hubby is on incapacity and dla due to transplant and yet he is being made to apply for esa . does any one know wether he can be forced into applying for jobs etcetre 
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13 years 6 days ago - 13 years 6 days ago #78952 by bro58
Replied by bro58 on topic Re:carers allowance
donnamarie wrote:
Hi DM,
As you are new to the Forum, you should read :
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Our FAQ's in the yellow Spotlight Area above the forum can be accessed from here :
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With respect to your question, you do not state whether your husband is in receipt of the Carers Premium, as I do not think it is possible to be in receipt of Carers Allowance, and IB, as they are overlapping benefits.
With regards to ESA and DLA then any caring that your husband provides for you should not clash with any of the needs, limitations or disabilities that he receives (IB) ESA, or DLA for.
All IB recipients are being transferred over to ESA before Spring 2014, see FAQ here :
Who will be transferred?
There are no exemptions to this migration except as mentioned in the above.
If a claimant is placed into the WRAG of ESA they will not have to attend WFI's or WRA, if they are in receipt of Carers Allowance or the Carer Premium, see here :
Work Focussed Interviews, (WFI’s)
Work Programme
If you read all the relevant FAQ's and our ESA Guides, many of your questions will be answered.
If you are still unsure, please come back to the forum, or seek face to face advice :
Where to get advice?
bro58
hi all I have a question does anyone know what the procedure is for full times carers and esa . my hubby is my full time carer as i have m/s and diagnosed cognitive problems due to legions on the brain caused by the m/s also my hubby is on incapacity and dla due to transplant and yet he is being made to apply for esa . does any one know wether he can be forced into applying for jobs etcetre
Hi DM,
As you are new to the Forum, you should read :
Welcome to Benefits and Work
Our FAQ's in the yellow Spotlight Area above the forum can be accessed from here :
FAQ’s
Our ESA Guides can be accessed from here :
ESA Guides
And all our B&W Guides can be accessed from the orange MEMBERS ONLY box on the left, as here :
All B&W Guides
You can search the forum from here :
Searching The Forum
With respect to your question, you do not state whether your husband is in receipt of the Carers Premium, as I do not think it is possible to be in receipt of Carers Allowance, and IB, as they are overlapping benefits.
With regards to ESA and DLA then any caring that your husband provides for you should not clash with any of the needs, limitations or disabilities that he receives (IB) ESA, or DLA for.
All IB recipients are being transferred over to ESA before Spring 2014, see FAQ here :
Who will be transferred?
There are no exemptions to this migration except as mentioned in the above.
If a claimant is placed into the WRAG of ESA they will not have to attend WFI's or WRA, if they are in receipt of Carers Allowance or the Carer Premium, see here :
Work Focussed Interviews, (WFI’s)
Work Programme
If you read all the relevant FAQ's and our ESA Guides, many of your questions will be answered.
If you are still unsure, please come back to the forum, or seek face to face advice :
Where to get advice?
bro58
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