disability and carer's allowance

Spon Farmer

Can a person on disability allowance be a carer and be entitled to carer allowance?

I know someone who is out of work due to mental illness who has moved home to look after his mother. The father is in denial or simply cannot cope with the mother's condition.

My wife has suggested to me he should apply for a carer's allowance as she suspects the son is struggling with regards money, but while we know his illness is genuine might Welfare say if he can look after someone else then he should be out working.

I don't want to suggest something to the man though that he would not be entitles or that would cause him further hassle.

Spon Farmer

Okay if I had actually googled it I would not have had to post here.


:P

lulu1

You can get half-rate Carer’s Allowance with the following weekly social welfare payments:
State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Invalidity Pension and Invalidity Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult
Jobseeker's Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
Jobseeker's Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult
Illness Benefit and Illness Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension
Injury Benefit and Injury Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
Death Benefit
Health and Safety Benefit
Partial Capacity Benefit
Maternity Benefit
Adoptive Benefit
State Pension (Non-Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult
Blind Pension and Blind Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
One-Parent Family Payment
Pre-Retirement Allowance and Pre-Retirement Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult Allowance
Disability Allowance and Disability Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult
Incapacity Supplement and Incapacity Supplement Increase for a Qualified Adult
Farm Assist and Farm Assist Increase for a Qualified Adult
You cannot get half-rate Carer’s Allowance with the following social welfare payments:
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) and SWA Increase for a Qualified Adult
Jobseeker's Benefit
Jobseeker's Allowance
Jobseeker's Transitional payment
Working Family Payment (formerly known as Family Income Supplement)
Back to Work Allowance
Back to Education
Carer’s Benefit

Spon Farmer

lulu1 wrote: »

You can get half-rate Carer’s Allowance with the following weekly social welfare payments:
State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult
Deserted Wife's Benefit
Invalidity Pension and Invalidity Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult
Jobseeker's Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
Jobseeker's Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult
Illness Benefit and Illness Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension
Injury Benefit and Injury Benefit Increase for a Qualified Adult
Death Benefit
Health and Safety Benefit
Partial Capacity Benefit
Maternity Benefit
Adoptive Benefit
State Pension (Non-Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory) Increase for a Qualified Adult
Blind Pension and Blind Pension Increase for a Qualified Adult
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
One-Parent Family Payment
Pre-Retirement Allowance and Pre-Retirement Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult Allowance
Disability Allowance and Disability Allowance Increase for a Qualified Adult
Incapacity Supplement and Incapacity Supplement Increase for a Qualified Adult
Farm Assist and Farm Assist Increase for a Qualified Adult
You cannot get half-rate Carer’s Allowance with the following social welfare payments:
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) and SWA Increase for a Qualified Adult
Jobseeker's Benefit
Jobseeker's Allowance
Jobseeker's Transitional payment
Working Family Payment (formerly known as Family Income Supplement)
Back to Work Allowance
Back to Education
Carer’s Benefit

As I said above I should have Googled before posting - what I meant was I found this same information.

Thank you for responding though.

I see that you also had previously posted that you did not think people on disability could claim to be carers. Disability means different things - physical or mental issues that prevent someone from being in a workplace doesn't mean they can't be help in the home.

splinter65

Spon Farmer wrote: »

As I said above I should have Googled before posting - what I meant was I found this same information.

Thank you for responding though.

I see that you also had previously posted that you did not think people on disability could claim to be carers. Disability means different things - physical or mental issues that prevent someone from being in a workplace doesn't mean they can't be help in the home.

Lots of people on disability allowance are getting 1/2 rate Carers also . Go right ahead and apply.

Spon Farmer

splinter65 wrote: »

Lots of people on disability allowance are getting 1/2 rate Carers also . Go right ahead and apply.

Thank you but it is not for benefit.

It really is just someone I know.

Don’t know how to bring it up - barely know the guy.

lulu1

Spon Farmer wrote: »

As I said above I should have Googled before posting - what I meant was I found this same information.

Thank you for responding though.

I see that you also had previously posted that you did not think people on disability could claim to be carers. Disability means different things - physical or mental issues that prevent someone from being in a workplace doesn't mean they can't be help in the home.

Yes i did post that as you have also seen I corrected it. Believe me I know all about disability so really dont need a lecture

Spon Farmer

lulu1 wrote: »

Yes i did post that as you have also seen I corrected it. Believe me I know all about disability so really dont need a lecture

There was no lecture,

You say you “know all about disability” and it is clear from my original post that I do not. And we both made the same mistake that people in disability might not be able to claim carer’s allowance.

There is no need to get huffy - especially since we both had the same doubts.

lulu1

Spon Farmer wrote: »

There was no lecture,

You say you “know all about disability” and it is clear from my original post that I do not. And we both made the same mistake that people in disability might not be able to claim carer’s allowance.

There is no need to get huffy - especially since we both had the same doubts.

There is no getting huffy about it. But why you had to bring up a post which I deleted when i found i gave the wrong info is beyond me.
End of conversation from me

Spon Farmer

lulu1 wrote: »

There is no getting huffy about it. But why you had to bring up a post which I deleted when i found i gave the wrong info is beyond me.
End of conversation from me

You are still getting huffy.

Just because you changed the post when you found out the information was wrong does not mean that you changed you changed your opinion that people on disability couldn’t get carer’s allowance.

Therefore nothing wrong commenting on that opinion.