Disability allowance and carers

caniask86

Hi all,

My husband is on Disability allowance and I am his dependent on his claim. I am also a carer for my son.

I am going back to college in September if I qualify for Susi,

How will this affect our payments? Will I be entitled to a grant?

We would really struggle if I lost my half rate carers allowance and my husbands social welfare was cut.

Any advice?

splinter65

caniask86 wrote: »

Hi all,

My husband is on Disability allowance and I am his dependent on his claim. I am also a carer for my son.

I am going back to college in September if I qualify for Susi,

How will this affect our payments? Will I be entitled to a grant?

We would really struggle if I lost my half rate carers allowance and my husbands social welfare was cut.

Any advice?

If your course is any more then 18 1/2 hours per week then you can’t get Carers any more.
If it is in excess of 18 1/2 hours then your husband should apply for Carers in respect of your son instead.
Yes you should apply for the SUSI grant.
Don’t let anyone persuade you to apply for BTEA, much better let your husband get 1/2 rate Carers and you can apply for SUSI.

jules86

splinter65 wrote: »

If your course is any more then 18 1/2 hours per week then you can’t get Carers any more.
If it is in excess of 18 1/2 hours then your husband should apply for Carers in respect of your son instead.
Yes you should apply for the SUSI grant.
Don’t let anyone persuade you to apply for BTEA, much better let your husband get 1/2 rate Carers and you can apply for SUSI.

Can she not get btea and husband claim half rate?

splinter65

jules86 wrote: »

Can she not get btea and husband claim half rate?

If she applies for BTEA then she won’t get the SUSI grant. If she comes off Carers then he can continue getting her and kids as dependents and he can also get 1/2 rate carers and she can get the SUSI grant too.

jules86

splinter65 wrote: »

If she applies for BTEA then she won’t get the SUSI grant. If she comes off Carers then he can continue getting her and kids as dependents and he can also get 1/2 rate carers and she can get the SUSI grant too.

Would hap ect be affected if she gets susi?

splinter65

jules86 wrote: »

Would hap ect be affected if she gets susi?

HAP don’t take SUSI into account.

caniask86

splinter65 wrote: »

If she applies for BTEA then she won’t get the SUSI grant. If she comes off Carers then he can continue getting her and kids as dependents and he can also get 1/2 rate carers and she can get the SUSI grant too.

What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

splinter65

caniask86 wrote: »

What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

If you didn’t tell Carers that you were no longer caring full time for your son, and you continued to claim your Carers payment, then you’d be breaking the law.

alroley

caniask86 wrote: »

What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

That's fraud.

caniask86

splinter65 wrote: »

If you didn’t tell Carers that you were no longer caring full time for your son, and you continued to claim your Carers payment, then you’d be breaking the law.

yeah not a good idea at all.

caniask86

alroley wrote: »

That's fraud.

yep and i dont wanna do that. Im just a bit overwhelmed about all the forms etc

splinter65

caniask86 wrote: »

yeah not a good idea at all.

If your son is under 16 then your probably getting DCA for him so your husband is completing the Carers Allowance form and the medical bit doesn’t have to be done at all. It’s just the means test.
I know the forms are a pain in the hole.
I hope it works out for you.

lulu1

caniask86 wrote: »

What would happen if I didnt tell carers? Since susi doesnt even take them into account would they ever find out?

When you fill out your susi application on line you are asked about your income so you will have to say you are getting carers