You must do this before you appeal. This is called a mandatory reconsideration. It is important to challenge a decision or get advice as quickly as possible because there are time limits that generally mean you must take action within one month. If you fall outside of this time limit then it may still be possible to challenge the decision. For more information you can see the " challenging a benefit decision " section of our website.
If there is a change in your circumstances, it is important to report this as soon as possible to avoid any overpayment of benefit. This might be starting a new job, a change in your earnings or a new pattern of work.
It might also include breaks in caring. If you are worried or concerned about overpayments or if you have been contacted by the DWP, it is important to get some advice as soon as possible. Do email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. Alternatively, you can contact your local advice organisation.
You must have been providing 35 hours or more of care a week for at least 22 of the past 26 weeks up to eight weeks of a stay in hospital for either you or the person you are looking after can be included in the 22 weeks. The person you have been caring for must have been in receipt of a qualifying benefit for that period. You must have been providing 35 hours or more of care a week for at least 14 of the past 26 weeks.
The person you care for must have been in receipt of a qualifying benefit for that period. You can continue to be paid Carer's Allowance for a temporary period whilst you are abroad if you meet all of the following conditions:.
In any other circumstances you can continue to be paid Carer's Allowance for up to four weeks as long as you have not had more than four weeks' break from caring in the last 26 weeks.
You may have had up to a further eight weeks' break from caring in the last 26 weeks if the reason for the break was because you or the person you care for were in hospital.
If the person you look after goes into hospital and you are no longer providing care for at least 35 hours a week , you can continue to get Carer's Allowance for up to 12 weeks or until their disability benefit stops. If the person you look after goes into hospital and you continue to provide care for at least 35 hours a week , you can continue to get Carer's Allowance until their disability benefit stops.
This means that if the person you look after is a child who is under 18 when they go into hospital, and you continue to provide care for at least 35 hours a week, you can continue to get Carer's Allowance for the whole time they are there.
The following benefits will usually stop after four weeks when someone moves into residential care and may stop sooner if they have been in hospital or residential care in the 28 days before this current stay :. However, there are certain circumstances when these benefits can continue, such as where the person is paying their own fees. To find out more and for details of how to get further help see our talk to us page. If you are receiving means-tested benefits you can usually continue to get the carer premium or addition within your means-tested benefits for up to eight weeks after the person you look after dies.
If you are receiving Income Support as a carer, this can also continue for up to eight weeks after the person you look after dies. If you are receiving Universal Credit then the carer element usually continues for the rest of the assessment period in which the death occurred, and for the next two assessment periods.
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Talk to us Caring can be complicated. We're here for you with help and advice. If the other benefit is less than your Carer's Allowance, you will get the other benefit and the balance of your Carer's Allowance on top.
Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: then You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. You can find out how to use video relay on YouTube. You will have to provide your national insurance number and evidence to show it belongs to you.
If you don't know your national insurance number, but you think you have one, you should provide evidence to help the office to find it. If you do not have a national insurance number, you will have to apply for one. Your partner may have to attend an interview with a personal adviser as a condition of you getting Carer's Allowance. Your claim can be backdated for up to 3 months if you were eligible.
Once you know about a change that might affect the amount of Carer's Allowance you get, tell the DWP as soon as you can. The change might increase your payment and you might miss out on extra money if you tell the DWP late. You should still tell the DWP if you think a change might reduce your payment - you won't save money by reporting it later. This is called an overpayment - check how the DWP deals with overpayments.
Disability benefits will usually stop after someone has been in a care home or hospital for 28 days. If they go into a care home or hospital more than once in 28 days, the time from each visit will be added together. In some cases, you may have to pay a civil penalty if you do something careless which causes an overpayment. This can happen if, for example, you give wrong information or you keep quiet about something, and as a result you get more Carer's Allowance than you're supposed to be getting.
You can only be asked to pay this penalty if you haven't committed fraud. If you have committed fraud, different rules apply. You can appeal against a decision to impose a civil penalty. Your circumstances can be checked at any time while you are claiming and fraud officers can also get information about you from other government agencies and from your employer, bank or utility companies. Benefit fraud is a criminal offence and you can be prosecuted or asked to pay a penalty.
If you are being investigated for benefit fraud, your benefit will be suspended. If you committed benefit fraud, your benefit can be reduced or stopped in the future. For more information on what to do if you are asked to attend an interview under caution, see Problems with benefits and tax credits.
Carer's Allowance is usually paid directly into a bank, building society or Post Office card account. You should do this within one month of the decision. We're here to help. Lines are open 8am-7pm, days a year. Y ou can also get face-to-face support at local Age UKs.
If you don't inform them of a change in circumstances and you're overpaid as a result, you may have to pay the money back. DWP might also impose a civil penalty if you fail to notify them of a change of circumstances.
If the person you care for goes into hospital and their stay is arranged by the NHS, payment of their qualifying benefit will stop after four weeks 12 weeks in the case of a disabled child under As your Carer's Allowance entitlement depends on the person receiving a qualifying benefit, this will also stop at the same time.
Their benefits and your Carer's Allowance entitlement will also stop after 28 days if the person enters a care home and their fees are met in full by NHS continuing healthcare funding or in full or part by the local authority, or in Scotland if they receive free personal and nursing care payments. If the person you care for is terminally ill and DWP know this, their qualifying benefit may continue if they go into a non-NHS hospice, therefore your entitlement will remain payable as long as you still provide care for 35 hours a week.
If the person you care for has regular periods of respite care, it may be possible to plan these periods so their qualifying benefit and your entitlement will not be affected. Seek advice if this applies.
An exception applies to carers, provided you have claimed Carer's Allowance for just one week in the last complete tax year before the year in which you claim ESA. This type of ESA is not means tested. We offer support through our free advice line on We also have specialist advisers at over local Age UKs. Do you know what benefits you are entitled to?
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