Hi to all,
I have a very difficult situation of which I am sure many here will understand. My partner has a long-term serious mental illness and we have two young children. My partner is completely reliant upon me for her sustainability and care. We also have a daughter who has Cerebral Palsy, epilepsy, developmental delay and autism.
I also work 40 hours per week fulltime.
Last year I developed sepsis and I very nearly perished. It was a huge wakeup call and I am now in the process of aiming to become a fulltime carer.
I rang the carers benefit helpline through the DWP and the person on the phone advised this as follows –
My partner receives PIP and our daughter DLA. She said I should claim carers allowance for my partner and my partner who is in receipt of PIP should claim carers allowance for our daughter who is in receipt of DLA.
The person on the phone explained that there is no definition of care and so even though my partner has considerable deficits from her illness she can still claim.
It came as a surprise to myself in all honesty.
What are the opinions and experience of this scenario?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.
I have a very difficult situation of which I am sure many here will understand. My partner has a long-term serious mental illness and we have two young children. My partner is completely reliant upon me for her sustainability and care. We also have a daughter who has Cerebral Palsy, epilepsy, developmental delay and autism.
I also work 40 hours per week fulltime.
Last year I developed sepsis and I very nearly perished. It was a huge wakeup call and I am now in the process of aiming to become a fulltime carer.
I rang the carers benefit helpline through the DWP and the person on the phone advised this as follows –
My partner receives PIP and our daughter DLA. She said I should claim carers allowance for my partner and my partner who is in receipt of PIP should claim carers allowance for our daughter who is in receipt of DLA.
The person on the phone explained that there is no definition of care and so even though my partner has considerable deficits from her illness she can still claim.
It came as a surprise to myself in all honesty.
What are the opinions and experience of this scenario?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice.