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Hi
The client is a French national, currently in receipt of income-based JSA. Her eldest child receives the middle rate of the care component of DLA and the claimant is considering a claim for CA. Based on the facts of her case any claim for IS will fail on R2R grounds but as far as we can tell there is nothing preventing her making the CA claim and staying on JSA.
The DWP have accepted her availability for work as 25 hours each week and there is a requirement for CA that she is regularly and substantially caring (35 hours per week). In effect she would then be better off by the amount of the carer's premium.
Is there any reason why she should/could not claim CA and remain on JSA?
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