welfare benefits & money advice worker, colebrook housing society plymouth Member since 01st Feb 2004
carers and cared for people Wed 21-Nov-07 12:33 PM
I am getting a number of clients who are carers. They usually have no income other than benefits themselves and their cared for people are adults. How would I work out the applicable amount for a household with a carer and cared for person? The 2 adults live in the same household but are not a couple.
Welfare Benefits Casework Supervisor, Cambridge House Law Centre, London SE5 Member since 09th Oct 2007
RE: carers and cared for people Wed 21-Nov-07 03:27 PM
If they are not a couple, then it makes no difference whether they are otherwise related. You need to work out two applicable amounts for the two individuals. There is no household for benefit purposes.