Colleagues,
Pardon me if I am missing something, but what in principle prevents you claiming IBJSA on top of Carers Allowance? They don't seem to formally overlap, according to the DMG.
The obvious impediment is availability for work, but if reduced availability could be negotiated, would this work? The claimant's contributions aren't good enough for CBJSA, so an underlying entitlement to carers allowance (and therefore carer premium) would not be possible on the grounds of a background CBESA award. In any event, the CBJSA would run out after 6 months.
We are therefore looking for a longer term entitlement to carer premium, by the claimant retaining carers allowance within the IBJSA.
Am I barking up a wrong tree?
Steve
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