I was just about to close this case when one of the clients came up with this little curveball...
2 clients: 65 year old lady on HRM & HRC DLA and her carer. They live next door to each other so I am helping them both. Disabled lady recently widowed, I have just got her partial Housing Benefit claim into payment. Also just sorted out the carer's CA & IS claim and full HB/CTB gone into payment - she has no other income and no partner.
The carer just informed me that the person being cared for has now arranged via her social worker for Direct Payments to be made. The carer is now going to be paid £507.00 per month gross.
Obviously considering this income, the carer is earning too much for CA and Income Support, but I still have 3 questions:
1) Can the carer still claim the Carer's Premium within her HB/CTB claim?
2) Can the carer claim Working Tax Credit considering the fact that she is employed, earning just over £6,000 per year and working more than 30 hours per week.
3) Can the person being cared for now claim the SDP within her HB/CTB?
Can't find answers to these specific questions anywhere and you can imagine how helpful the tax credits office and housing benefits were!
Thanks for any help anyone can offer
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