mike shermer
Welfare Benefits Officer, Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council, Kings l
Member since 23rd Jan 2004
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RE: Claiming CA and DLA at same time
Mon 10-Apr-06 09:12 AM |
Sue
See the new DWP guidance - Rightsnet news item 6.4.06 - DMG Memo Vol 1, 06/06 - which says that from 10.4.06
"allow a claim for carer's allowance to be treated as made on the date from which the disabled person is awarded a qualifying benefit, where the carer's allowance claim is made within three months of the date of the decision awarding the qualifying benefit;"
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