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staff-039: What impact does Carers Allowance have on other benefits which are being claimed?

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source-c036: DMG Vol 10 Ch 60: Carer’s Allowance — PDF page 3

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Carer eligibility conditions; relevant current jurisdiction, age, earnings, study and benefit rules need reconciliation.

60025 [See DMG memo 12/23] [See DMG memo 12-25] The conditions for entitlement are that the
claimant


1. is engaged in caring for a severely disabled person for any day1 (see DMG 60035 - 60042) and


2. is regularly and substantially engaged in caring for that person 2 (see DMG 60035 - 60042) and


3. is not gainfully employed3 (see DMG 60051 - 60052) and


4. is aged 16 or over4 (see DMG 60058) and


5. is not in FTE5 (see DMG 60068 - 60081) and


6. satisfies prescribed conditions of residence or presence in GB6 (see DMG Chapter 07 Part 2).

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source-c037: DMG Vol 10 Ch 60: Carer’s Allowance — PDF page 4

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Qualifying disability benefits and multiple carers; preserve cited memo dependencies.

60033 [see DMG memo 02/25] “Severely disabled person” means a person for whom


1. AA1 or


2. the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate or pension age disability
payment2 or

3. CAA payable as


       3.1 an increase of IIDB3 or


       3.2 an increase of an old scheme allowance4 or


       3.3 an increase of WC5 or


       3.4 a WDisP6 or


4. the daily living component of PIP at the standard or enhanced rate 7 or

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source-c029: DMG Vol 13 Ch 78: State Pension Credit: additional amounts and special groups — PDF page 27

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Carer additional amount and qualifying conditions; memo dependencies and underlying entitlement matter.

78105 [See DMG memo 12/23] An additional amount for carers may be awarded for each claimant 1 or, in

the case of partners, each partner2 who is


1. entitled to CA3 or


2. treated as still satisfying the qualifying conditions for the award of the additional amount 4 (see DMG
78107).

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source-c027: DMG Vol 13 Ch 78: State Pension Credit: additional amounts and special groups — PDF page 11

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Additional amount for severe disability; do not equate this with Severe Disablement Allowance.

78034 [see DMG memo 02/25] Claimants with no partner are treated as being severely disabled and are

entitled to the lower rate of additional amount for the severely disabled if 1


1. they are in receipt of


        1.1 “AA” or


        1.2 the care component of DLA at the highest or middle rate or


        1.3 the daily living component of PIP at the standard or enhanced rate or


        1.4 the daily living component of ADP at the standard or enhanced rate or


        1.5 AFIP and


2. there are no persons aged 18 or over


        2.1 normally residing with the claimant or


        2.2 who the claimant normally resides with (see DMG 78065 et seq) and


3. no one is entitled to and in receipt of CA, or UC that includes the carers element, in respect of caring
for them.


                                                                    1 SPC Regs, reg 6(5)(a); Sch I, para 1(1)(a)


Transitional protection
78035 [see DMG memo 02/25] Carers who were aged 65 and over before 28.10.02 can continue to be

entitled to CA even though they are no longer providing care1, for example after the disabled person has
died.


                                  1 The Regulatory Reform (Carer’s Allowance) Order 2002, S.I. 2002/1457

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source-c034: DMG Vol 3 Ch 17: Overlapping benefits — PDF page 11

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Overlapping-benefit table continuation includes PIP daily living and attendance-related benefits; preceding definitions and exact scheme must be retained.

17086 The II and non-Act benefits referred to in Column 2 of DMG 17085 are


1. US and age related increases


2. CAA awarded under the II scheme1


3. any personal injuries scheme2 payment made under certain legislation3


4. any service pensions instrument (see DMG 17092)


5. the PB and MDB (see Benefit Specific Guidance)


6. the WC (Supp) (see Benefit Specific Guidance) the general benefit rules for former constables and

firefighters4


7. IDB5


8. war pension death benefit (see DMG 17095)


9. training allowances (see DMG 17101)

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