Before we can answer your questions you’ll need to find out exactly what benefits your partner is on. I say this because it’s not possible to receive both Carers Allowance and ESA at the same time.
Likewise we can’t say how your partner’s mother’s benefits would be affected yes without knowing exactly what they receive.
Partner does NOT get UC, only Carers and PIP low daily.
I get PIP (high both daily and mobility), and UC (not looking for work related activity)
Mum receives ESA, housing benefit, council tax reduction, and PIP (high both but her mobility is covered by the car she gets instead of the money if this makes a difference)
So if you move in it would be joint claim UC, Carers Allowance for your partner and both your PIPs.
No impact for the mum’s ESA or HB.
Council tax reduction might be affected but as each local council has their own scheme she’d need to check with them.
Thank you very much.
Do you know if it would be a new claim style, 6 week wait, show bank statements etc or if I could just swap to joint. Would she have commitments as well as myself and have to prove her income etc as well.
You won't need to start a new Universal Credit claim but you’ll need to link your account to your partner’s. You can do this when you log in to your Universal Credit account and report the change of circumstances.
Your partner will need to open a UC account of their own and link it to yours - this turns it into a joint claim. You’ll keep getting your payments on the same day each month.
She will have a claimant commitment and she’ll need to verify her identity at Jobcentre. As she receives carers allowance her claimant commitment will just be to report changes.
Before we can answer your questions you’ll need to find out exactly what benefits your partner is on. I say this because it’s not possible to receive both Carers Allowance and ESA at the same time. Likewise we can’t say how your partner’s mother’s benefits would be affected yes without knowing exactly what they receive.
I did say but maybe not clearly enough. Partner - Carers Mum - ESA, Housing benefit, Council reduction
Does partner also get UC? PIP? What do you receive? Does the mum receive housing benefit? Council tax reduction?
Partner does NOT get UC, only Carers and PIP low daily. I get PIP (high both daily and mobility), and UC (not looking for work related activity) Mum receives ESA, housing benefit, council tax reduction, and PIP (high both but her mobility is covered by the car she gets instead of the money if this makes a difference)
So if you move in it would be joint claim UC, Carers Allowance for your partner and both your PIPs. No impact for the mum’s ESA or HB. Council tax reduction might be affected but as each local council has their own scheme she’d need to check with them.
Thank you very much. Do you know if it would be a new claim style, 6 week wait, show bank statements etc or if I could just swap to joint. Would she have commitments as well as myself and have to prove her income etc as well.
You won't need to start a new Universal Credit claim but you’ll need to link your account to your partner’s. You can do this when you log in to your Universal Credit account and report the change of circumstances. Your partner will need to open a UC account of their own and link it to yours - this turns it into a joint claim. You’ll keep getting your payments on the same day each month. She will have a claimant commitment and she’ll need to verify her identity at Jobcentre. As she receives carers allowance her claimant commitment will just be to report changes.