# Claiming

**URL:** <https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/claiming/64996>\
**Category:** Benefits, finances and funding\
**Created:** [30 September 2019 13:02 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/claiming/64996 "2019-09-30T13:02:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Daniel\_19091](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@Daniel\_19091](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Daniel_19091)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2019 13:02 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/claiming/64996/1 "2019-09-30T13:02:41Z")

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Hi everybody both my self and my son revive pip and my wife claims carers allowance for my son at the moment but does anybody know if I could claim for my son instead of my wife and then my wife claim for me aswell thank you for any replys

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**Author:** ![Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/carersukstaging.discourse.group/chris_from_the_gulag/32/149_2.png) [@Chris\_From\_The\_Gulag](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Chris_From_The_Gulag)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2019 13:12 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/claiming/64996/2 "2019-09-30T13:12:49Z")

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Yes.

Husband caree / wife carer.

Son caree / father carer.

And … both carees receive the right flavour of PIP.

Time to crunch some numbers through a benefits calculator :

**[Turn2us Benefits Calculator](https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/AboutYou)**  
If solely PIP and CA involved , new figuare should produce more.