Carer's Allowance

Carer’s Allowance is a benefit designed to help people who look after another individual who is disabled. It is paid to the individual that does the caring. Two people cannot get Carer’s Allowance at the same time for looking after the same person. To be eligible you need to fulfil the criteria beneath.

1.      The person you are looking after is getting  one of the following benefits

·         Attendance Allowance

·         Constant Attendance Allowance at or above - the normal maximum rate, as an addition to Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, or – the basic, full-day rate as an addition to a War Disablement Pension.

·         Armed Forces Independence Payments.

·         Personal Independence Payment at either rate of the Daily Living Component.

·         The care component of Disability Living Allowance at the middle or highest rate. The mobility component is not a qualifying benefit for Carer’s Allowance.

2.       You are aged 16 or over.

3.      You are looking after a disabled person for at least 35 hours a week (can mean cooking meals or helping them with their shopping).

4.      You normally live in Great Britain.

5.      You do not earn more than £100 a week (after expenses, National Insurance Contributions, Income Tax)

6.      You are not in full time education, or on holiday from a course of full time education.

7.      You are not subject to immigration control (Are some exceptions to this).

Apply Now: https://www.gov.uk/apply-carers-allowance

Further Information: https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/overview

Carer’s Allowance Form: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275320/ds700_print.pdf