Chapter 1: Carer’s allowance
This chapter covers:
1. What is carer’s allowance (
here)
2. Who is eligible (
here)
3. Amount of benefit (
here)
4. Claiming carer’s allowance (
here)
5. Challenging a decision (
here)
6. Other benefits and tax credits (
here)
Basic facts
– Carer’s allowance (CA) is paid to people who care for someone with a severe disability.
– Part-time students are usually eligible to claim.
– Full-time students cannot claim.
– CA is not means tested, but you cannot get it if you work and earn more than £128 a week.
– Getting CA qualifies you for a carer element in universal credit or a carer premium in your income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, income-related employment and support allowance and housing benefit.