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Carers Allowance
Carer’s Allowance is £62.10 a week to help you look after someone with substantial caring needs.
You don’t have to be related to, or live with, the person you care for.
You must be 16 or over and spend at least 35 hours a week caring for them.
Carer’s Allowance is taxable. It can also affect your other benefits.
Eligibility
You might be able to get Carer’s Allowance if all of the following apply:
You might not get Carer’s Allowance if you already receive one of these benefits:
You should still apply for Carer’s Allowance even if you get these as your other benefits might be increased if you have ‘underlying entitlement’.
Underlying entitlement
You can’t normally get 2 income-replacement benefits (e.g. Carer’s Allowance and the State Pension) paid together.
This is called the ‘overlapping benefit rule’. You will have ‘underlying entitlement’ to Carer’s Allowance, if you can’t be paid Carer’s Allowance because of this rule, instead.
This might mean you could get:
The person to whom you care for
The person you care for must already get one of these benefits: