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Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
You could get £81.90 a week if you care for someone at least 35 hours a…
You may be eligible for Carer’s Allowance if you, the person you care for…
Carer’s Allowance can affect the other benefits that both you and the…
Before you apply make sure you have your: National Insurance number (if…
You must report changes in your circumstances if you’re claiming or have…
You can work and get Carer’s Allowance, as long as you spend at least 35…
Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
You could get Carer’s Credit if you’re caring for someone for at least 20…
If you’re eligible for Carer’s Credit, you can get credits to help fill…
To get Carer’s Credit you must be: aged 16 or over under State Pension age…
Before you start You do not need to apply for Carer’s Credit if you: get…
The Disability and Carers Service was merged with the Pension Service in 2008, to create the Pension, Disability and Carers Service. It is now part of the Department for Work and Pensions.
What to do if you go into a care home and you get benefits
Includes Carer's Allowance, disabled children and disability day care centres
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
British and Irish citizens and people with valid immigration status escaping the violence in Israel, the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Lebanon can claim benefits from the day they arrive in the UK.
If you're terminally ill and might not live longer than 12 months, you may be able to get some benefits at a higher rate.
Includes Disability Living Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and Attendance Allowance
A disability premium is extra money if you’re under Pension Credit age and registered blind or getting certain benefits - what you get, eligibility, apply
The Pension, Disability and Carers Service was an executive agency of the Department of Work and Pensions until 2011. It has since been merged into the DWP, with services provided by various organisations within DWP including: The Pensions Advisory Service
Use this form to claim Carer’s Allowance by post if you can’t claim online.
What happens if you become disabled - benefits, your rights, help from your council and your employer's responsibilities
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad
Statistics on the number of people receiving both carer’s allowance and disability living allowance, by local authority, November 2012.
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
Constant Attendance Allowance - extra money to help pay for care if you get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or a War Disablement Pension
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