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Caters allowance

hello6256
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Hello hope you are all well? How long does it take to hear back from applying for carers allowance and also how are you assessed?
Thanks
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It can take anything up to 12 weeks, sometimes longer. The person claiming it isn't assessed at all, they are just asked if they care for the person for at least 35 hours per week.If the person is working then they will need to report this when they claim and they will very likely need to send proof of earnings.I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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Thank you! Is it backdated?
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And also how much is it a week?
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It's £76.75/week. It can be backdated for a maximum of 3 months (assuming you were caring for the person at that time). https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance you must also make sure than you don't earn more than £139/week if you work.If you're claiming other benefits for yourself such as UC then it will be deducted in full. You can claim carers element of UC which i believe was advised on another thread of yours.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Yes it was thank you again have a great evening
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poppy123456 said:It's £76.75/week. It can be backdated for a maximum of 3 months (assuming you were caring for the person at that time). https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance you must also make sure than you don't earn more than £139/week if you work.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Thank you everyone x
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calcotti said:poppy123456 said:It's £76.75/week. It can be backdated for a maximum of 3 months (assuming you were caring for the person at that time). https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance you must also make sure than you don't earn more than £139/week if you work.
Thanks calcotti, i should have included that.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help.
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