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Carers allowance and income support

sunshine2024
sunshine2024 Community member Posts: 27 Listener
in Benefits and financial support
Hi, i currently claim carers and income support i was wondering if i was to stop caring for them if i could claim for the other grandparent and still stay on income support ? 
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,011 Disability Gamechanger
    If the Carer’s Allowance is continuous it should be OK to stay on IS. Under current plans you will have to switch to UC by the end of 2024 (which may pay you more depending on your circumstances).
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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