Carers Allowance hours

answeryou
answeryou Online Community Member Posts: 10 Listener
edited May 18 in Benefits and income

Hi all my partner is just about to apply for Carers Allowance for her mother as she had to stop work to look after her. We are going through the form and it says must help more than 35 hours a week and asked about my details as well how does the 35 hours work as she is not there all the time but easily spends more than 35 hours sorting hospital GP appointments meds and driving to other medical checks as her mother has Vascular dementia and Bowel cancer. Thanks

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,461 Championing

    Hi,

    You can include the time it takes driving to appointments and doing shopping etc.

    You probably already know but her mother will need to be claiming a qualifying benefit such as PIP. Also make sure she is not getting SDP (severe disability premium) as that would be taken away if another person starts claiming Carers Allowance for her.

  • answeryou
    answeryou Online Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    Hi thanks for the reply she gets the higher rate Attendance Allowance nothing else

  • answeryou
    answeryou Online Community Member Posts: 10 Listener

    Also why did they want to know my details ie my name and natinal insurance number

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,461 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1029232#Comment_1029232

    I'm afraid I don't know the answer to that one. Your earnings shouldn't affect CA at all.

    Carers Allowance does count as taxable income, and provides Class 1 NI credits, so it might have something to do with that.

    It is also not possible for two people to claim Carers Allowance for the same person, so they might be checking that partners don't already have a CA claim open.

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