Hi, my name is olive!

olive
olive Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
how to i claim carers allowance for my daughter who is npw looking after my husband a d me as we are now delendent on her fulltime as we are both diabled 

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  • milo
    milo Online Community Member Posts: 124 Empowering
    Hi @olive. My understanding is that if you or your husband claim DLA or PIP then she should be eligible to claim carers allowance. In any case it's worth ringing DWP to check entitlements. 
  • Chris_Alumni
    Chris_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 684 Empowering
    edited February 2017
    Hi @olive, welcome to the community. You can find information about carer's allowance on Scope's website, including contact numbers to call.