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Karenstenhouse Member Posts: 1 Listener

January 2018 edited January 2018 in Parents, carers and disabled parents

How long to hear back from DWP when applying for Carers. Tia

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CockneyRebel Member Posts: 5,257 Disability Gamechanger

January 2018

Hello Karenstenhouse and welcome

Carers allowance used to take 4 weeks, they are in backlog at the moment but give them a ring after a month

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Be all you can be, make every day count. Namaste
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