Carers allowance

Rose1rose2
Rose1rose2 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
edited October 2021 in Benefits and income
Hi Everyone, I'm new to the group, I was told I couldn't claim carers allowance because both my ,able bodied, husband and I have a state pensions but are not entitled to pension credits so therefore not entitled to carers allowance but I should still apply for carers allowance because just applying means we are entitled to hidden benefits. I was wandering if anyone else has experienced this anomaly. Kind Regards to everyone.

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  • Rose1rose2
    Rose1rose2 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi Woodbine, thanks for your comments, I'll take a look 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing
    Hi,

    The "hidden benefits" will come from either the increase in pension credit or being entitled to pension credit for the first time because of the carers premium that is added to the carers allowance. This means that if even with the carers premium you're still not entitled to pension credit then there will be no other underlying entitlement to other benefits.
  • Rose1rose2
    Rose1rose2 Community member Posts: 4 Listener
    Hi Poppy 123456
    Thanks for your comment, kind regards
    Rose1rose2

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