Carers — Scope | Disability forum
Find out how to let us know if you're concerned about another member's safety.
Read our community guidelines and our community house rules.

Carers

cokeen
cokeen Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited October 2021 in Benefits and financial support
Hi, has anybody any information on carers benefit while covid 19 is going on? I have a carer who also cares for my daughter she lives 17 miles away from me, the cares benefit he gets hardly covers fuel for him as it is and with all this stress he is doing twice as many trips daily to my daughter because she does not understand why she cannot get her normal things she is used to, i live in a small village with one shop that i cannot afford and have agrophobia and heath issues, he has travelled miles and miles to get us basic things, he gets £65 a week for both of us but costing him treble that in fuel, i top it up out my u.c which leaves me in hardship, anything out there to help
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Member Posts: 28,608 Disability Gamechanger
    Hi,

    Unfortunately, there's no extra money being given to carers because of the Covid 19 pandemic.

    Whether your carer would be entitled to any other benefits besides the carers allowance will totally depend on their circumstances. Difficult to advise without knowing all the circumstances of the carer.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Brightness

Categories

Complete our feedback form and tell us how we can make the community better.

Do you need advice on your energy costs?


Scope’s Disability Energy Support service is open to any disabled household in England or Wales in which one or more disabled people live. You can get free advice from an expert adviser on managing energy debt, switching tariffs, contacting your supplier and more. Find out more information by visiting our
Disability Energy Support webpage.