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Should my husband claim carers allowance or wait for my pension and claim attendance allowance?

Hi Everyone, I am coming up to retirement on the 6th of Sept, my query is because my husband is a year younger I have to claim u c , Because he is also my full time carer should he claim carers allowance ( I was awarded standard pip for help in Feb ) or wait until I get my pension and claim attendance allowance, Thank you in advance Jak
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Just to let you know, I've moved your post into the Carers Allowance category on the site so that more of our members will be able to find and respond to your query.
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I am not too sure on the answer but we do have a member who is an expert in this field and they will answer your query when they come online
Can I ask if you and your husband currently claim any other benefits and is your husband working at all? This will help us give you the best advice regarding Carer's Allowance and UC.
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*edited to correct a mistake
The age for claiming AA is not exactly 65, it's state pension age and over. There are people now that are older than 65 when they claim their state pension.
No problem. Yes that's easy to forget.