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Hi, my name is vicki45!

vicki45
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my son receives carers allowance for me. he is 56 and is unemployed. is he allowed to earn money if he works 4 or 5 hours a week. i have been told he can work 13 hours. i am on pension and disability allowance, old style. i am 76.
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Hi and welcome,I see you asked another question on another thread in the carers allowance section of the community which i've started to help you with but i need more answer to be able to help you further. Please see that other thread here. https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/71468/what-are-the-minimum-amount-of-hours-my-carer-has-to-care-for-me-to-claim#latest
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Welcome to the community @vicki45! I'm glad Poppy has been able to give you some more advice on your other post
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