Hi, my name is Austinkel! Has anyone heard of a carers support grant?

Austinkel
Austinkel Community member Posts: 1 Listener
edited June 2021 in Benefits and income
Hi I’m new to this just wanted to ask my husband is my full time carer and as been for 2 years we’ve heard about a carers support grant that you can get the first week in June every year and you don’t have to apply you just get it as anyone else heard of this as we didn’t get anything last year and can be up to £1700 thanks 

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  • vikingqueen
    vikingqueen Scope Member Posts: 1,568 Championing
               As far as I am aware it is a grant that is paid by the Irish government, never heard of one in the UK although I'll stand corrected if I'm wrong.
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Community member Posts: 16,331 Championing
    Hi @Austinkel - & welcome to the community. As @vikingqueen says the Carer's Support Grant applies to Ireland. Please see the following link for confirmation: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/16220307-carers-support-grant/

  • vikingqueen
    vikingqueen Scope Member Posts: 1,568 Championing
          Thanks for the confirmation @chiarieds.
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,443 Championing
    Welcome to the community @Austinkel :) How are you doing?

    I hope that the information and link above have helped you to understand the Carer's Support Grant a little better. Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any further questions. 

    Also, just to let you know, I've moved your post into a different category and added a bit to the title to make it clearer what your questions is to other members. 

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