Carers in Scotland who’re eligible for Carer’s Allowance are due a money enhance of £245 in December from the DWP but it surely will not be prolonged to carers who reside south of the border. Around 80,000 or extra carers are regarded as due the fee in December after receiving the primary bi-annual fee again in April.
Carers don’t want to use for this assist as it’s paid mechanically to these receiving Carer’s Allowance.
People in England is not going to obtain the complement even though many carers are struggling to outlive amid the price of dwelling disaster.
Helen Walker, Chief Executive of Carers UK, warned some months in the past carers are one of many worst hit teams by the price of dwelling disaster.
She mentioned: “We are seeing unprecedented ranges of stress and monetary worries piled on unpaid carers.”
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At the same time almost half a million Britons are missing out on Carer’s Allowance worth £3,624 a year.
To qualify for this DWP benefit, people need to care for someone for at least 35 hours a week.
People could be entitled to Carer’s Allowance if they are working, as long as they don’t earn more than £128 a week after relevant expenses are taken into account.
However, for the carer to qualify for this benefit, the individual they are caring for needs to be claiming certain benefits.
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