If they don't live with you and they visit, it can also include any time you spend preparing for their visit, cleaning up after they leave, and taking them back home. How much is Carer's Allowance worth? Get handy updates by email. On our free and impartial information and advice for older people, their families and carers, as well as the other ways we can help.
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More Carer's Allowance questions. Call the Carer's Allowance Unit on textphone: Visit GOV. UK to download a claim form or claim online. Errors Please select a search type Please enter a valid postcode. Please read our guidance about overpayments. Payments are made every six months by Social Security Scotland as long as you continue to qualify for Carer's Allowance. If you are receiving Carer's Allowance on the qualifying date, you will receive this.
You do not need to do anything; eligible carers, living in Scotland and receiving Carer's Allowance on the qualifying date, will be paid automatically and will receive a letter from Social Security Scotland.
You can read more about this here. Not every carer can claim this benefit. You may be eligible for Carer's Allowance if you meet all the following conditions:. See our key tips if you're applying for Carer's allowance for the first time. Here is more information about each of the conditions. You look after someone who gets a qualifying disability benefit.
You cannot average out your hours over a number of weeks. However you are allowed certain breaks in care you can see more information on breaks in care here. You cannot add together the time you spend caring for different people to make up the 35 hours.
You need to decide between you who should make the claim. This also applies if you are caring for each other. You can make a claim up to three months before your 16th birthday, although the benefit will only be paid from the day you become 16 years old. The meaning of 'full-time education' is complicated and may depend on a number of factors including the type of course you are doing.
Note: You can find more information about this in our Carer's Allowance factsheet. Note: This means that if you are working 16 hours at minimum wage and are eligible for the national living wage, you will be over the earnings limit.
If you are in employment and are paid a regular amount monthly, your monthly earnings are normally multiplied by 12 months to get a yearly figure and then divided by 52 weeks to get a weekly figure. However there are exceptions to this, such as if your earnings are variable. If you are in doubt about your own situation, please email us: This email address is being protected from spambots.
You need JavaScript enabled to view it. If you are in employment and have fluctuating earnings, it is possible for your earnings to be averaged out over a recognisable cycle of work or over five weeks, or over another period if this means a more accurate weekly amount can be calculated.
However, this is discretionary, and so you should make sure you discuss your specific circumstances with the Carer's Allowance Unit or the Disability and Carers Service in Northern Ireland to get further guidance, and to get clarification as to how your particular earnings will be calculated.
If you are in self-employment your average weekly earnings are normally calculated by looking at a specific trading period, which is normally a year. However if you have only recently started your self-employment, or if there has been a change in your circumstances, then a different period more representative of your average weekly earnings can sometimes be used. If, because of your work, you have to pay for someone to look after the person you care for, or a child under 16 who you or your partner get Child Benefit for, you can deduct those payments from your earnings up to the value of half your earnings after the above deductions if they apply.
However, this will not apply if the person you are paying is a close relative of either yourself or the person you are looking after a close relative is a spouse, partner or civil partner, parent, son, daughter, brother or sister. Some people may be treated as being in the UK while abroad, eg members of the armed forces. The past presence test does not apply to people recognised as refugees and their families. If you are unsure whether you will be affected or need help with the process you should get further advice.
This area of law is rapidly changing and so it is important to get up-to-date advice. The Advicelocal website has details of advice services local to you. The Gov. You can also use the government website to search for agencies that can help you to apply. The charity Settled can give further information and guidance.
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