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Carer's Allowance - How much Carer's Allowance will I get?

Carer's Allowance is money for people who provide regular care to someone who has a disability.

Last reviewed 03 September 2024

How much Carer's Allowance will I get?

< p > C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e i s m o n e y t h a t y o u c a n s p e n d a s y o u w a n t . T h e w e e k l y r a t e i s & p o u n d ; 8 3 . 3 0 . < / p > < p > E v e n i f y o u d o n & # 3 9 ; t r e c e i v e a p a y m e n t o f C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e d u e t o @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 0 @ @ , e n t i t l e m e n t t o i t a l l o w s y o u t o g e t a n e x t r a a m o u n t , c a l l e d < s t r o n g > & # 3 9 ; C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s P r e m i u m o r A d d i t i o n & # 3 9 ; , < / s t r o n g > a s p a r t o f o t h e r b e n e f i t s , s o y o u s h o u l d s t i l l m a k e a c l a i m . C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s P r e m i u m s / A d d i t i o n s c a n b e a d d e d t o o r t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t f o r : < / p > < u l > < l i > @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 1 @ @ < / l i > < l i > @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 2 @ @ < / l i > < l i > @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 3 @ @ / @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 4 @ @ < / l i > < l i > @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 5 @ @ < / l i > < l i > @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 6 @ @ < / l i > < l i > @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 7 @ @ < / l i > < / u l > < p > I f y o u r e c e i v e C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e , y o u a l s o q u a l i f y f o r a C h r i s t m a s B o n u s e a c h y e a r ( u n l e s s y o u g e t o n e w i t h a n o t h e r b e n e f i t ) . T h i s i s u s u a l l y & p o u n d ; 1 0 . Y o u d o n o t n e e d t o m a k e a c l a i m f o r t h e b o n u s . I t i s p a i d a u t o m a t i c a l l y . I t d o e s n o t a f f e c t a n y o t h e r b e n e f i t s y o u m i g h t g e t . < / p > < h 3 > B e n e f i t C a p < / h 3 > < p > I f y o u o r y o u r p a r t n e r q u a l i f y f o r & n b s p ; C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e , y o u a r e e x e m p t f r o m t h e B e n e f i t C a p . S e e o u r @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 8 @ @ f o r m o r e d e t a i l s . < / p > < h 3 > H o w w i l l I b e p a i d C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e ? < / h 3 > < p > C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e w i l l b e p a i d d i r e c t l y i n t o y o u r b a n k o r b u i l d i n g s o c i e t y a c c o u n t o r & n b s p ; t h r o u g h t h e @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 9 @ @ & n b s p ; i f y o u a r e u n a b l e t o o p e n o r m a n a g e o n e o f t h e s e o r a s i m i l a r a c c o u n t . < / p > < p > Y o u c a n c h o o s e t o b e p a i d e i t h e r w e e k l y i n a d v a n c e o r e v e r y 4 o r 1 3 w e e k s i n a r r e a r s . < / p > < h 3 > C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e a n d o t h e r b e n e f i t s < / h 3 > < p > C a r e r s a r e @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 1 0 @ @ & n b s p ; b u t p e o p l e c a n n o l o n g e r m a k e n e w c l a i m s f o r I n c o m e S u p p o r t . < / p > < p > C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e ( a f t e r t a x ) c o u n t s i n f u l l a s i n c o m e w h e n c a l c u l a t i n g y o u r e n t i t l e m e n t t o o t h e r m e a n s - t e s t e d b e n e f i t s . < / p > < p > I n s o m e c a s e s , y o u m a y m e e t t h e c o n d i t i o n s f o r b o t h C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e a n d a n o t h e r b e n e f i t , s u c h a s S t a t e R e t i r e m e n t P e n s i o n o r c o n t r i b u t o r y E m p l o y m e n t a n d S u p p o r t A l l o w a n c e . A s t h e s e b e n e f i t s o v e r l a p , y o u m a y n o t r e c e i v e a p a y m e n t o f C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e , e v e n t h o u g h y o u w o u l d i f i t w e r e n & # 3 9 ; t f o r t h e o t h e r b e n e f i t y o u r e c e i v e . H o w e v e r , i t & # 3 9 ; s s t i l l w o r t h t o a p p l y f o r C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e e v e n i f y o u d o n & # 3 9 ; t r e c e i v e a p a y m e n t , a s y o u c a n g e t a C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s P r e m i u m / A d d i t i o n a l a m o u n t i n c l u d e d i n y o u r m e a n s - t e s t e d b e n e f i t . < / p > < p > I f t h e o t h e r b e n e f i t y o u r e c e i v e i s w o r t h l e s s t h a n C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e , y o u r o t h e r b e n e f i t c a n b e & # 3 9 ; t o p p e d u p & # 3 9 ; t o t h e c u r r e n t r a t e o f C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e s o y o u d o n & # 3 9 ; t l o s e o u t . T h e r u l e s a b o u t o v e r l a p p i n g b e n e f i t s a r e c o m p l i c a t e d a n d y o u m a y n e e d t o @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 1 1 @ @ . < / p > < h 3 > C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t < / h 3 > < p > P e o p l e l i v i n g i n S c o t l a n d , w h o a r e r e c e i v i n g C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e c o u l d a l s o g e t a n e x t r a p a y m e n t k n o w n a s C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; < / p > < p > C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t i s p a i d 2 t i m e s a y e a r . T h e n e x t t w o p a y m e n t s w i l l b e : < / p > < u l > < l i > & p o u n d ; 2 8 8 . 6 0 & n b s p ; i n J u n e 2 0 2 4 & n b s p ; - y o u g o t t h i s p a y m e n t i f y o u w e r e g e t t i n g C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e o r C a r e r S u p p o r t P a y m e n t ( S c o t l a n d ) o n 8 & n b s p ; A p r i l 2 0 2 4 . < / l i > < l i > & p o u n d ; 2 8 8 . 6 0 & n b s p ; i n D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 4 & n b s p ; - y o u & # 3 9 ; l l g e t t h i s p a y m e n t i f y o u & # 3 9 ; r e g e t t i n g C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e o r C a r e r S u p p o r t P a y m e n t ( S c o t l a n d ) o n 7 & n b s p ; O c t o b e r 2 0 2 4 . & n b s p ; < / l i > < / u l > < p > T h e f i r s t C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t p a y m e n t o f 2 0 2 4 w a s m a d e o n 7 J u n e 2 0 2 4 , a n d t h e s e c o n d w i l l b e m a d e o n 6 D e c e m b e r . T o b e e l i g i b l e f o r t h e s e c o n d p a y m e n t , y o u s h o u l d h a v e b e e n r e c e i v i n g C a r e r S u p p o r t P a y m e n t o r C a r e r & r s q u o ; s A l l o w a n c e o n 7 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 4 . I f y o u d o n o t g e t a l e t t e r o r p a y m e n t b y 1 6 D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 4 , y o u s h o u l d @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 1 2 @ @ . < / p > < p > F i n d m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t o n t h e @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 1 3 @ @ . < / p > < p > T h e r e i s n o n e e d t o a p p l y f o r C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t . Y o u w i l l g e t t h i s a u t o m a t i c a l l y i f y o u g e t C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e a n d l i v e i n S c o t l a n d . Y o u w i l l g e t a l e t t e r i f y o u a r e e n t i t l e d t o C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t t o t e l l y o u a b o u t t h e p a y m e n t a n d w h e n y o u w i l l g e t i t . & n b s p ; < / p > < p > C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t w i l l n o t b e t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t a s i n c o m e w h e n y o u a r e a s s e s s e d f o r o t h e r b e n e f i t s . < / p > < p > P e o p l e w h o c a n n o t g e t C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e & n b s p ; d u e t o o v e r l a p p i n g b e n e f i t r u l e s w i l l n o t q u a l i f y f o r C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t . Y o u c a n f i n d o u t m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e C a r e r & # 3 9 ; s A l l o w a n c e S u p p l e m e n t f r o m t h e @ @ H Y P E R L I N K 1 4 @ @ . < / p >

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